GB Items Related to Tag - marathon
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Bob Becker
Bob Becker was 57 before he ran his first marathon and he was running strong until a double whammy threatened to end his running career.
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Roy Pirrung
On his 32nd birthday, Roy Pirrung started running to lose weight and quit smoking. Nearly 30 years later, he's still running and shattering world records.
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Marathon (Wo)men, Smashing Stereotypes
With just two days left until the New York City Marathon, I can't imagine what the runners are going through. For the elite athletes, the focus is most likely on the finish. They'll be trying to come in at the top of their age groups, and trying to better...
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Ed Whitlock
Some have said that the accomplishments of runner Ed Whitlock rival Roger Bannister's breaking of the four-minute mile barrier.
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Pat Williams
Orlando Magic Sr. VP Pat Williams is a man of many passions -- marathons, writing books and his 19 children!
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The Most Magical Marathon on Earth
Ready, set, run! Growing Bolder takes you to the only place in the world where you'll find so many colorful characters, both in and out of costume, to find out why these days, many marathons are dominated by people in their 40s, 50s and beyond.
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Barbara Klippel
It's not entirely normal to be a cross-country skier that is a retired kindergarten teacher. It's even more amazing that Barbara Klippel overcame a fall down a flight of stairs and a broken skull to win the premiere cross-country ski marathon.
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Boomer's Buzz: Monday, April 21, 2008
The final hours before Pennsylvania primary, the 112th Boston Marathon, the top 10 celebrity endorsers, hybrid sales soar, how to make more money while working less, and what's green and funny and read all over?
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Guinness Recognizes GB Radio Guest
The Guinness Book of World Records has recognized 57-year-old Jeanne Stawiecki for two amazing feats. Even more amazing, when you consider what her life was like at the age of 40.
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Alex and Nicole Nilsson
To promote health and fitness for seniors and to educate people about the preventable disease of Type II diabetes, one 70-year-old decided to rollerski his way across Canada.
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Marshall Ulrich
For a man who has run over 100 marathons at least 100 miles long each and climbed to the top of all the seven summits of the world, it's hard to believe Marshall Ulrich was a bit of a coach potatoes until he was almost 30.
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Rich Lefevre
All of us get hungry and eating is a necessary part of life so it shouldn’t be an amazing accomplishment, right? Right, unless you're Rich Lefevre, a boomer who can scarf down five pounds of birthday cake in less than 12 minutes!
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Starting Over, Growing Bolder
Wendy Chioji has been the face of Orlando news for 20 years. Her battle with breast cancer enlightened all women; her determination to help others was only equaled by her dedication to becoming a world-class athlete.
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The Shoo Fly, Laughing Magpie, Hermit Crab and the Dead Arm
I walk into a tasting with the usual suspects at our Thursday Wine Group. This is a search to find great wines at great prices that are from small, cool and groovy vineyards to serve at several great restaurants in Orlando. This is the industrial...
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Masters Sport Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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Who's The Greatest Ever?
If you're looking for inspiration to get off the couch – look no further. GrowingBolder.com has the world's greatest collection of interviews with amazing Masters Athletes. But who is the best over-40 athlete of all time?
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Fast Forwards - Where and When to Buy Gas
This is making the rounds on the internet... Definitely some things to think about to squeeze the most you can out of the pumps!
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What is the best gift you've ever received and what made it so special?
Each week, Growing Bolder asks top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.
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Ray Zahab
Ray Zahab used to be a smoker who lived an unhealthy life. After a few major life changes, he's on the other side of the spectrum, running marathons, raising awareness for important causes and living an adventurous life.
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Sister Madonna Buder
Known as the "Nun on the Run," Sister Madonna Buder has finished about 40 marathons and 34 Ironman triathlons and two years ago, at the age of 75, she became the oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championships.
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Robert Gralley
81-year-old Robert Gralley has completed more than 40 marathons and is not slowing down any time soon.
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Jeanne Stawiecki
Jeanne Stawiecki is living proof that it's never too late to dramatically change your life -- even in middle age.
























