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.

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.

Some have said that the accomplishments of runner Ed Whitlock rival Roger Bannister's breaking of the four-minute mile barrier.

Orlando Magic Sr. VP Pat Williams is a man of many passions -- marathons, writing books and his 19 children!

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.

A former Olympic marathon runner says he can turn anyone -- even you! -- into a marathoner. Find out how you could be crossing the finish line in just a few months.

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.

More than 55,000 runners participated in the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, making it the biggest weekend-running event in America.

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.

A three-time Olympian and the greatest triathlete in U.S. history, Hunter Kemper joins GB for an early morning swim and a chat about staying world-class in his mid-30s.

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!

America's top triathlete has his sights set on his fourth Olympics in 2012, but this time, he'll be competing for more than his country and himself.

He's an unlikely renaissance man whose voice is known to millions of public radio listeners. But it's his global adventures that are the real story.

He was a young man, sitting in front of a couch, beginning that all too familiar spread when he decided to work some pounds off by running. He went out for a run and he still hasn't stopped. That was 30 years ago.

It’s that time of year again. A new year filled with new hope. It’s the time when we all make resolutions to spend more time with family and friends, help others, get fit, lose weight, run a marathon, start a new business, change jobs, beat a disease, lea

Bob Becker is doing whatever it takes to not only find a cure for prostate cancer, but to prevent other men from getting the devastating diagnosis.

Harriet Anderson is the most fearless and toughest athlete you'll ever meet. At 73, she completed an Ironman triathlon with a broken collarbone!

Tom Watson's performance in the British Open is only the latest by an aging athlete. Growing Bolder has one of the world's top collections of interviews with Masters Athletes. See for yourself.

She's cycling for a cause, and not only changing the world -- changing her own life for the better! See what Lynn Smythe, aka the Bike Diva, says about heroes, having fun, and staying active.

Did you know that a man is 35 percent more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than a woman is to be diagnosed with breast cancer? Guys, it's time to start talking about cancer and ways to prevent this deadly, but very treatable, disease.

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.

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.

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?

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.

After losing her husband and battling breast cancer, Lillie Doss was feeling helpless. So, she started to run and it changed her outlook on life forever.

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.

Ray Zahab is one of the most amazing people you've probably never heard of. Find out how he went from coach potato to setting a world record in the world's most extreme place.

81-year-old Robert Gralley has completed more than 40 marathons and is not slowing down any time soon.

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.

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.

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.

It's something men don't like to talk about. But since September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we will.

Jeanne Stawiecki is living proof that it's never too late to dramatically change your life -- even in middle age.

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.