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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.

She's been called the Iron Nun and the Nun on the Run, but Sister Madonna Buder says there's one title that she's really proud of -- the oldest woman ever to complete an Ironman triathlon.

She's a former nun, a writer, a businesswoman and much more -- and now, she's sharing her story with Growing Bolder! See why Dr. Mary Hilaire Tavenner spends so much time on a labor of love, and what lessons you can learn from her.

Known as the "Nun on the Run," Sister Madonna Buder has finished about 40 marathons and 34 Ironman triathlons, and at the age of 75, she became the oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championships.

What does aging mean to you? If it means reinventing your life, completing Ironman triathlons in your 80s and defeating ageism, then you've come to the right place.