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Now in her 60s, Nadine O'Connor is a track and field superstar and loving every minute of it.

He's 87 years old, still hits the diamond regularly and he's going for a world record in pole vaulting at the 2011 Senior Olympics. Listen to this interview and you'll change the way you think about what's possible later in life.

World records are made to be broken, but the track and field world is still buzzing over 95-year-old Donald Pellman's recent smashing of his own record in the high jump.

She's the greatest female athlete in the world over the age of 60, and some say she may be the greatest female athlete of all time.

These days, one of the top athletes in the Bell Athletics training center is Earl's Father, Dr. William "Papa" Bell. Last year at the U.S. Masters Championships in Boston, Papa Bell put on one of the most dominating performances in sports history.

It's only a matter of time till we see Michael Phelps and Dara Torres in TV commercials. Olympic stars have been cashing in since Bob Richards became the first athlete ever on the front of a box of Wheaties. Watch this spot from the '60s.

Kay Glynn is one of the most unusual grandmothers on planet. She is a 58-year-old grandmother of four and just may be the greatest all-around masters track and field star competing today.

You think it's too late to pursue your dreams? Think again. Less than a decade after taking up the pole vault, Flo Meiler, 70, is the world record holder and she's tearing up the track records, too.

You think it's too late to pursue your dreams? Think again. Less than a decade after taking up the pole vault, Flo Meiler, 70, is the world record holder and she's tearing up the track records, too.

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.