Over 2,000 runners and walkers took to the streets Winter Park, FL for the AdventHealth Winter Park 10K race, and for the first time all of the ages groups 40 and older were designated the Growing Bolder division, presented by Florida Blue Medicare. What gets these folks off their couches on a Saturday morning? The desire to keep moving. To have fun with family and friends. To stay motivated and achieve heath goals. And the love of running.
A Love of Running and a Desire to Keep Moving
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Growing Bolder
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More than media, Growing Bolder is a movement of ordinary people living extraordinary lives and it’s now streaming 24/7, for free, at Watch.GrowingBolder.com.
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Madonna Hanna has achieved all her life, as an award-winning teacher, author, and fashion industry executive. In 2011 she added sprinter to her list when, at 57, her late husband began coaching her and she entered the Washington Senior Games. After his death, Madonna kept her promise to him to keep running. She found a new coach in nationally-ranked track athlete Marcus Chambers, and their work together helped Madonna achieve gold at the 2023 National Senior Games.
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Press
Growing Bolder Day is a free, intergenerational celebration of aging to promote the importance of an active, engaged lifestyle.
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Fitness
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Sports
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Why did Team GB show up to cover our third National Senior Games? It’s not for the stats or results. We do it to share the stories of Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives.
