Team Barbados is Growing Healthier, Fitter, Stronger at the National Senior Games
Team Barbados travels to the National Senior Games in the pursuit of growing “healthier, fitter, and stronger,” physically and socially.
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Life Lessons from The Toothpick Man
Willie Spruill is a senior athlete known for his signature toothpick while he runs. He shares wisdom from a life fueled by track and field.
Athlete, Actor, Activist. Damien Leake is a Triple Threat Breaking Barriers
Damien Leake is making his mark on the world as an actor, a civil rights activist, and the fastest man over 70 who has ever lived.
Madonna Hanna: Honoring the Past, Sprinting Into the Future
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.
Pole Vaulting Legend Kay Glynn Raises The Bar On What 70-Year-Olds Can Achieve
Kay Glynn is a 70-year-old grandmother and a pole vaulting legend who defies age, expectations, and gravity, inspiring adults of all ages to get off the couch.
Bridging Champions Through the Ages
We could fill several magazines full of the stories from the 2023 National Senior Games, but here are a few of our favorites.
Astronaut-Athlete Shares Life Experience That’s Out of This World
Larry DeLucas is the only man who can say he’s dunked a basketball in outer space. He was a NASA special astronaut who flew to outer space for scientific research in 1992, and now in his 70’s, competes in bowling and cornhole at the National Senior Games.
95-Year-Old Jack Eckenrode Breaks Record For Oldest Cyclist to Complete 20K at 2023 The National Senior Games
What do you hope to be doing at 95 years old? How about being the oldest person ever to cycle a 20K race at the National Senior Games?
The National Senior Games: A Life-Affirming Statement About What’s Possible
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.
July 17, 2023 at the National Senior Games
In our latest wrap up from the National Senior Games, Pittsburgh natives are showing us what it means to keep Growing Bolder.
July 16, 2023 at The National Senior Games
The National Senior Games continue to roll on in Pittsburgh! Today we managed to take in swimming, volleyball, bowling, pickleball and table tennis.
July 15, 2023 at the National Senior Games
Today at the National Senior Games, we caught up with Kay Glynn who picked up pole vaulting in her 50s. Now in her 70s, she’s continues to win medals and set records.