Erika @ MCM Mama Runs hosts Tuesdays on the Run with April @ Run the great wide somewhere and Patty @ My no-guilt life!
This week’s topic is: Running Role Models/Runners You Admire
At my advancing age, I admire those runners over 50 such as:
These Bloggers:
- AJH from Age Groups Rock
- Pam from We Run Disney
- Holly from HoHo Runs
- Wendy from Taking the Long Way Home
- Linda from SeeLindaRun
- Judy from Chocolaterunsjudy
- Sherri from Adventures of a Middle-Aged Drama Queen
- Shelly from My Journey to Fit
- Charlotte from I Run in the Rain
(Sorry I couldn’t list all the over 50 bloggers… and yes, you younger runners are inspiring too, but let’s face it, it’s easier for you. You’ll see!))
I love to read about older women who are staying fit, being active, organizing running groups, running races from 5ks through marathons.
and of course, older runners that I have read about:
- Anne Garrett, who at age 80 set a Half Marathon record and then at 81, set a 5K record
- Harriette Thompson who ran a marathon at age 92.
- Joan Benoit Samuelson at age 58, who can still finish a marathon in less than 3 hours.
I admire any older woman who is out there running, fast or slow, alone or in a group. I hope to be able to do the same for a very long time…
running at age 62 years young
Happy Running! Who do you admire as a runner?
My First 5K and More... 
There are so many runners that inspire me but like you, I find the most inspiration in our over 50 crowd. And crowd it is! How exciting that so many of us are out there and killing it?
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Yes it is.
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That’s why I decided to write about something different — truly, most every runner inspires me, young, old, fast, slow. But the ones that are 70+ and still out there — or blowing past me — totally inspiring!
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I love your running role models. They’re mine, too. Because I can only hope I’m running as much or as far as these rockin’ ladies when I’m 80+ years old, too!
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Thanks for including me in your group – and I got a big laugh from your “you’ll see” to the younger runners…I run with people who are 20 years younger than me, and I’ve said that exact same thing to them!
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So much inspiration!! Keep running, ladies!!
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I love how you featured the mature runners! I’m so inspired by all you ladies and hope I’m still running when I’m 50+!!
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I love all your choices! I am impressed that some of those women didn’t even start running till after they were 50!
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I think that all runners are inspiring and love reading about all of them, because most have so much more running knowledge than me:)
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Some rockin’ runners right there, missy!
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I am inspired by a lot of older runners who have managed to run 20, 30 years and still be at it and enjoying it. One coach I met at my training team is that way. I want to be that way, but my health issues keep surfacing, it is harder when you are “older”. I try to adjust and move on 🙂
Keep running Darlene:) I am always inspired by you.
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Absolutely!! I’m amazed at all the older runners who are speedsters!
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Great choices! I’m only a few years from joining that crowd and I hope to be running many years after that…
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I swear, you just made me misty eyed. You are too kind. I must say, over 50 runners KICK BUTT and you, my friend, are in this category as well. And thanks for the links because I don’t know all of these ladies.
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Oh I love this post. I am finally catching up on blog reading after being gone for 17 days. I also have a ton of respect and admiration for the older runners out there including you Darlene!
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