inspirational

[Fazza]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15330421

 

[SydneyGeek]

You're never too old...

Denis

 

[Michael M]

Pretty amazing.....I don't know about never too old though Denis !!
See they had to carry a 70 year old off the harbour bridge climb on Monday.....geez, I'm glad I did it last week !!!

 

[SydneyGeek]

I'll bet the person who got carried off doesn't live on a diet of ginger tea and curry
But the climb is great -- did it a few years back.

Denis

 

[al_b_cnu]

Quite humbling for me I'm in my early 60s and had to pull out of Berlin marathon last month due to injury. Must get fit for Rome in March

 

[Michael M]

Alan
I know the problem......and you don't bounce back quickly at our age !!

 

[anniekes]

he started training 11 years ago .. lol .. that means he was 90 ... seems fishy story.

i'm sure he started training whay more younger

 

[Joe4]

he started training 11 years ago .. lol .. that means he was 90 ... seems fishy story.

i'm sure he started training whay more younger

I'm not so sure. My wife has ran a marathon once, and she was able to train for it in just 6 months. It has more to do with determination, hard-work, and mental focus/toughness than atheltic ability.

Regardless of age, if he took care of himself and was already in decent health, I don't doubt it. He might not have trained for a marathon prior to that age, but might have done other things to keep in shape.

Another reason I tend to believe is that it was NOT some chain letter/junk sent via email. It was reported by many reputable new sources worldwide (try Googling it!).