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To: Diana in Wisconsin

One of my best friends is in her mid-70’s and she can still pass for 40.
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I was at a birthday party last weekend for a lady who just turned 80... keeps herself in topnotch shape and could pass for a very fit (and beautiful) 50 year old.

One lady who I greatly admired was Harriette Thompson of North Carolina... a concert pianist and cancer survivor who started running marathons at the age of 76. Here’s a picture of her at 91 in 2014 at race... cancer came back and she died at 94.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/06/02/91-year-old-san-diego-marathon/9865759/

https://www.wbtv.com/story/36606864/harriette-thompson-oldest-woman-to-ever-run-a-marathon-dies-at-94/


77 posted on 02/04/2023 9:23:19 AM PST by hecticskeptic
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To: hecticskeptic

I keep telling Beau that is my plan for Old Age. At 70 I’ll suffer a mild heart problem, then knuckle down and start running marathons. ;)


93 posted on 02/04/2023 10:09:00 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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