If watching a 92 year old woman finish a marathon this past May was not inspiration enough the Senior Olympics were a guarantee to ignite the fire within and encourage you to get out and get moving. A recent study of participants in the Senior Olympics, also known at the National Senior Games, found that the athletes’ fitness ages are typically 20 years or more younger than their chronological age.
Only two world records were broken — both by men — but the most memorable takeaway from the 2011 FINA World Championships was the depth of talent on the U.S. women’s team.
For months, 61-year-old Diana Nyad has waited patiently to begin her journey more than thirty years in the making — a journey she has attempted once before and one that no one has ever completed.