I just skimmed the book, "What Makes Olga Run?" by Bruce Grierson. It is the story of 90+ year old track star Olga Kotelko. She died at age 95, this past year, holding 30 world records in track and field. She won 750 gold medals in the 90-95 age category in Masters competitions. She is inspiring and was studied extensively as to what made her such a "super-senior." She exercised a lot, ate well, had a good routine, but also had great DNA and a happy personality. She was a wonderful example of a long, healthy life well lived despite personal set-backs along the way.
I am more than 30 years younger than she was, and cannot even imagine attemping to run hurdles or do the high jump. She was amazing.
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