The Long Run – December 2014
Association News 2013 Games Earns SportsTravel Top EventAward We are proud to report that the 2013 National Senior Games Presented by Humana was voted best multi-sport event of the year in the prestigious SportsTravel Awards. NSGA CEO Marc T. Riker (center, rear) was on hand with other category winners at the awards luncheon at the
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“Setting His Own Pace” – December 2014 Athlete of the Month
Harry Carothers, 71, Pinellas Park, Florida Recently, the syndicated Daytime TV morning show, which is based with WFLA in Tampa, Florida and airs in 102 cities, featured a basketball shooting display by 71 year old Harry Carothers from nearby Pinellas Park. The spry marksman did not fail to impress the show hosts and audience, and
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The Long Run – November 2014
Game On! 2015 Registration Begins Roll Out by State The online registration process for the 2015 National Senior Games presented by Humana begins November 19! As of this date, email notifications and postcards are in the process of going out to athletes who qualified in the following states: AK, CA (Pasadena), IN, ME, MI, MS,
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“No More Regrets” – November 2014 Athlete of the Month
Susan Adams Loyd, 56, Edina, Minnesota When Susan Adams Loyd competes in senior track events, she proudly sprints in an official University of Minnesota women’s track team uniform complete with her name on the back. She jokingly tells people “I’ve got four years of eligibility left – I redshirted for 38 years!” Fact is, the
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The Long Run – October 2014
Association News NSGA Prominently Featured in 2014 President’s Council Annual Meeting The Senior Games Movement received significant attention at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, held last month in Washington, DC. The four hour gathering, streamed online and facilitated by PCFSN Co-Chair and Olympic gymnastics legend Dominique Dawes, featured a
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“Isabelle’s Relay” – October 2014 Athlete of the Month
Isabelle Daniels Holston, 77, Decatur, Georgia One of our National Senior Games athletes is best known as a member of an Olympic track relay team that won a Bronze Medal. Taken at full perspective, 77 year old Isabelle Daniels Holston’s entire life can be viewed as one big relay fueled by an Olympic spirit. First
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“Return of the Gladiator” – September 2014 Athlete of the Month
Lorraine Lewis, 55, San Tan Valley, Arizona People tell 55 year old Lorraine Lewis she should write a book about her life. After all, it’s not everyone who has been an American Gladiators champion. She’s started the book, but is too busy living life to finish it. Her latest chapter is this year’s triumphant return
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The Long Run – September 2014
Association News Personal Best Tour Visits New Mexico and New Jersey If you follow the “National Senior Games” page on Facebook, this photo of 94 year old cyclist Larry Johnson standing on his head is familiar. Johnson astounded nearly 1,200 attendees to the New Mexico Conference on Aging opening plenary session by showing what is
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Serving Others
Irma DeMarzo, 76, Jackson, New Jersey Irma DeMarzo is the kind of person that embraces everything that she does, and especially when it comes to tennis. In her native Brooklyn, Irma displayed an innate competitiveness and physical aptitude in a variety of sports and was recognized as the top girl athlete in her high school. However,
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Woodbridge, New Jersey
Fun, fellowship and fitness were found in abundance during our visit to Woodbridge, home of the New Jersey Senior Olympics. Everyone we met, from our Personal Best recipient Irma DeMarzo to the volunteers that greeted us everywhere, were “all in” and excited about the games. DeMarzo, who has been the tennis coordinator for the state
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