I’m Stunned I Can Actually Do This
I’m Stunned I Can Actually Do This – DeEtte Sauer, 71, Houston, Texas As she will readily admit, at one time DeEtte Sauer was a mess. The supermom and super-motivated businesswoman had let herself go with decades of inactivity and she became morbidly obese. Her doctors said she was certain to have a heart
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Tending His Garden
Tending His Garden – John Tatum, 94, Washington DC When John Tatum received our call to interview, he was doing what he likes best – working in his yard. He had just finished cutting nearly an acre of grass with a push mower and talked about being behind with his gardening. Between keeping up his
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No Retreat No Surrender
No Retreat No Surrender – Mark Ballenger, 59, Cleveland, Ohio Mark Ballenger enjoyed an active life as an elite skater and cyclist. He was such a fierce competitor that he was called “Mark the Shark.” All that changed when he suffered a massive stroke at 43. He could have easily given up, but Mark fought
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Beating the Odds
Beating the Odds – Kay Glynn, 60, Hastings, Iowa Kay Glynn loves to move – acrobatics, dancing, sports, you name it. She still can’t resist doing handstands to warm up before track and field events, which she took back up at the age of 48. Her senior games career has seen much success, including six
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The Long Run – February 2013
Game On! Remember – Early Registration Deadline For Cleveland is February 28, 2013! Hey qualifiers, the 2013 National Senior Games presented by Humana will be here before you know it. We know you are very busy training and bragging to envious neighbors about how you are going to rock the world in Cleveland, but
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“Persistance, Thy Name is Rick Muth” – February 2013 Athlete of the Month
Rick Muth, 63, Orange County, California Rick Muth of Orange County, California is a runner. Boy, is he a runner. Muth, 63, missed the California Senior Games but was determined to qualify for the National Senior Games. He had business in Charlotte, NC so he figured he would take a tree hopper to Charleston, WV
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National Senior Games Announces a New Hire
BATON ROUGE, LA (April 12, 2012) – The National Senior Games Association (NSGA), producers of the largest multi-sport event in the world for adults 50 and over, is announcing the hire of the Director of Digital Services. Director of Digital Services – Jay B. Hall. Jay was the Registration Manager for the 2011 National Senior Games
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The Torch Has Passed
Houston, Texas, June 30, 2011 – – The 2011 Summer National Senior Games presented by Humana came to a close today when the last disk slid down the shuffleboard court at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the 2011 Houston Local Organizing Committee and President and CEO of
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Female Athlete Sets Three New Records at Senior Games
Houston, Texas, June 20, 2011 – – 58-year old Kay Glynn of Hastings, Iowa set new World, U.S. Masters and Senior Games records in her age group in the pole vault today, clearing 10 feet, one and a quarter inches. In the 4th day of competition at the 2011 Summer National Senior Games presented by
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Let the Games Begin!
Houston, Texas, June 16, 2011 – – As the sky glowed from the lighting of the Senior Games Cauldron, more than 10-thousand senior men and women athletes from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several foreign countries began 14 days of going for the gold in 800 separate competitions. The world’s largest multi-sport
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