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Category: Personal Best Featured Athletes

Be Your Personal Best…FOR LIFE!
There’s another definition of “personal best” that anyone can achieve. It’s not about a peak time or distance in sports; it’s about overcoming obstacles, staying motivated throughout your life and inspiring others by your example. This results in greater longevity and a healthy, active lifestyle – and that is your Personal Best!
Click Here to learn more about the purpose of the Personal Best health and wellness initiative.
Use the search box to find athletes by name or year of feature.

“Mr. Impossible”

Sunday, 05 January 2020 by Del Moon

 “Mr. Impossible” Andy Steinfeldt, 71, Minnetonka, Minnesota People are realizing how much more they can do and achieve in the second half of their lives, and that applies to every senior athlete who is challenging aging stereotypes. When we see stories about Senior Games athletes doing unexpected and sometimes extreme things, we take notice.  In

  • Published in 2020 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

Quiet Courage

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 by Del Moon

Bonnie Coleman, 64, Bernalillo, New Mexico “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston S. Churchill When we asked New Mexico Senior Olympics to recommend a female athlete who exemplifies the journey to persevere through obstacles and challenges to enjoy their own optimum health and

  • Published in 2019 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

“When I walk, I think about my tribe – I think about the youth”

Saturday, 09 March 2019 by Del Moon

Ralph Paytiamo, 81, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico Ralph Paytiamo is proud of his heritage. With history dating back 2,000 years, New Mexico’s Acoma Pueblo is said by many to be the longest continuously inhabited community in America. While many traditions and cultural practices have survived and there are many strong and wise members to carry

  • Published in 2019 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

Family Matters

Tuesday, 05 February 2019 by Del Moon

Hope Casias, 76, San Antonio, Texas Sports offers the individual many rewards through setting goals, training and competition. It provides exercise with a purpose, and brings the added benefit of camaraderie among athletes who share the same experiences. Team sports provide an even deeper connection and the added satisfaction that comes from working together. For

  • Published in 2019 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

Love Finds A Way to Hit the Mark

Wednesday, 30 January 2019 by Del Moon

Ron Gauvin, 60 & Patti Gauvin, 58, Milton, New Hampshire When Ron Gauvin enters an archery competition, it’s quickly noticed that something special is going on beyond shooting arrows. Despite balance challenges and a paralyzed right arm, Ron manages to get to the line and let fly using a stabilizer bar and a special strap attached

  • Published in 2019 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

A Message of Hope

Tuesday, 08 January 2019 by Del Moon

Don Wright, 78, Stillwater, Minnesota Don Wright is literally running for his life. The Minnesota native enjoyed many successful years as an engineer, attorney and father of three. He ran cross country in high school, but career demands kept him from regular exercise and his weight grew as he approached 60. His brother-in-law and wife

  • Published in 2019 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

“If you don’t move it, you will rust”

Sunday, 14 October 2018 by Del Moon

Amy Hicks, 85, Needham, Massachusetts All athletes have aches and injuries that inevitably come with athletic competition, and that is especially true for senior athletes over an extended time. Some, like Amy Hicks, have also had to overcome medical challenges that often bring careers to an end, but she has learned to persevere and even

  • Published in 2018 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

“Pickleball Saved My Life”

Wednesday, 25 July 2018 by Del Moon

Dick Johnson, 78, Boise, Idaho When pickleball players see Dick Johnson’s name on their match bracket, they know they are in for a challenge. That’s because Dick’s resume includes twice medaling in all seven recognized national and world championships in one year and racking up close to 200 medals -mostly gold- in these majors and

  • Published in 2018 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

Jumping for Joy

Tuesday, 10 July 2018 by Del Moon

Chuck Milliman, 85, Phil Milliman, 66, Sequim, Washington As the saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In Washington state, the Milliman family tree has produced a bushel of positive minded and active people, including Chuck and Phil, father and son gold medalists in National Senior Games pole vaulting. Chuck Milliman, a retired

  • Published in 2018 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes

Healing Waters

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 by Del Moon

Cathy Cornell, 62, Bakersfield, California We all have challenges to face. The many senior athletes we have profiled in this program have encountered a wide range of situations, but they all point to a common truth: you have to find ways to deal with life’s obstacles to successfully pursue your Personal Best. For some, these

  • Published in 2018 PB, Personal Best Featured Athletes
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