You are never too old
Experience proved the key for 99-year-old Orville Rogers has he recorded a narrow 0.05-second victory over 92-year-old rival Dixon Hemphill in the US track and field masters recently.
The pair competed in a match race over 60m, which lit up social media, with Rogers finishing the race in 18 seconds, leaning further ahead at the line to edge Hemphill who completed the distance in 18.05 seconds.
Hemphill isn’t taking the loss lying down and has promised to step up his training in anticipation of a rematch.
"I just want to run faster than I'm running," Hemphill said. "My training is not complete. I'm not doing long distance running. I want to add at least two to three miles ... Orville Rogers is doing more mileage than me in a week. That's not right in my mind. I should be doing more. I think it'll make a difference."
Watch the amazing race here:
I have only admiration for older people who don't let age hold them back...take this 86 year old gymnast..
haha, now Cranky, you know the old saying, "if you want to get to Carnegie Hall you have to keep practicing".
Now look at this 90 year old still pumping iron with the help of a diet of spinach and the occasional pint of Guinness LOL
Is this the attitude we can expect from Mundine and Green, years down the track?