OT: Long Branch 100 Year Old Man Competes in 100 Yard Dash at Penn Relays

[Knight Shift]

What a story. Mr. Wright turned 100 on Friday. He has been married for 80 years. He runs 3 times per week. Good to keep moving.

Penn Relays: Long Branch 100-year-old Lester Wright sets world record in 100-meter dash

World War II veteran Lester Wright not only raced at Franklin Field -- he held his own against younger guys. The crowd of 38,000 loved it.

www.app.com

 

[dvb91]

Great story.

 

[newell138]

Impressive!

 

[newell138]

if you know anyone thats 100 you realize how incredible this is. Just getting dressed and out the door is not easy let alone running or even walking 100 yards.

 

[Knight Shift]

if you know anyone thats 100 you realize how incredible this is. Just getting dressed and out the door is not easy let alone running or even walking 100 yards.

Or in their 90s.
Quite an incredible man. Talk about a wonderful life and an inspiration to others

He "went off to Europe with the Army during World War II, evading bombs at the infamous Battle of the Bulge and earning four Bronze Battle Stars. He came home, went to college on the GI bill and opened the first African American-owned dental lab in Monmouth County, making prosthetic teeth."

 

[RUfromSoCal?]

The winner of the 70+ was pretty bad ass too