Oldest man to run 10 minute Mile: "I enjoy life... I'm very gratified to live this long and still be useful and to be able to help others..."
By Debbie Fetterman, Special Contributor, Dallas News
Dallas' Orville Rogers is a man on the go.
Rogers, 99, has been cleared by his cardiologist to...
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"To this day, Lee, I'm the only man in the world who's run a 10-minute Mile after age 90. And I'm the only man in the world who has run a 15-minute Mile after age 95. I'm bragging, aren't I?"
By Lee Cowan, CBS News
If you're sitting on your couch, maybe after an extra waffle or two, and you...
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"I outgrew them, I outlived them. I had no competition there so I started looking at the world records and I thought 'Maybe I can do that.'"
By Mia Watkins, AL.com
Runners at CrossPoint's Church's 13th annual 5K gathered around post-race to listen to the wise words of a special guest,...
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