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Click on any of the following featured athlete's to read their full story.  Ultra Marathon Runner It's a phrase so deeply seated I can barely remember Mom saying it 50 years ago. Now at 56 it's amazing what I recall during long training runs. Since 1998, I've transitioned from "I'd like to run a marathon" to "where's the next 100 miler." Logging 16 marathons, a couple of 50 milers and this summer the Mohican 100 Mile Trail Run is quite a ride. God provides me with the ability, the US Marine Corps taught me I can successfully push far beyond perceived mental and physical limits, I'm inspired by my nephew George who as a special needs athlete knows no barriers and encouraged by my entire family.
 Marathon Runner I ran my first marathon in 2000 at the age of 43 because someday when I have grandchildren I wanted to be able to tell them that their grandmother ran a marathon. I was so elated after running my first marathon that I ran my second a week later and was hooked! I've now run twenty two since October 2000, with a personal best of 3 hours and 47 minutes. Marathon Runner & Ultimate Frisbee Players
Trish Powers-Thru the Pikes Peak 10K
There are many advantages to living an athletic lifestyle. For my husband and me, competing is not only the key to our happiness as individuals, but it brings us closer as a couple.
1st Place, US National Champion
60-65 Masters Division
6th Degree Black Belt Imagine a 65 year old who not only teaches, but takes each and every bump with his students and still competes on an international level! Sensei Jack Krystek has been playing Judo for over 50 years, and the former Dutch Marine champion successfully returned to competition several years ago, routinely beating men as many as 40 years younger.
 Masters Double Decathlete
USA National Masters Pentathlon Champion Faster at 50 In my Ironman days of the late 80's, I never tried any dietary supplements. I am not a "scientific" type athlete, so I never took the time to try and decipher all the buzz words surrounding supplements. I had my diet of energy bars & electrolyte drinks and I drank plenty of water. I thought recovery was rest and sleep, and I guess it can be at age 35.
All my life I wanted to be "perfect." I strived for thinness for twenty years by smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day and drinking pots of coffee, eating was less frequent. I ate about once every 4 days. I was a poor role model for my two daughters (now 14 and 18 years old). Photo courtesy of Rich Barkan - Metrotri.com
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