Going for the Old sports-masters December 10, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Athletics, Featured, Sports, Track & Field 142 By Roald Bradstock My days of competing in the Olympic Games and going for the Gold are long, long gone. But that doesn’t mean my days of competing are over, even though I am just a few months shy from turn...
Catherine McKenna: Why Swimming Matters sports-masters October 7, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Sports, Swimming 169 Swim Drink Fish is a nonprofit organization working to connect people with water since 2001 which uses citizen science and communications technology to safeguard local waters. They are worthy advocates for the...
Red Lights – A Story of Resilience and Perseverance sports-masters September 21, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Cycling, Featured, Health, Sports 184 By Madeline Murphy Rabb, National Seniors Games Association For more than twelve years, I have worked with a swimming coach. I began as an okay Freestyle swimmer in my 60s. However, in my 70s, I excelled. Be...
Unbreakable Paralympian Carol Cooke Wins Silver in Tokyo sports-masters August 31, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Road Cycling, Sports 199 Whatever the obstacles faced by Carol Cooke, she’s found a way around them. Now the gymnast turned swimmer turned Para-rower turned Para-cyclist recently won a Silver Medal in the Women's Road Time Trial T1-2 a...
Ultra-Endurance Cyclist Fulfills Lifelong Dream sports-masters July 17, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Road Cycling, Sports 206 Christoph Strasser First to Cycle More Than 1000 km in 24 Hours Christoph Strasser is a 38-year-old Austrian ultra-endurance cyclist and is a six-time winner and record holder for the fastest time in the Rac...
How One Inspiring Masters Athlete Breaks Records to Battle his Parkinson’s sports-masters July 8, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Health 246 By Jennifer Yu, Guinness World Records Jimmy Choi makes even some of the most difficult fitness moves look easy – but it’s anything but for the dedicated record holder. Battling Parkinson’s disease since the...
Marathoner Back at the Olympics After 17 Years sports-masters June 12, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Running, Sports 192 Olympian Malindi Elmore believes age is a help, not a hindrance in the marathon By Wayne Moore, Kelowna News Don't let age fool you - Malindi Elmore isn't past her prime - not by a long shot. The only ...
Badmann and Moleda are 2021 IRONMAN Hall of Fame Inductees sports-masters May 7, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Sports, Triathlon 235 Multi-time IRONMAN World Champion, Natascha Badmann, and pioneer of hand cycling racing, Carlos Moleda, will be honored for their achievements and contributions to IRONMAN and the sport of triathlon this year. ...
Karla Del Grande is Worthy Recipient of Major Award sports-masters April 14, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Running 242 It takes a lot to stand out amongst your peers over the course of a season. Only the most exceptional performances, consistently achieved over a year’s worth of competition, will earn an athlete the distinction...
Canadian Runner Completes 50 Ultramarathons in 2020 for Charity sports-masters December 29, 2020 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Running, Sports 486 Inspired by his 50th birthday, Junel Malapad decided to take on the challenge of running 50 kilometres 50 times over the course of 2020 and raising money for charity for the fifth straight year.
