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Libby James
Libby James Tops the Masters Charts | Running Times
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Libby James ran one of the best races of her life at the 2013 Disney World Half Marathon in January, to finish in 1:45:52 (1:46:08 gun time). Her age-graded score of 103.75 percent topped all other performances of 2013 of any age or gender.
“I had 16 relatives running the Thanksgiving Day run with me in downtown Ft. Collins,” she says. “It’s a 4-miler and I finished right in the middle of my six grandsons, three ahead of me and three behind me. To me, that’s the legacy of having run all this time, that my kids and my grandkids run. I love that. And yeah, I feel older, and yeah, it does get harder. But I guess I’ll keep doing it as long as I can.”
Libby James Sets World Record at Walt Disney Half Marathon
Records set at Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend | Runner’s World
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“A 76-year-old woman ran a 1:45:56 half-marathon last weekend at the Walt Disney World Half-Marathon, breaking the previous age group world record for women between the ages of 75-79.
Libby James, 76, of Fort Collins, Colorado, blew away the previous record of 1:55:19 set in 2009 by Ginette Benard.”
Libby James, 75, ready for Colorado Running Hall of Fame
(Photo: John Leyba, The Denver Post)
Given that she is 75 years old and has been a runner since the 1970s, Libby James can’t complain too much about the way her body is holding up.
“My feet are older than the rest of me, I think,” James said. “But it’s not serious stuff. It’s like callouses and corns and stuff that just bugs you.”
We should all be so lucky.
James, who will be inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame on Thursday night, is one fast grandmother… Read more at The Denver Post
Libby James ready for Hall of Fame
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Denver Post: “Given that she is 75 years old and has been a runner since the 1970s, Libby James can’t complain too much about the way her body is holding up.
“My feet are older than the rest of me, I think,” James said. “But it’s not serious stuff. It’s like callouses and corns and stuff that just bugs you.”
We should all be so lucky.
James, who will be inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame on Thursday night, is one fast grandmother.”
Read more:Libby James, 75, ready for Colorado Running Hall of Fame – The Denver Post
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