It’s not often that a photo of an 88-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman goes viral. However, Bob and Betty Kinder are far from ordinary.
Bob wore a “sexy” blue hat he had custom-designed for the Oklahoma City Memorial 5K on April 30. To be specific, it read, “SEXY OLD FART.”
As he and his wife, Betty, crossed the finish line holding hands, race officials snapped a photo and it spread quickly on social media. And, so did their story.
Betsy underwent open heart surgery to replace an aortic valve just weeks before the race. The couple had planned on walking the 5K long before they knew she needed the procedure. So, after all went well in the operating room, Betsy got her “training” in by walking laps on the cardiac rehab floor.
They decided not to tell their family they were proceeding with the race because they didn’t want to worry them.
And, as for the hat, Bob told KFOR News, “Most people just laugh…I tell them, ‘If you’ve got it, you flaunt it.'”
Here’s a look at their post race interview.
Seems like the question to ask is not whether they’ll race again next year, but what hat will Bob be wearing?
