Two summers ago, Shaun Evans ran from Seattle to New York with his 11-year-old son, Shamus, who has cerebral palsy. Now the pair can add another major milestone to their list. Shaun and Shamus just ran down the entire Mississippi River, more than 1,700 miles, in 29 days. Bigger than that, they donated 18 adaptive running chairs along the way. [...]
At 79 years old, Florence Barron can beat most NFL players in a race. A 10-mile race, that is. She ran the distance on Sunday in 1 hour, 27 minutes and 19 seconds to set a new age group record at the Tely 10-Miler, an annual race in Newfoundland. Those are 8:44 min/miles, for those of you wondering. Of the [...]
Just last month, we told you about Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins. She's the 101-year-old who didn't start running until she was 100. Over the weekend at the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships, the Baton Rouge, La. resident who was born in 1916 ran the 100-meter dash in 40.12 seconds to set a new world record in the distance for [...]
Think running 100 miles sounds painful? How about dislocating a shoulder? Now combine the two, and you have anyone's version of hell. But, that's exactly what happened to Killian Jornet during the Hardrock 100, an ultramarathon in southern Colorado. According to The Durango Herald, Jornet, a 29-year-old Spaniard, fell 13 miles into the race on a descent. He popped his [...]
Many view running as an individual sport. Not Theresa Marie Pitts, a mother of eight who just set a Guinness World Record for pushing a three-child stroller in a marathon. She sees it as a team effort. Pitts ran the Missoula Marathon in 4 hours, 25 minutes with her three youngest kids along for every step of the way. That's [...]
Moninda Marube is a professional runner who hit the headlines this week for outrunning two black bears while on an 18-mile training run. The Kenyan, who now lives in Auburn, Maine, was six miles into his run on a dirt road when the bears emerged from the woods. "I had to think very fast," he said. Jumping into the lake [...]
Photo: Sarah Netter At 101 years old, Julia Hawkins shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, with age, she's picking up the pace. Hawkins recently won gold in the 50-meter dash at the National Senior Games in Birmingham, Ala. She beat out others in the 90+ division as she cruised to the finish line in 18.31 seconds. [...]
There's no slowing down 94-year-old Harriette Thompson. The two-time cancer survivor from Charlotte just became the oldest woman to ever finish a half-marathon. She crossed the finish line at Sunday's Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon in 3 hours, 42 minutes and 56 seconds, which is slightly more than 17 minutes per mile. SHE DID IT!! Harriette Thompson, a two-time [...]
It doesn't matter if it's an improv stage or a podium. When Brittany Lee is standing atop either, she's at her happiest. Within a span of 12 hours, Lee, a 28-year-old distance runner and improv performer/comedian from Denver went from competing as a finalist in "Denver's Next Improv Star" to winning the Colfax Marathon. Along the way, she shattered her [...]
Editor’s note: Because Purpose2Play has been telling the stories of athletes, coaches, and fans for more than three years, we figure it’s about time to catch up with some of them to find out where they are now. As you’ll see, they’re still inspiring others and making the world a better place to live in. Where Are They Now? Catching [...]