103-Year Old Record-Breaking Runner Reveals Her Secrets to Longevity
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When Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins turned 100, she decided to try a new hobby. When you imagine a hobby for a centenarian, you may think of knitting, playing cards, or even low-impact swimming. The last thing anyone would imagine is running, or setting records doing so three years later (at 103!)
There is nothing low-impact about Julia Hawkins. In fact, prior to becoming a world-class runner, she was a pretty skilled biker! Julia decided to switch gears a bit knowing that she’d be a good runner because she had a lot of practice sprinting to pick up phone calls to her landline! “I thought it’d be neat to run at 100 and do the 100-yard dash,” she said.
Now at 103, she knows her suspicions were right: She won gold in the 50- and 100-meter races at the National Senior Games this week! The sprinter also set a new U.S.A. track and field record as the oldest woman to compete on an American track.
Julia admits that she doesn’t train like a typical runner. “I just keep active and do lots of things,” she said. To train, she bends and stretches every day and walks around her property to tend to her plants. Julia has always enjoyed being active. When she was younger, she ran a summer camp for girls during the war, taught elementary school, and was a Girl and Boy Scout leader for her four
children.
“All my life I have done something like that,” she said. “You just keep active.
”Besides being active, Julia has some other advice for those who want to know her secrets to “staying young” and living longer:
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Click "Read More" below to learn Julia's tips, tips from those who live in Blue Zones (places with the highest concentration of centenarians), and to view a video of Julia's winning race!
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