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archived22 | 5 years ago

https://www.oldest.org/sports/marathon-runners/

People had run/are running marathon in 70-90s age group. Hack, the oldest runner was 102 year old.

May be we can do lot better, if we force ourselves to stay active.

Mark Twain said it better - "Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.".

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archived22|5 years ago

>> Still, the message seems to be that our chronological age really is just a number. “If people think that because they are getting older they cannot do things, or cut their social ties, or incorporate this negative view which limits their life, that can be really detrimental,” says Terracciano. “Fighting those negative attitudes, challenging yourself, keeping an open mind, being engaged socially, can absolutely have a positive impact.”

And this.