Orville Rogers, one of our favorite centenarian runners ever, passed away on Thursday at the age of 101. Thanks for always inspiring us, Orville!
Dixon Hemphill wishes he would have simply leaned at the finish. Maybe he didn’t do it because of lack of experience—he was, after all, the youngest of the two competitors in the race. Or maybe he didn’t do it because of his replacement hip.on February 21.
The elder competitor credits the victory, in part, to the visualization he does while training up to three times a week at a gym near his home in Dallas, Texas. Orville Rogers, left, races Dixon Hemphill at the 2017 USATF Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 18 in the 60-meter sprint.Hemphill and Rogers have raced before. The pair met four years ago at a masters track meet—neither remembers which one. They’ve since developed a friendly rivalry. They run in the same heat as they are often the oldest runners in the meet, although they compete in different age groups and don't vie for the same medals.
Rogers said because of the sparse competition, he is less worried about podium position and more focused on time.
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