This 103-Year-Old Just Broke a Running Record—And We Want to Be Her When We Grow Up

Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins, 103, Just Broke a Running Record at the National Senior Games

Julia Hawkins, right, celebrating with other National Senior Games contestants.The senior athlete admits she does very little training for her big meets and does mostly stretching and gardening. When she does train, Hawkins puts down markers in the street to show her where 50 yards and 100 yards is."I don’t practice much," she told."As I get older, I feel like I only have so many 100-yard dashes left, and I don’t want to waste them in practice...

Whatever she's doing is clearly working because Hawkins has broken several world records for athletics. Despite all of her accomplishments, Hawkins is most proud of her children and husband, who passed away at 95."They were the wonderful things in my life—and the grandchildren, and the great-grandson," she said."Those are things you just can’t beat that. This other is just a little icing on the cake."Still, she thinks it's important to stay active throughout life.

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