Age Just A Number For 83-Year-Old Marathoner
- By Linzay Logan
- Published Oct. 4, 2011
She’s been averaging two marathons a year for the last 25 years.
Jeannine Julson celebrated her 83rd birthday by running the Twin Cities Marathon. Photo: CBS Minnesota
For Jeannine Julson age is just a number. The avid marathoner has been running for years and isn’t willing to let her age slow her down. This past weekend she celebrated her 83rd birthday by running her 53rd marathon at the Twins Cities Marathon in Minneapolis.
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According to CBS Minnesota Julson happily admits she is a back-of-the-pack runner, but is determined to keep going. “I want to keep running as long as I think I can do it. I don’t now how long that will be,” she told CBS.
The long-time Minnesota resident has averaged about two marathons a years since she ran her first marathon at 58 years old. This marathon, she told CBS, was more important than just a birthday celebration as she was running in support of her granddaughter, who is fighting a nerve tissue disorder.
At the front of the pack, Kenyan Sammy Malakwen, 33, won his first career marathon in Minneapolis in 2:13:11.
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Linzay Logan
Linzay Logan is the copy editor for Competitor magazine and cares about punctuation probably a little too much. She particularly loves to avoid commas as well as add exclamation points whenever she can get away with it! She also loves to run marathons and half-marathons—probably a little too much. Don’t let her small size fool you; she’ll still try to outrun you anytime. Even though chances are she probably can’t.