Archive - Age-Defying Athletes

December 2024

Brr! Swim outdoors in December?

You're kidding, right?

Dec 28, 2024 •

Is SantaClaus an Age-defying Athlete?

In the spirit of this holiday season, consider this question of Santa and Sport: Should Santa be accorded Age-defying Athlete status?Thanks for reading…

Dec 20, 2024 •

"Jackrabbit" Johanssen

Apropos of last week’s essay on longevity (“Live ‘til 100?”), the In House Critic (IHC) suggested a peek at the life of “Jackrabbit” Johanssen who lived…

Dec 14, 2024 •

Going long on longevity

Dec 7, 2024 •

November 2024

“…to just keep playing as long as I can…”

The Age-defying Athletes Project (ADAP) researches and writes about adults who play sports in later life.

Nov 29, 2024 •

Benton: Trail runner

Run, run, run...

Nov 23, 2024 •

Retirement time

The second of two posts about our perceptions of time – this, specifically, about time in retirement

Nov 16, 2024 •

The first of two posts about that which "...driveth onward fast," according to Tennyson

Nov 9, 2024 •

Research of interest...

Here are highlights from three research papers that investigated older adults and playing sports – from three varying perspectives.

Nov 1, 2024 •

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