Past Inspiration:
When I was 25 years old attending local All Comers Meets . . . I remember an age “60 something” pole vaulter would bring himself and a crooked pole to each All Comers Meet. The local newspaper would occasionally run a story on how he held American age records for the Pole Vault. Over 17 years later (my couch potato years) – when I turned age 42 – that was my inspiration to find out “what was available for me ?” Now that I am an age “60 something” hurdler . . . maybe I can inspire someone for the future when I attend local meets. Let us know what you think: at jeff@shr1.org.
Marla Runyan: Legally blind athlete and 3-time National Champion: (Wiki)
Transplant Games of America: (Link)
Prosthesis: Veteris Story: 1977-1978 Ted Vickers (Australia) competing with a prosthesis leg: (Veteris Sept 1978; PDF: pg. 12 of 36)
Blind: NMN Story: Per July 1992 NMN, PDF: pg. 21 of 32: “Tom Lane, who is 97 and blind, belied his age and handicap by upping his own M95 world records in the shot put with a 14-6 and javelin with a 33-11.”
Challenged Athletes: (Link)
Masters Track and Field Hall of Fame: (Link)
USA Masters Track and Field athletes Bios (Includes Wiki):
(Bios-Men) and (Bios-Woman)