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May 2, 2018
102-year-old New York Resident setting race records
Serena Otgonbayar
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Every morning, 102-year-old Ida Keeling
wakes up with a stretch and a few exercises.
[[IDA KEELING, 102-year-old Harlem Resident]]
"I'm very interested in exercise as one of my best medications."
Keeling is an avid runner and world record setter.
At the age of 95, she set the world record
for her age group in the 60-meter run.
She is also the first woman in history
to complete a 100-meter run at the age of 100.
Now Keeling can add author
to her list of achievements.
Her new book 'Can't Nothing Bring Me Down'
details how she ran her first race at 67
at her daughter's urging to help overcome grief
after the violent murders of her two sons.
[[IDA KEELING, 102-year-old Harlem Resident]]
"I went with this run. But while I was running,
I was feeling my strength
and I was feeling like I was coming up out of a hole.
And I just kept on going."
Keeling, who has no problem doing
push-ups and other exercises
despite arthritis in her fingers and knees,
encourages everyone to be active.
[[IDA KEELING, 102-year-old Harlem Resident]]
"Get up and get around. Don't sit around doing nothing.
Get up and do something. Sometimes you got things there,
'I don't like to do this.' Get up and do it and get rid of it.
See how different you feel. It's a big thing."
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