Contemporary Retirement Coaching Blog

67-year-old sets world record by running 113 marathons in a year

If you're looking for inspiration to help you get fit in 2012, you could do a lot worse than this...

67-year-old R. Laurence Macon is the current Guinness World Record-holder for the most marathons completed in a year by a male runner.

When he finished the New Year’s Double Marathon in Dallas on Saturday, it was his 113th race of the year!

Could you live without money?

Heidemarie Schwermer, a 69 year-old former school teacher from Dortmund in Germany hasn't used money for 15 years.  Instead, she lives nomadically, trading things and services for everything she needs.  It's an intriguing story.  Read it over at Wake Up World.

Older people living interesting lives

If you enjoyed my recent post about 90-year-old ski instructor, Freddie Anderson, you might like my latest Squidoo lens: Older People Living Interesting Lives.  These people are all living proof that getting older doesn't have to mean that you're ready for a rocking chair by the fire.  Check it out.  (And be inspired...)

The 90-year-old ski instructor that just keeps going...

Check out this video of 90-year-old Freddie Anderson... she's not just still skiing - she's a ski instructor too!

Granny DJ rocks Paris clubs

I've been noticing snippets about the 'Granny DJ' on the Internet for a couple of days but didn't investigate further until this morning.  Ruth Flowers, a.k.a. Mamy Rock, is 69 and says, "As long as my health holds up, I will carry on. I don't intend to retire. I don't think anybody should retire if they're enjoying their work and know what they're doing." 

(Apologies for the commercial at the start of the clip...  When did YouTube start doing that?)

Interesting Lives - Ernestine Shepherd

Ernestine Shepherd is 73 years old, runs 80 miles a week, and bench presses 150 pounds. She’s even in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest female bodybuilder.

Interesting Lives - Rita Golden Gelman

"I am a modern-day nomad. I have no permanent address, no possessions except the ones I carry, and I rarely know where I’ll be six months from now. I move through the world without a plan, guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities."

Rita Golden Gelman has been living a nomadic existence since the day in 1986 when, at the age of forty eight and on the verge of a divorce, she looked around and thought, "There has to be more than one way to do life".

Find out more about Rita's 'way to do life' via her website: http://www.ritagoldengelman.com/

Interesting lives - Ian Pettet

As I get older, I'm increasingly attracted to a minimalist lifestyle and even though I'd never go to the lengths that Ian Pettet has gone to, listening to his story this morning on the Your Story blog put a big smile on my face.  You can listen to it too here - the podcast is about 18 minutes long.  (The podcast is at the top of the blog posting, directly underneath the title.) 

Meanwhile, who do you know that's leading an interesting life?  Let me know via the 'Comments' section below...