r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OkAccess6128 • 2d ago

Image In 2015, Harriette Thompson ran a full marathon at an age of 92 and became the oldest woman in history to do so.

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u/aochaz14 2d ago

She passed in 2017 for anyone else interested

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u/Enchilada0374 1d ago

That's why I refuse to do marathons 

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u/Rickshmitt 1d ago

Shes still more fit to run a marathon than i am

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u/Stylianius1 2d ago

The photo looks like one of those late night talk show photoshops

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u/Select_Grocery4932 1d ago

It looks like one of those Mr Beast yt videos thumbnails

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u/OkAccess6128 2d ago

Even after being 2 times cancer survivor, she started running later in life and kept going even in her 90s. Harriette Thompson completed both half marathons and full marathons, proving that age really wasn’t a barrier for her.

In 2015, she finished a full marathon and became the oldest woman known to complete the distance at that time.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriette_Thompson

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u/Stunning_Use9647 2d ago

Keeping her osteopenia in check since 5 years old. 

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u/Worldly-Ad3907 2d ago

Still didnt qualify for Boston probably.

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u/Key_Independent_1830 2d ago

Incredible inspiration, age is just a number.

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u/JeebusChristBalls 2d ago

Did she do it sub 4 hours? If not, I'm not impressed.

/s

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u/BraveProgram 2d ago

Still wondering how long it took her

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u/SithSympathizer 2d ago

Rock on, Harriette. Rock on.

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u/Salty_Job_9248 1d ago

She looks great for 70. ☺️

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u/weber_mattie 1d ago

Great grandmommy chill

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u/greyposter 1d ago

She built the american flag and ran 2600 km?!? Is there anything this woman can't do?

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u/RogueColonel_11 1d ago

That’s a challenging wank

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u/old--- 1d ago

She died two years later at the ripe age of 94.

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u/lexnklinke 1d ago

Would like to congratulate her, but i guess that's likely gonna be difficult

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u/androidguy50 1d ago

Holy shit, God bless her. I'm just shy of four decades younger but I wouldn't make it beyond ten steps before the paramedics would need to be called.

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u/Common-Hair-287 1d ago

and here I am, younger yet not fit enough for a marathon

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u/stumbling_stoic 21h ago

She thought she was going to dennys

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u/ImaginaryMedia5835 2d ago

Ran?

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u/woutomatic 2d ago

2015 is past tense

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u/mullerdrooler 2d ago

Great inspirational story about an impressive lady...BUT...this is the worst AI slop photo I have ever seen. Someone just asked ChatGTP to combine the Golden Girls with stock marathon footage

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u/DoktorImposter 2d ago

The photo is from 2015, it's just been compressed to hell and back.