Mchugh, who was born in north vancouver in 1928, is a marathon runner who is often called the worlds fastest senior. Marathon man is a fast paced thriller written around 1970s. Betty jean mchugh, an 88yearold from north vancouver ran 6. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Ready 2 run training, 1111 east hastings, vancouver, bc 2019. While working out at a local weight room, i had the privilege of getting to know betty jean mchugh, the worlds fastest 83year old longdistance runner. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Higdon, tulloh, and ratti are significant figures in todays international mass culture of running, not as octogenarian athletes, like ed. She is the fastest marathon runner on the planet in her age group by an astonishing margin. Betty mchugh phone, address, background info whitepages.
Her book is rich with the stories of superfit older women, such as vancouvers 87yearold betty jean mchugh, a marathoner whos broken more than 30 world records and didnt start running. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mchugh races to another marathon world record north. Records must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing iaaf rules unless modified by world masters athletics the w90 division consists of female athletes who have reached the age of 90 but. Now that is quite a feat, but apparently not for betty. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my road to rome the running times of bj mchugh. At 87 years of age, betty jean mchugh holds the worlds record as the fastest senior in her age group. We found 27 records for betty mchugh in kentucky, wisconsin and 16 other states.
Not my title this one belongs to canadian betty jean mchugh. Having met her personally at a race last summer, i expected nothing less, but her honesty and optimism are uplifting and affirming. I just run because i like it, i dont keep good records at all, said mchugh, a mother of four and grandmother of four. Betty jean mchugh is the fastest senior marathoner on earth. Betty jean finished the honolulu marathon on sunday, december 10, 2017 with a time of 6.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. On a recent marathon training run on the hilly north shore trails, bj, as she likes to be. Heading into last months honolulu marathon, north vancouver recordsetting senior runner betty jean bj mchugh worried that she might finally be. May 4, 2008 bj betty jean mchugh of north vancouver, canada single age record for women aged 80 years old, 2. Betty registered for the 45th honolulu marathon in spite of a yearlong injury and planned to walk the race.
That is correct six hours, forty seven minutes and thirtyone seconds. The top city of residence is seattle, followed by tacoma. Over the past quarter century, bj has won fame with her remarkable record as the fastest senior womens runner. She never wavered in her beliefs, and in her stand for human rights in adoption. Betty jean mchugh sets world marathon record at 88 years old. She broke the record she currently holds when she ran big sur. Betty jean bj mchugh challenges todays concept of aging and the elderly. The 84yearold north vancouver running legend, dubbed the fastest senior in the world, has just finished the james cunningham seawall 9. Betty jean mchugh, a 90yearold marathoner from north vancouver, is proving that youre never too old to learn something newor break records. Jack taunton, chief medical officer for the vancouver winter olympics, called her one of the most remarkable senior. From start to finish 2nd revised edition by sam murphy isbn. Gail mchugh books list of books by author gail mchugh.
Ed hird while working out at a local weight room, i had the privilege of getting to know betty jean mchugh, the worlds fastest 83year old longdistance runner. Joyce maguire pavao is ceo and founder of center for family connections in cambridge, ma and new york and is a lecturer in psychiatry at harvard medical school. My road to rome the running times of bj mchugh by betty. The language is commendable and i bet youd come across a lot of new words while reading the book. In 1967, kathrine switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the allmale boston marathon, infuriating one of the events directors who attempted to violently. Masters w90 marathon world record progression is the progression of world record improvements of the marathon w90 division of masters athletics. Age group world record holder betty jean mchugh leads. My road to rome the running times of bj mchugh kindle edition by nixon, bob, mchugh, betty jean, pauls, naomi, johnston, michael. She has set and broken dozens of world records in the marathon, half. A new edition of a sports icons memoir, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of kathrine switzers historic running of the boston marathon as the first woman to run. In webbs superfit year, she got faster and stronger at age 50 than she was in her 30s. Heres a photo of then 80year old betty jean mchugh, taken from an article in the north shore news last january 2008. Betty jean lifton, 1926 2010 jewish womens archive. At 88 yearsold, mchugh is one of the oldest entrants in what is americas fifth largest marathon, and clearly the most capable of running a singleage world record alongside the.
Deena kastor age 42 broke the american womens masters marathon record at 2. Bj made an amazing difference in the lives of adopted people, birthparents, and adoptive parents and professionals. Betty jean mchugh, at 90, ran the honolulu marathon, breaking the previous record set in the womens 90 age category by 2 full hours. Interviewed on tv and newspaper, she has been called the flying granny. A nurse, mother, avid skier and tennis player, the article says, mchugh began running at 55 and has set several records. Now 88, she has set dozens of age based world records and continues to run. I had a chance to become online friends with a 70year old british man living in ottawa who was a pretty serious halfmarathon runner, and typically ran these races in under 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Running is a family affair for mchugh, who often competes in marathons with her son and granddaughter. Babe, the protagonist, is a jew, a history student and an aspiring marathonrunner. My road to rome the running times of bj mchugh kindle. The world needs a sporting hero like betty jean mchugh, surely one of the unlikeliest of athletic champions. Betty felt pretty good on race morning and finished in 6. Betty jean mchugh sets world marathon record at 88 years old another year, another world record for betty jean mchugh, an 88yearold from north vancouver.
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