GB Items Related to Tag - miles
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Romancing the RoadThis is an unusual love story involving an 89-year-old woman and her beloved Chariot. The two have been together for decades and traveled more than 540,000 miles across this nation's highways and side streets.
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Having a "Fit"I somehow never thought I’d see the day when I drove past a gas station, saw that unleaded regular was selling for $3.98 a gallon, and think I was witness to a “bargain.” Last year, when gas “temporarily”...
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Brent WeignerBrent Weigner's passion for pushing his body's limits in ultra-marathons has taken him to every continent on the planet, including a race at the North Pole.
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Irv GordonThink you've got a reliable car? We found someone who has put an amazing 2.6 million miles on his Volvo! Find out how.
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Eight Miles High: Historic Home Movie RediscoveredIn 1965, The Byrds' Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, and David Crosby wrote the song Eight Miles High about their plane trip to England. Two years later, the group returned to London and McGuinn took along his home movie camera -- now he's unveiling the film.
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Brenda in The VillagesI have been disabeled since 1996 with Chronic Pain Syndrome due to Arachnoiditis, which was caused by several back surgerys that caused scar tissue to form around my spinal cord nerves. This causes a lot of leg pain that never stops. I have a neuro...
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A Peek Into the FutureWhile we’re all milking every mile from our gas tanks, there is one community in America that seems unconcerned about the price of gas. In a strange way, The Villages, Florida is one of the most progressive communities in the world.
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Marshall UlrichFor a man who has run over 100 marathons at least 100 miles long each and climbed to the top of all the seven summits of the world, it's hard to believe Marshall Ulrich was a bit of a coach potatoes until he was almost 30.
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Growing Bolder With Roz SavageIt was the Growing Bolder Radio Show interview with Roz Savage that got me thinking. In 2005, Roz was leading a successful, but unremarkable life as a management consultant when she had an early-mid-life crisis. She couldn’t shake the feeling...
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Best of the Rest: BreakawayThis is an edited version of "Breakaway," one of the films that inspired Roger McGuinn to make his short film, "Eight Miles High." It was made in 1966 by Bruce Conner and features dancer and choreographer Toni Basil.
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A very painful state championship race!2008 FL state road race championships I had the hardest race of my life today. There was a ringer in my age group who came in from Puerto Rico to contest the event. He had just aged up, and thought he would garner himself a...
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Watching Tiger Win On Two WheelsBlog Entry - June 16: Glenn Fenster is biking 8,000 miles to create awareness of Childhood Epilepsy. But what do you do when your body needs a break?
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Bob LeeWhen Bob Lee survived colon cancer, he put his pedals to the metal to raise money for the disease.
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A little bit of Florida's back countryAs some of your already know, I am a motorcycle enthusiast. To be on the open road with the wind in my face gives me a feeling of really being alive and in touch with nature. The other day a small group of us over 50 year old riders decided to take...
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Fred MathesWhat do a 92-year-old man and his 56-year-old Schwinn have in common? They're both still racing down the road!
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Kent CouchKent Couch was living a normal life as the owner of a gas station until he decided he wanted to do more. He decided it was time to reach for the stars – and he almost got there.
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NO GROUP FOR ME HEREI was so "happy" when I heard about "The Red Hat Society!" I went out and I bought myself the very "last" red hat with a big purple band of lace around it and a big purple rose on it and a pair of red slip on sandals and clutch purse then came home and...
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Retiring from the WildNow 73, The Leopard Man has moved to a retirement home after spending 20 years living in the wild.
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Here's to You, Jetman!He's known as The Jetman, The Rocketman, and now -- Fusion Man! 48-year-old Yves Rossy just became the first person to fly between France and England, with a jetpack strapped to his back.
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Glenn FensterLike many fathers, Glenn Fenster wants the best for his son, Nyle. But unlike many fathers, he's embarking on an 8,000-mile bike ride dedicated to his 14-year-old boy.
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What Would You Do For Your Son?After 80 days and 8,000 miles Glenn Fenster can rest. Growing bolder with every mile, the ride was far from easy. There were times he wondered if he would survive. He had to fight just to continue. The same kind of fight his son faces every single...
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Never Too LateIf you ever think opportunity has passed you by, take a moment and look at this list. Here's proof the best is still ahead.
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Alex and Nicole NilssonTo promote health and fitness for seniors and to educate people about the preventable disease of Type II diabetes, one 70-year-old decided to rollerski his way across Canada.
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Can He Do It?64-year-old adventurer Michael Fournier, a retired French Army officer is ready for his big moment. Fournier has spent two decades and nearly $20 million in a quest to break American Joe Kittinger's 48-year-old record for highest parachute jump.
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Picture and the Day and Birthdays for June 20What's called Urulu, is really old, really big, and really sacred to indigenous Australians?
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How to Become A Lifelong LearnerThe modern era is generally considered to have started in 1500 A.D. with the start of the printing press. From 1500 to 1830, all known knowledge doubled. From 1830 to 1930, all known knowledge doubled again. A few years ago, all known knowledge was...
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Academy Award-Winner Seriously Hurt in CrashMorgan Freeman is reportedly in serious condition after a car accident in Mississippi.
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Picture of the Day and Birthdays: June 11
Wanna see the Great Blue Hole? It's a 480 foot deep and perfectly circular limestone sinkhole 60 miles off the coast of Belize. This incredible geographical phenomenon is one of the most astounding dive sites in the world.
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Aim That Super-Soaker
It happens almost every day. I get home from work, kick off my shoes, plop down in front of the television and I hear that unmistakable voice. He wants me to go swimming. My 13-year old son has waited all day for his dad to join him in the...
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Fast Forwards: Boomer's Zen RulesThese tongue-in-cheek Boomers' Zen Rules have been living in e-mail inboxes all over the net. A loyal GB member forwarded them to us. They're silly and yet profound.
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Traveling the Continent by Motorcycle
Each year I go on a motorcycle adventure to somewhere on the North American Continent. I don't travel the main roads, but opt for the back roads and even dirt roads that criss-cross throughout our great country. This year my destination was Eastern...
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Without a Transplant, They'll Die
Several ago Ardell Lein was sleeping 18 hours a day. He was so weak he had to crawl up the steps to his bedroom. "I couldn't even help my wife carry groceries into the house," he remembers. Ardell suffered from congestive heart failure and when his...
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The GB Top 50The latest top 50 list. On the move this week: ""Inside Hats! The Musical." and "Masters Triathlon Championship."
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What Is Your Dream?Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.
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The Climb of a LifetimeMany try -- not all succeed. But it seems that these days, the biggest names in mountain climbing are people over the age of 50! In fact, a group of 70-year-olds is hoping to smash the record for climbing Mount Everest.
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Cancer SurvivorsA cancer diagnosis can be devastating but beating cancer is becoming commonplace. Check out Growing Bolder's library of interviews with men and women who not only beat cancer but emerged from the battle better than ever.
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Masters Sport Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
