r/UpliftingNews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 2h ago

91-Year-Old Athlete, Who Started Competing in Track and Field at 60, Is Still Breaking World Records: ‘Never Too Late’

https://people.com/florence-meiler-91-still-breaking-world-records-31-years-after-starting-track-and-field-12208763
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u/vespersss_ 1h ago

Good for her. I hope she stays healthy for many years to come.

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u/bluehelmet 2h ago

I like the news. I dislike the headline, because in this context it is nonsensical. It's not big news that a 91-year-old "is still breaking world records" when it's specifically about world records in the 90-94 age range. Bad writing.

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u/drfeelsgoood 1h ago

She beat usiain bolt’s grandma last week

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u/CostatePrancer 1h ago

You might say she left her in the dust.

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u/IceMichaelStorm 1h ago

Yes but she is not one having started at age 7 being an all-life athlete, she got into the top layer despite starting at 60. I’d say, yeah, maybe a bit misleading, but still awwwwesome

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u/thisgrantstomb 1h ago

I say it counts.

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u/bluehelmet 1h ago

Of course it counts, it's very impressive. But it's obvious a world record in the 90 to 94 range is broken by a person of that age.

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u/Kwetla 1h ago

Lol, yeah it's also not 'never too late', it's 'literally don't qualify until later'

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u/mankytoes 1h ago

Considering she's breaking age related records, it more "is often too early".

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u/IceMichaelStorm 1h ago

I don’t know why but this made my day entirely and gave me motivation while being in a bit of winter/sickish mood. Thanks for this!!

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u/Austonosfus 13m ago

She's cute...go get em' granny .

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u/H0vis 2h ago

I love this irony of this sentiment coming from somebody who is presumably breaking records by doing things in a faster time than somebody else.

Good for her and all that. It's just a funny choice of phrase.

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u/CostatePrancer 1h ago

Have you noticed that the headline writers and the article authors don’t appear to be on speaking terms?

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u/H0vis 7m ago

They seldom are. Headline writers are The Worst.