Believed to have been the world's oldest blogger, australian womanOlive Riley
began her blog The Life of Riley in February 2007 at the age of 107 and made her final post on 26 June 2008 from a nursing home in Woy Woy, New South Wales, complaining of a cough about two weeks before she died at the age
of 108. She had posted over 70 entries, as well as several video posts
on YouTube. Her blog (or "blob" as she called it) was inspired by her
experience with documentary filmmaker Michael Rubbo who, in 2005, made
a documentary about her titled All About Olive.
Buster Martin (102-year-old): UK's Oldest Employee and Marathon Runner
Pierre Jean "Buster" Martin claims to be the United Kingdom's oldest employee at the age
of 102. Martin works for a well-known plumbing company in southeast
London as a van cleaner, and notably refused to take a day off on the
day he celebrated his 100th birthday.
But he is also a marathon runner. After walking the 10 km (6 miles)
distance of the Great Capital Run in 2 hours 22 minutes and the Roding
Valley Half Marathon in 5 hours 13 minutes, Martin was entered for the
2008 London Marathon. According to press reports, he walked the 26 mile
course in approximately 10 hours.
If the claims about his age are true, he could be the oldest recorded marathon participant in the world. However, officials of the Guinness World Records organization said that they did not consider Martin eligible for the record because he had never provided proof is his age.
Winifred Pristell (70-year-old): Holds two World Records in Powerlifting
Meet Winifred Pristell,
70 years old. This great-grandma they call "Heavy Metal" is a
competitive weightlifter with two world records and aspirations for
more.
Winifred first took up the sport in her late 40’s due to her struggles
with her weight. When she turned 60 she started to lift competitively
in powerlifting meets. At 68, she set world records for her age in the
bench press at 176.2 pounds and 270 pounds in the deadlift.
Even though she has been struggling lately with arthritis and joint issues, at 70 Winifred still works out three days a week.
Believed to have been the world's oldest blogger, australian womanOlive Riley
began her blog The Life of Riley in February 2007 at the age of 107 and made her final post on 26 June 2008 from a nursing home in Woy Woy, New South Wales, complaining of a cough about two weeks before she died at the age
of 108. She had posted over 70 entries, as well as several video posts
on YouTube. Her blog (or "blob" as she called it) was inspired by her
experience with documentary filmmaker Michael Rubbo who, in 2005, made
a documentary about her titled All About Olive.
Buster Martin (102-year-old): UK's Oldest Employee and Marathon Runner
Pierre Jean "Buster" Martin claims to be the United Kingdom's oldest employee at the age
of 102. Martin works for a well-known plumbing company in southeast
London as a van cleaner, and notably refused to take a day off on the
day he celebrated his 100th birthday.
But he is also a marathon runner. After walking the 10 km (6 miles)
distance of the Great Capital Run in 2 hours 22 minutes and the Roding
Valley Half Marathon in 5 hours 13 minutes, Martin was entered for the
2008 London Marathon. According to press reports, he walked the 26 mile
course in approximately 10 hours.
If the claims about his age are true, he could be the oldest recorded marathon participant in the world. However, officials of the Guinness World Records organization said that they did not consider Martin eligible for the record because he had never provided proof is his age.
Winifred Pristell (70-year-old): Holds two World Records in Powerlifting
Meet Winifred Pristell,
70 years old. This great-grandma they call "Heavy Metal" is a
competitive weightlifter with two world records and aspirations for
more.
Winifred first took up the sport in her late 40’s due to her struggles
with her weight. When she turned 60 she started to lift competitively
in powerlifting meets. At 68, she set world records for her age in the
bench press at 176.2 pounds and 270 pounds in the deadlift.
Even though she has been struggling lately with arthritis and joint issues, at 70 Winifred still works out three days a week.
Buster Martin (102-year-old): UK's Oldest Employee and Marathon Runner
Winifred Pristell (70-year-old): Holds two World Records in Powerlifting
