100 Meters, 100 Years Old: Ida Keeling Breaks Racing Record
Source:
NPR
May 2, 2016
The 122nd Penn Relays at Franklin Field in West Philadelphia brought together athletes from all corners of track and field, but the record-breaking performance by 100-year-old Ida Keeling was perhaps the biggest highlight.
At 100 years old, Ida Keeling set a new world record for the 100-meter dash on Saturday at Penn Relays in Philadelphia.
She completed the race against competitors 80 and up in 1 minute and 17.33 seconds — the fastest time recorded for a centenarian. (For comparison’s sake, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt holds the 100-meter world record of 9.58 seconds.)