The legendary 100-year-old grandfather from Cincinnati has been running for over 60 years (11 photos)

Michael Fremont has long been a living legend, not only in his native city ​​of Cincinnati (USA), but throughout the world. Once upon a time, over 60 years ago, he began to run to cope with grief after a sudden wife's death. He chose between alcohol and sports, and he did the right thing. choice. Now Mike is 100 years old and he is still cheerful, energetic, running around your favorite routes and sets records.





Neighbors are used to seeing Mike running down the path next to his home, greeting everyone he meets, whether human or pet. Generation after generation is replaced, but Mike seems to eternal and always at his post.



He does not even think about stopping, because he believes that at the age of one hundred people should start accelerating, not slowing down.

It is not surprising that this man owns several world running records for his age group, from short runs to marathons.





Mike has been running since he was 30. He came to the sport after how a great tragedy occurred in his young family. His 29 year old wife died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage, leaving the man with three small children, the youngest of whom was only 2 weeks old, and the new business he started.

He was completely broken. Something had to be done to take it off stress, go somewhere, move. In 1958, Mike came to a decision: jogging near the house will help to cope with stress better than a couple martini glasses before dinner.



Thus began a lifelong passion for running. In addition to running, Mike is very fell in love with long-distance canoeing. He ran and swam many kilometers, but began to participate in competitions only in the 90s years.



At age 69, doctors diagnosed Mike with colorectal cancer and said he would live for three months.

He has switched to a strict vegetarian diet and thinks it is extended his life. Two and a half years later, doctors removed the cancer tumor. They were shocked to find that the disease had ceased progress; looked for metastases throughout the body and found none. Miracle.



Inspired by the fact that fate gave him a second chance, Mike decided sign up for races - from 10 km distance to marathons. “I found that I wasn’t that bad of a runner. I didn't weigh too much a lot and I was small. It helped,” Mike told PEOPLE magazine. — Then I started winning and won a few races.”



Here are Mike Fremont's amazing five titles: World records for the fastest time in a marathon at the age of 80 and in age 90; best half marathon times at ages 90 and 91; and US record for fastest mile by a 96-year-old.



Today, Mike, who turned 100 on February 23, continues run 5 miles (8 km) three times a week. He runs all along the same favorite path close to home. He set world records no longer plans, claiming that he has already proved everything to himself.

He spends a lot of time with his family. His second wife, who is 69 years, incredibly proud of her husband and all his achievements. Mike five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His 100th birthday was celebrated by the whole family running along the ocean in Vero Beach, Florida.



“Now is the best time of my life,” says Mike. - This is amazing - to be able to do it at that age, I can't convey you, what pleasure I get from this.



The secret to a long and meaningful life, according to Mike Fremont, is about eating right, avoiding stress, and finding purpose.