Charlie Futrell is an exceptional athlete: “On May 14, 2011, Charlie became the first person over 90 years old to complete a USA-Triathlon sanctioned Duathlon with a time of 2:09:07 at the Central Florida Duathlon Series in Clermont, Florida. At the same course on June 11th, Charlie did the full Sprint distance triathlon of a 1/4 mile swim, followed by a 10-mile bike course and 3-mile run, with a time of 2:18:38. The USA Triathlon association believes Charlie is the only person 90-years old to finish officially sanctioned Duathlon and Triathlon races…Charlie [also] has competed in 6 consecutive IronMan® World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. His best finish was in 1992 where he was 3rd in the world for his age group (70-75), and 1st in the U.S. with a time of 15:35:23.” Read more about him here. (E-mail subscribers: click on the title of this post to go to the blog and see a brief video.)
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