Running: A FEVER

RAF167: Living to 100 – Lucy Hannah

Welcome to the 8th in our series on centenarians. Lucy Hanna lived from 7/16/1865 to 3/21/1993 a total of 117 years, 248 days. At her death, Hannah’s family claimed that she was 118, which was backed-up by Social Security data at the time, but an investigation by the Social Security Administration’s “Kestenbaum” study in 2003…

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RAF166: Living to 100 – Marie-Louise Meilleur

Welcome to the 7th in our series on centenarians. Marie-Louise Meilleur. I noticed that 3 of the top 10 names start with “M”, and my name is Michael, so I hope that’s a point in my favor. Marie-Louise lived from August 29, 1880 to April 16, 1998, a total of 117 years, 230 days. She…

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RAF165: Living to 100 – Violet Brown

Welcome to the 6th in our series on centenarians. Our subject is Violet Brown, a Jamaican who lived from 3/10/1900 to 9/15/2017, a total of 117 years, 189 days. She is #6 on the list of all-time longest-lived people and was the oldest living person, for 5 months in 2017. In fact, two years ago…

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RAF164: Living to 100 Years Old – Emma Morano

Living to 100 Years Old – Emma Morano. Welcome to the 5th in our series on centenarians. Emma Morano lived from 11/29/1899 to 4/15/2017, a total of 117 years, 137 days. She is #7 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Our first super-centenarian from Italy, Emma is the only Italian in the top 10….

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RAF163: Living to 100 Years Old – Chiyo Miyako

Living to 100 Years Old – Chiyo Miyako. Welcome to the 4th in our series on centenarians. Chiyo Miyako lived from 5/2/1901 to 7/22/2018, a total of 117 years, 81 days. She is #8 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Ms. Miyako is one of three centenarians on our list that is from Japan,…

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RAF162: Living to 100 Years Old – Misao Okawa

Welcome to the 3rd in our series on centenarians. Misao Okawa lived from 3/5/1898 to 4/1/2015, a total of 117 years and 27 days. She is ninth on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/162 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 215 (-60) Workout time: 113 Minutes Total Distance…

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RAF161: Living to 100 Years Old: Maria Capovilla

Welcome to the 2nd in our series on centenarians. Maria Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla lived from 9/14/1889 to 8/27/2006, a total of 116 years and 347 days. She is #10 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Maria was from Ecuador, which is not one of the 37 different countries where RAF is heard,…

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RAF160: Living to 100 Years Old

I’m starting a series on centenarians, people who live to be 100 years old or older, and specifically the people who have lived the longest, with documented proof. We’ll talk about each of the top 10 longest-lived persons and see how we can impact our own longevity by studying their lives. Read the full post…

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RAF159: NOT Amazing Diet Results

Not amazing diet results? You hear and read a lot of hyperbole and it’s important to know how to take/use that information. I am in the Running: A FEVER gym today on the treadmill. I rarely use a treadmill. But today is a little different. I was planning to take my annual hike with my…

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RAF158: Stan Smith Adidas Originals

Today we are in the fashion department talking about a new pair of court shoes. I like doing interesting things for exercise and fun. Personally, I don’t see much fun in sitting on a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill for forty minutes. So I go hiking, inline skating, play disc golf, and lift…

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