The secret to Al Gordon’s run-for-life spirit? “Keep moving.” 🏃
As we get ready for this weekend’s
#AlGordon4M, we recognize Al Gordon’s impact on NYRR and his incredible lifetime of movement.
👟 Born in 1901, Gordon was a standout track runner at Harvard University 🏆
👟 Joined a Wall Street firm in 1925 and regularly walked 7 miles to and from work, as well as to airports for business trips
👟 Took up distance running in his 70s and won an age-group 10,000-meter world title🏅
👟 Started running marathons in his 80s and was the oldest finisher of the 1983 London Marathon
👟 Continued to work full-time until age 86, transitioning to four days per week until 104
👟 Walked regularly until age 105 🤯
Read more about Al Gordon and his over a century of movement at the link in our bio!