Recently, a Louisiana woman broke the records. At 105 years young, Julia Hawkins became the first American to run 100 meters in her age group.
She is impressive to most people, but she doesn’t seem to believe so.
“I had too many other wonderful things before this,”She divulges. “This is just a drop in the bucket.”
With a flower in her hair, and cheering supporters cheering her on, she completed her record-breaking run in under 63 seconds.
Hawkins runs about a mile per day in the vicinity of her Baton Rouge home. Her home has been somewhat empty since Murray died.
“I couldn’t imagine being this old,”She spoke. “Without him, it’s not the same. It’s not quite as wonderful.”
But she keeps running and gardening, to keep her busy. She says that he is always in her thoughts.
“I don’t have a dream. I just want to go to sleep and let it end. That’s what my husband did. We were sleeping together, and he sang love songs to me that night — wonderful songs.”
Hawkins, however, is continuing to live a fast-paced life.