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After her first knee replacement surgery, Kathy Meares was told that she could never run again. She was 36 years old and an avid runner. Meares was devastated.
"I said, OK, well my life is over, there's nothing to do," Meares said. But then her doctor said she could try walking a 23-minute mile -- no faster, or she would risk injury. "It was so boring, so I started walking faster and faster," Meares said. Four total knee replacement surgeries later, Meares brought down her time to 11 and a half minutes per mile and has competed in over 30 different 5K, 10K and half-marathon power walking races.
Aging isn't"stereotypically seen as powerful and strong," Tadder said, and that's a challenge he embraced. With these images, he said he couldn't help but feel inspired to take better care of himself. At her first senior games, Meares didn't expect to win. Her goal was to compete to the best of her ability and make some friends along the way. "It was the most exhilarating and overwhelming feeling when I crossed the finish line," she said.
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