Elaine Doll-Dunn
(at Mt. Kilimanjaro) |
Taking
Risks
"I
postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking,
by giving, by loving."
Anais Nin
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Below you will find several
milestones in Elaine's life. We take risks when we want to achieve
more than the average and experience the best of life.
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE!
I DARE YOU TO TAKE A RISK AND GROW!
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At
age 52 - I climbed Devil's Tower
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At
age 53 - I
had a major role in Last of the Red Hot Lovers. ( My leading
man was 35, a palindrome!)
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At
age 54 - I placed second in a body building contest that
was NOT age grouped!
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At
age 55 - I ran the Centennial Trail-113 miles across South
Dakota from Wind Cave National Park to the top of the Sacred
Bear Butte
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At
age 56 - I was challenged by cancer and won.
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At
age 57 - I married Jerry Dunn during the Disney World Marathon,
and finished the race. We were interviewed on The Today Show
just after the ceremony at the Magic Kingdom.
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At
age 58 - I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and won the marathon
there the day after we got off the mountain.
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At
age 59 - I won the swimsuit competition in the Golden Times
Newspaper, and was featured on the front page and as the centerfold.
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At
age 60 - I ran from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean across
Panama, 60 miles, to celebrate my 60th birthday.
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At
age 61 - I became Mrs. South Dakota, and participated at
the national level for Mrs. America. I was 30 years older
than the other contestants, no, I did not place!
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At
age 62 - I ran a Marathon of Marathons, 26.2 marathons in
the year 2000. One of these was completed with 3 of my
children who were running their first marathon. Also,
I was chosen as the Foster Grant model for South Dakota.
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At
ages 64 - I finished 'Gotta Run... ' - my book on
the 26.2 Marathons of 2000.
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At
age 65 - I completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology,
researching the self-efficacy of women who begin marathoning
after the age of 40.
Read Elaine's note; "AN
EMERALD IN MY APRON POCKET".
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At
age 66 - I completed the Mount Rushmore International Marathon
for the 25th consecutive year.
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Ongoing
Quest
Elaine is a member of the 50&DC
Marathon USA and has completed Marathons in 40 states &
DC. States yet to complete are: Alaska, Connecticut,
Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, Vermont, and West Virginia. Her passion is in the journey and there are marathons that she chooses to do again each year rather than pursue a new state just for the sake of completion. In '05 Elaine will be doing the MORE Marathon in NY and Big Sur in April, and Vermont in May. She will also be in Phoenix for a half-marathon in May.
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Mrs.
South Dakota 1999-2000
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Foster
Grant model for South Dakota
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"Only in retrospect do I realize that we run for, or we run from. I was running from and I didn't know it. The road has taken me places I never dreamed possible; mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Not bad for the price of a pair of Asics."
- taken from the chapter 'Running On' of the book Running On... by Elaine Doll-Dunn.
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"I
noticed her at seventeen miles. Running strong, powering up the
hill from the fire station, cute little body shapely in black
running tights and top... Soft silver hair haloed her head as
she ran smoothly through the chill Boston air. I pulled up beside
her and settled into her pace, "Hi, you're running well..."
"Thanks, I feel good." "I'm doing research on women
who began marathoning after the age of forty, do you mind if I
ask how old you are when you started running?" "Not
at all, I was sixty-eight when I started running and began marathoning
soon after that." I did a quick double-take, thought for
a moment then looked sideways at her. We had crested the hill
and were moving at a comfortable talk/run pace. She grinned back
at me impishly and said, "I'm seventy-five now, and... I'm
a Catholic nun!""
- taken from Chapter 9 of Gotta Run... by Elaine Doll-Dunn.
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To book Elaine for a speaking
engagement: edoll@rushmore.com
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