Celebrating record-breaking runner Julia 'The Hurricane' Hawkins' 106th birthday 03:47 February 10, 2022 Alana Schreiber, WWNO Last November, Julia 105-year-old Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins sets a new track-and-field record. With a love and passion for the arts, culture, and all things creative, she finds herself intrigued by the creative process and is constantly seeking new ways to explore and understand it. She says she gets a feeling of wonder that kicks in while running as fast as she can. And I did it in a lot less than that. "Every time I race it's a magic moment.". They called It is performed by placing the gun on the finish line and in Zero Gun Test mode you time the start, he said. She eventually ended her cycling career saying that there wasnt anyone left my age to compete with. Anyone can read what you share. Lately, she says shes been reflecting on some of the more meaningful times in her life something she calls magic moments., Magic moments are like something you see that's unusual that you hadn't seen often before, like a sunrise that was especially pretty or a sunset or a shooting star. 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Can you tell me a little bit about your training regimen? The sky is the limit for 105-year-old track and field athlete Julia Hurricane Hawkins. Thank you! Hawkins always enjoyed being active. You just have to be observant and keep a watch whats out there. Now at 103, she knows her suspicions were right: She won gold in the 50- and 100-meter races at the National Senior Games this week and set their record for the oldest woman to compete and win! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. She completed the distance in a blazing 40.12 seconds, instantly catapulting herself to running stardom. Keep interested in a lot of things to keep you busy and keep your mind busy. "I believe in magic moments, thinking of things that you see and do and feel that more than just usual. I go out to lunch with friends most every day. All my life I have done something like that, she said. When I saw him and met him and saw how smart he was and good looking, I went home and wrote about him in my diary. Getty Images. I love to run, and I love being an inspiration to others, Hawkins said on Sunday. She also likes impressing her family, which includes the four children she had with her late husband, Murray, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. So we were married by telephone. Im most proud of my children and my husband. In November 2021, she reportedly beat the record for the 100 meter dash on the 105+ age group with a time of 1:02:95. Hawkins competed at the June 2019 National Senior Games in the sprints. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins, who is 103 years old, broke a record in the 100-meter-dash at the 2019 National Senior Games. Hawkins on their honeymoon, one year after their marriage-by-telephone, Hawkins and her husband Murray outside their Baton Rouge home, Hawkins receiving her first dose of the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine around 8 January 2021 at the age of 104, Hawkins receiving her second dose of the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on 23 January 2021 at the age of 104. "I always came running in to answer the phone so I thought maybe I could run," she told TODAY. Someone comes to stay with me at night, and she gets my breakfast and supper, so Im well taken care of. On Thursday, after Times of San Diego inquiries, the application was denoted as approved.. That was in the 100-to-104-year division. The premier timing systems in America, called FinishLynx, are sold by Lynx, based in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It's possible that Hawkins will be having another magic moment coming her way this summer. Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanityfrom the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening. Hawkins began running when she was She could make even more history at the upcoming National Senior Games, which take place in Florida in May 2022. Be sure to keep your eye open for them. But on that day it seemed to be the best I could have done with the weather like it was. And to think, she may have missed her shot at making track and field history if she opted to follow her original plans for the day. WOW! She credits her success in life with her marriage of 70 years. And as she approaches this milestone, shes been reflecting on some of the meaningful moments in her life. Some athletes can set a personal best and it is the world record., He concluded: If you dont go into a masters meet with that mindset and that kind of checklist, you are going to get problems you cant fix later.. Centenarian Track Stars Are the Worlds Most Amazing Athletes. Hawkins has always been an athlete. On 15 August 2021, Diane "Flash" Friedman (aged 100) broke Hawkins' world record for her age group in the 100-meter dash at the Michigan Senior Olympics. When asked about the lane lines on the track, considering her vision loss, Hawkins said, "It was confusing. AS: When Hawkins crossed the finish line, she held the title for fastest 100 meter dash in the one hundred and five years and up category. She started competing at the National Senior Games when she was 80, specialising in cycling time trials, and won several gold medals. They called her the Hurricane.. Have many passions. I usually manage to beat the ones that weren't really athletes, she says. This story has been lightly edited for length and clarity. As a member, you'll join us in our effort to support the arts. So, despite setting a 100m world record on Sunday at the Louisiana Senior Games, she still wants to go faster. Five years later, at the 2021 Louisiana Senior Games, theBaton Rouge native had a new goal: run the 100-meter dash in less than a minute. We'll send you the top local news stories every morning at 8 a.m. By clicking subscribe, you agree to share your email address with Times of San Diego to receive our free newsletter and breaking news alerts. In 2017, at age 101, Hawkins set the world record for her age group in the 100-meter dash at the USA Track & Field Outdoors Masters Championships. Millions have seen 105-year-old Julia Hawkins, flower in hair, trot 100 meters in Hammond, Louisiana becoming the oldest woman to officially compete in track and field. I decided to quit after I had one fall and dislocated my elbow.. But I always did Senior Olympics in biking. As I get older, I feel like I only have so many 100-yard dashes left, and I dont want to waste them in practice. Meet 101-year-old Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins, who on Saturday became the oldest female athlete to ever compete in the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships. They're absolutely out of this world, they're so unusual. Watch 105-year-old Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins run 100 meters at Louisiana Senior Games She clocked 1:02.95 Saturday in Hammond Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins, People say that they want to be just like me when they grow up And I think if I can please people and give them hope, then it's worth living longer.". This is masters history in the making and our history should be clear and accurate.. On Feb. 10, 2022, Hawkins turns 106 years old. Shehas a friendly rivalrywith 100-year-old Diane "Flash" Friedman of Cleveland, who beat Hawkins' 2017 record of 39.62 in the 100-meter dash in August with a time of 36.71. On the same day, she also broke the world record for her age group in the 200-meter dash and the American record for the javelin. JH: Well I knew it was a possibility because there are not that many older people doing things like this. When an audience member pointed out that 102 is less than her age of 105 and asked if that made her feel any better, Hawkins responded with a matter-of-fact, No.. Only a handful know whether her mark of just under 63 seconds will count as a world age-group record. He was from New Orleans and I was from Ponchatoula, which was a little town. 6 Amazon travel essentials for your next getaway, starting at $12. Amazing things like that that are so worth watching for, she says. Theyre a wonderful thing to do. Well, either one. She says she plans on attending a meet in Florida this June. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins, 105, of Baton Rouge runs the 100 meters Saturday at the Louisiana Senior Games in Hammond. As a master runner that is world class in their age group, she should know the requirements needed, he said. You have to water them every day and there is something to do with every one of them almost every day. You have been subscribed to WBUR Today. She ran the 100-meter dash, finishing with a time of 39.62 seconds. Despite her impressive speed, Hawkins wasnt completely satisfied with her performance. Miyazaki, nicknamed Golden Bolt, died at 108 in 2019. .". You cant be sloppy about how things are set up.. BATON ROUGE - Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins, the capital area's iconic 105-year-old runner, is set to make history on the track once again. 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By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins, who is 103 years old, broke a record in the 100-meter-dash at the 2019 National Senior Games. Keep yourself in good shape if you can. Hawkins clocked in at just over one minute and two seconds, which was not quite what she wanted. Longtime Baton Rouge resident Julia Welles Hawkins, who turns 102 on Feb. 10, has released her life story, "It's Been Wondrous! While he was out there working for the Navy. Arnesia Young is a contributing writer for My Modern Met and an aspiring art historian. When I started running there were only a few, and they were not really athletes. (Sarah Netter / Washington Post). (Accounts of her race appeared on the BBC, CBS Morning News, CNN, The Washington Post and hundreds of other outlets.). She was married to her late husband, Murray, for 70 years, after they had a wedding by telephone during World War II. I dont train like most runners. You can try. There isnt a lot of wishy washy around here. Eileen Bolinsky edited the Here & Now segment for air, and Serena McMahon adapted it for digital. Alana Schreiber of NPR member station WWNO reported this story. On Saturday, she became the first female track and field athlete and first American to set a world record in the 100-meter dash for her age group of 105+. Hawkins began competing in sprints five years ago at the ripe age of 100. Now 105, "Hurricane" is taking the track and field world by storm. Do you have any secrets to longevity and staying in shape? You don't have to be wealthy to get to see 'em. Receive our Weekly Newsletter. Not quite what she wanted. February 27th, 2023 top story 'Hurricane Hawkins' makes Sports Illustrated again Jan 21, 2022 0 Julia Hurricane Hawkins receives a medal for completing the 100-meter race during the Louisiana Senior Games at Now 105, "Hurricane" is taking the track and field world by storm. This week, the Baton Rouge resident is celebrating a different milestone: her 106th birthday. WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | At 103 she's the oldest woman to run a USA Track and Field event on American track. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins started running at 100 and keeps breaking records. Julia Hawkins running the 100 meter dash in November, 2021 Theres a good reason they call Julia Hawkins the Hurricane. 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That said, it is the responsibility of the governing body to establish the rules of competition, and that of the organizing committee or service provider to apply these rules.. On Thursday, David Svoboda of timing company chippedtech.com said: To the best of my knowledge, everything is complete. Full results except for wind-speed readings, also key to record ratification were posted only Wednesday. This week, at the age of 103, Ms. Hawkins returned to the track to run the 50- and 100-meter dash races in the National Senior Games in Albuquerque. All of those are magic moments and they are free for all. Have a lot of passions, things that you are interested in. And theyre 90 years old. Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins (ne Welles; born 10 February 1916) is an American centenarian masters athlete. . WWNOs Alana Schreiber has more. Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins knew that she would be a good runner because she was always sprinting to her landline to answer phone calls. Which was unusual at that time. If I am an inspiration to older people Thats a good thing, she said. Theres a good reason they call Julia Hawkins the Hurricane. Back in November, at the age of 105, she set a new world record for fastest 100-meter dash at the Louisiana Senior Games, a multisport competition for adults over 50. "Having a momma that can do this pleases them, and it pleases me to please them," the former schoolteacher said. PHOTO BY BRIT HUCKABAY FROM NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES ASSOCIATION, Watch 105-year-old Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins run 100 meters at Louisiana Senior Games. "[I] missed my nap for this," she said (via USATF) on Saturday at the event at Louisiana State University, not far from where Hawkins lives in Baton Rouge. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. I want to keep running as long as I can. Since Im having trouble with my eyes, I read the books that talk to you. The retired Louisiana teacher just became the first female track and field athlete in the 105+ age bracket to clock a time in the 100-meter dash. Whoops! And look for magic moments. In 2016, her daughter Margaret Hawkins Matens wrote a book about her life called "It's Been Wondrous: The Memoirs of Julia Welles Hawkins". O.K., maybe well call you the Flower Lady then. It makes you want to get out and go as fast as you can and do the best you can. The only 105-year-old men to compete in track and field were Hidekichi Miyazaki of Japan (shot put) and Stanistaw Kowalski of Poland (100 and discus). Dubbed Hurricane Hawkins, the retired schoolteacher from Baton Rouge may be robbed of record certification due to an officiating miscue failure to test the She also holds a world indoor record in the 2-kilogram shot put (2.77 meters or 9 feet 1). I get wonderful books that tell me the stories and Ive been enjoying them. Im just pretty good at moving around and I do it when I have to, whatever I have to do. David Bickel, chair of the USATF Masters Track and Field Records Committee, said Tuesday that he has been in touch with the meets referee. Hawkins began running when she was 100. She also outlived her granddaughter Mandy Hawkins. The 'Blue Zones' diet: Foods that help people live to 100, Octogenarian best friends go for the gold. She ran the 100-meter dash, finishing with a time of 39.62 seconds. In August, Hiroo Tanaka of Japan blazed home in 16.69 to set the male record in the 90 and over category. WebJulia Hawkins was born in Wisconsin, USA on 10 February 1916. On 29 January 2021 at the age of 104, Hawkins received her second dose. Don Chadez, a longtime meet timer with Flash Results-West, said only a poor timing company would neglect to do the zero-control test. Gerontology Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. So, despite setting a 100m world record on Sunday at the Louisiana Senior Games, she still Andrew Hecker, a veteran meet organizer and USATF official, said the zero-control test aims to assure the timing system starting sensor is working properly. A daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute. She married Murray Hawkins after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, where Murray was stationed. I have an acre of land, and I have all of these bonsais and they are enough to keep me busy. There was a problem saving your notification. The Senior Games meet was USATF-sanctioned, another mandated ingredient for American records. Requests for a copy of the record form and supporting documentation were not immediately granted. Want to advertise with us? 97,862 views Nov 6, 2021 953 Dislike Share Save NOLA.com 91.4K subscribers Julia Her family Meghan Holohan is a contributing writer who covers health and parenting for TODAY.com. A screenshot of Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins running the 100-meter dash at the 2021 Louisiana Senior Games. This time at age 106, and in under a minute. I love to run, and I love being an inspiration to others, says Hawkins. So I usually managed to beat the ones that werent really athletes. The 105-year-old Baton Rouge resident stands uncontested as the oldest competitive female sprinter in the world, according to the Louisiana Senior Games, where on Saturday she ran the 100 meters in 1:02.95. Advantage athlete and obviously wrong for a record.. Today, Hawkins spends most of her waking hours being active (no surprise). But Kowalski is still alive at 111. She told me she would reach out to the appropriate officials, etc., and ask them to provide the requested information, Bickel said via email. Asked about how she thought her race went on Saturday, she told the Advocate, "This time I wasn't feeling like I was going that fast.". Just keep moving and be interested in things.. Can you imagine that? Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins hopes that she inspires other senior citizens to stay active and interested in things no matter how old they are. If either of those times get certified in December, she will become the official world-record holder. There is no tortoise-and-hare situation with Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins. So when they sent him out there we were married by telephone. The couple had four children: Lad Hawkins, Margaret Matens, Julia "Jugie" Battle and Warren Hawkins (aged 69 in July 2017). That tells you how old I am. It was wonderful to see so many family members and friends. BATON ROUGE, La. 6-keys: media/spln/other/reg/free/stories, at Alana Schreiber is the managing producer for the live daily news program, Louisiana Considered. On Sunday, November 7, the centenarian set a world record in the 100-meter dash as the first woman and the first American in the 105+ age category. 100. This article was amended on 15 November 2021 to correct several instances where track times were rendered incorrectly. Hawkins is the listed world record holder in the W100 100-meter dash and 60-meter indoor dash. Back in 2017, the determined lady set another 100-meter record in the 100-104 age category with a time of 39:62. Shes 103 and Just Ran the 100-Meter Dash. IE 11 is not supported. It was fun and I fell in love with running. AS: Hawkins wants to run another 100 meter dash. Julia Hawkins was born in Wisconsin, USA on 10 February 1916. We talk a lot about hurricanes in Louisiana and the fact that they do a lot of harm makes me not like that so much, but it is part of our home life and I guess if they think thats cute, its all right with me. She holds a BA in Art History and Curatorial Studies with a minor in Design from Brigham Young University. Thank you so much. A running record. And I did it in a lot less than that.. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Like a sunrise that was especially pretty, or a sunset or a shooting star. His last update was Nov. 13. And she was also married to her husband Murray Hawkins for 70 years. You dont have to be wealthy to get to see them. AS: And its possible that Hawkins will be having another magic moment coming this summer. If the flash is recorded as 0.00 second, the system is working. I keep thinking, 'Why am I left here?' Her Life Advice? Its all right with me. The sky is the limit for 105-year-old track and field athlete Julia Hurricane Hawkins. Along with running and cycling, she's an avid gardener. Her parents were Julies Welles and Margaret Welles. 1, Report: PGA Tour trimming some fields, ending cuts, Trade tracker: Kings' Quick era ends with deal to Jackets, Rodgers out of isolation, call on '23 coming 'soon enough'. I understand you didnt get into running until you were quite older. h/t: [Mental Floss], Oldest Living Ranger in the National Park Service Celebrates Her 100th Birthday, Legendary 98-Year-Old Betty White Holds World Record for Longest TV Career, 101-Year-Old Woman Adopts Oldest Cat at Shelter and Now Theyre Thriving as Best Buds, Oldest Known World War II Veteran Celebrates His 112th Birthday in New Orleans. JH: I have done much better than that. While Murray passed away at 95, she believes she has enjoyed such a great life because she lived with such a supportive partner. AS: But Hawkins has always been an athlete. But running felt different. Lynx was not involved with the race in question, although it is possible that Lynx technology was in use, said Hugues Lacroix of Lynx. You cant count on much at 105. She enjoys cooking, yoga, reading, music and walking her two rescue dogs. 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