81-year-old Kenton Brown ran 29.70 seconds in the indoor 200 meters at the USATF Masters Championships in early March this year, just 0.55 seconds shy of the M80 (ages 80–84) world record set by Robert Lida in 2017. What does 29.70 seconds mean? Many young adults without systematic training run 200 m in roughly 35–45 seconds. Being under 30 seconds generally already indicates a fairly athletic person. For an 81-year-old to reach a level comparable to reasonably athletic young people is truly remarkable. In recent years Brown has repeatedly rewritten the masters record books. In March 2025 he set the M80 60 m world record with 8.76 seconds — even in his eighties he still shows astonishing speed. He also previously held the M80 100 m world record — 14.21 seconds in 2024. Remaining at an elite sprinting level at 81, Brown again proves: age really is just a number. Could you beat him? How fast do you think you'll be at 81? Or will you still be running at all? #Must-read for running enthusiasts #Running#Sprinting#WorldRecord#TrailRunningExplosion