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Stay Strong Into Your 80s — What This Athlete Does Differently | Bob Becker, 82

July 05, 2026

Most people don't notice they're declining until it's too late.Bob Becker offers a very different model.He didn't discover running until he was 57. Twenty-five years later, at age 80, he returned to Badwater 135 — a brutal 135-mile ultramarathon across Death Valley in temperatures above 120°F — and became the oldest official finisher in the race's history.This is Bob's second appearance on Ageless Athlete. In our first conversation, we talked about how he found e...

The Truth About Strength No One Tells You — Until Life Breaks You | Ethan Pringle

June 24, 2026

Ageless Athlete on Substack - 1-2x / month. No spam. Longevity insights + behind-the-scenes. 👌🏾Ethan Pringle has climbed some of the hardest routes in the world. But this episode is about the kind of strength climbing does not train you for.After his father suffered a devastating stroke, Ethan found himself living two lives: pro climber on the road, and son/caregiver back home.We talk about grief, fear, failure, aging parents, turning 40, becoming a father, and what strength means when life b...

You’re Aging Faster Than You Think — The Scientist Who Plans to Live Forever | Dr. Bill Andrews, 74

June 17, 2026

Most of us think aging happens slowly in the background. Dr. Bill Andrews thinks we may be aging faster than we need to.Bill is a molecular biologist, founder of Sierra Sciences, and a longtime researcher in telomere and telomerase biology. He has spent most of his life asking whether aging itself can be slowed, reversed, or even cured.He is also an ultra runner. At 74, Bill still runs every day, has completed 100-mile races, and continues to test what the body may be capable of as the decade...