This 86 Year Old Is Being Celebrated as the ‘Iron Nun’

86 Year Old Sister Madonna Buder is being celebrated by Nike in their new campaign ‘Unlimited Youth’. The nun started running at the age of 48 after being introduced to it by a priest friend of hers. Fast forward 38 years and the fitness fanatic has completed not 1 but FOURTY SIX Ironman races.

For those who aren’t familiar with an Ironman race, it consists of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.20 km) run. We’re tired just reading about it!

Nike have produced two videos which give us a little peek into the life and training of this amazing woman.

 

 

 

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