Meet the oldest runner in the Chevron Houston Marathon
Friday, January 12, 2018
HOUSTON, Texas -- Mary Louise is 88 years old and wants to make a good showing in this year's Chevron Houston Marathon.
She will be the oldest participant in this year's race, but that's not slowing her down.
"I have been practicing," she said. "Whenever I go downtown shopping, I get out on the highway and run. I run to church on Sundays. And then I run back home."
She's a retired school teacher who says music has helped her keep moving all these years.
"When I have good music, I just swish my booty, you know," Mary Louise told ABC13 as she started dancing. "It just gets me in the mood to run."
