Don't Act Your Age: Sister Madonna Buder - The "Iron Nun"

Meet Sister Madonna Buder. A retirement rebel extraordinaire.

Susan Williams

Susan Williams

Founder, Booming Encore

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Don't Act Your Age: Sister Madonna Buder - The "Iron Nun"

Meet Sister Madonna Buder. She is now ninety four years old but her athletic feats are nothing but astonishing. At 82, she was the oldest woman to ever finish an Ironman.

In the following video, she shares her story of how she broke boundaries by becoming a older nun who started to run marathons. She also shares some of her philosophies on life.

"Any anxiety is developed by worrying about the future of which none of us really have control. So that brings me back to the present. I will make the most of the here and now." 

A wonderful retirement rebel indeed.

Sister Buder also attracted the attention of Nike. They produced this ad in 2016 that featured her. If this doesn't challenge your ideas of what aging can look like, not sure what will!

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