I enjoy pushing myself. I enjoy seeing myself get better each year. When I see my time get faster each year as I'm getting older, that's a thrill. I realize that I can still get better. The answer is yes.
Exercise physiologists say tnat healthy people willing to train can finish a race at any age.
Her girlhood love of sports has run through her adult years. She has finished dozens of triathalons during the past two decades, making her a mentor and role model to women starting the sport. Fransen works out every day and lifts with personal trainer D.J. White to improve her strength. White got serious about sports in her early 30s. Now she advises women who want to respond to the lure of competition.