LifeNut Mike Fremont, 95, sets world record in the Air Force Half-Marathon!
Five years shy of the century mark, Mike Fremont ran in Dayton’s Air Force Half-Marathon and set a world record for his age – three hours, 44 minutes, 50 seconds. Despite high temperatures – into the 80s – and high humidity, Fremont accomplished his goal, though he did not break 3:06:23, a world record he holds for a 91-year-old in the half-marathon. Mike also currently holds the world record for a 90-year-old in the full marathon for his 6:35:47 race in 2012 in the Marshall University Marathon in Huntington, West Virginia. A You-Tube video of him setting this record can be found in the November, 2012, blog at lifenuts.org, a website inspired by Fremont’s lifestyle.
It took a lot of courage for the 95-year-old to finish in the blazing sun, especially on a route empty of trees and without any shade over the final four miles. “I talked to a lot of people … but not in any depth,” Mike said. “I wanted to break three and a half hours, but the heat got to me.” And, ever the humble runner, Mike found the positive, “It really was a beautiful course.”
A genetic freak, you think? Hardly. He nearly died decades ago when, at age 70, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer – metastasized to lymph nodes – and was given three months to live. Determined to beat the cancer, Mike changed his lifestyle, gave up meat and dairy products, reduced his stress level, and, without any chemo or radiation, the tumor shrank and he survived. So, no, Mr. Fremont is not a quirk of nature. Rather, he attributes his longevity and vitality to a plant-based diet and purpose-filled living.
In fact, his life has been so dramatically vibrant that it serves as the model for LifeNuts, a program that helps people and their communities to save money by lowering health care expenses.
How does Mike do it? Why are his mind and body so alert and responsive? How did he break the world marathon record when he was 90 and why, at 95, could he set another world record? The answers can be found in his blogs at lifenuts.org (July-November, 2012).
Click here to see his official time - http://usaf.onlineraceresults.com/individual.php?bib=7853#
Five years shy of the century mark, Mike Fremont ran in Dayton’s Air Force Half-Marathon and set a world record for his age – three hours, 44 minutes, 50 seconds. Despite high temperatures – into the 80s – and high humidity, Fremont accomplished his goal, though he did not break 3:06:23, a world record he holds for a 91-year-old in the half-marathon. Mike also currently holds the world record for a 90-year-old in the full marathon for his 6:35:47 race in 2012 in the Marshall University Marathon in Huntington, West Virginia. A You-Tube video of him setting this record can be found in the November, 2012, blog at lifenuts.org, a website inspired by Fremont’s lifestyle.
It took a lot of courage for the 95-year-old to finish in the blazing sun, especially on a route empty of trees and without any shade over the final four miles. “I talked to a lot of people … but not in any depth,” Mike said. “I wanted to break three and a half hours, but the heat got to me.” And, ever the humble runner, Mike found the positive, “It really was a beautiful course.”
A genetic freak, you think? Hardly. He nearly died decades ago when, at age 70, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer – metastasized to lymph nodes – and was given three months to live. Determined to beat the cancer, Mike changed his lifestyle, gave up meat and dairy products, reduced his stress level, and, without any chemo or radiation, the tumor shrank and he survived. So, no, Mr. Fremont is not a quirk of nature. Rather, he attributes his longevity and vitality to a plant-based diet and purpose-filled living.
In fact, his life has been so dramatically vibrant that it serves as the model for LifeNuts, a program that helps people and their communities to save money by lowering health care expenses.
How does Mike do it? Why are his mind and body so alert and responsive? How did he break the world marathon record when he was 90 and why, at 95, could he set another world record? The answers can be found in his blogs at lifenuts.org (July-November, 2012).
Click here to see his official time - http://usaf.onlineraceresults.com/individual.php?bib=7853#
May 3, 2015 On a hot day Mike Fremont set a world record in the Cincinnati Flying Pig half-marathon. After finishing, Mike was interviewed by a local television station. He continues to inspire.
A hot day at the Flying Pig
May 16, 2014 Northeast Suburban Life newspaper ran an article about LifeNut Mike Fremont setting a world record for his age in the Cincinnati Flying Pig half-marathon on May 4. Mike's lifestyle, showing than a 90-something can be active, committed, and an asset to society, demonstrates several factors not mentioned in Sunday's "60 Minutes," a show that revealed findings from an NIH-funded study of 90-year-olds. This was also posted in VegWorld.
March 31, 2014 The April edition of RunMichigan.com featured an article on LifeNuts by Ron Marinucci.
The article reviewed the basic concepts of LifeNuts and emphasized the need for the entire community to change its culture - for an improved quality of life and enhanced longevity.
The article reviewed the basic concepts of LifeNuts and emphasized the need for the entire community to change its culture - for an improved quality of life and enhanced longevity.
Oct. 27, 2013 The Indianapolis Star featured LifeNut Mike Fremont on its front page. World-record-holding 91-year-old racing in Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. Mike and Dr. Bob will give presentations at the marathon expo on Friday, Nov. 1, in the afternoon and at the marathon pasta dinner in the evening. They will both run in the marathon (Dr. Bob) and the half-marathon (Mike). With good weather forecast, Mike has a change to set a new world record for the half and break his existing time of 3:03, which he set this year at the Knoxville marathon.
91-year-old Mike Fremont
July, 2013. The Tri-County Press, a suburban Cincinnati newspaper, and Cincinnati.com, the online newspaper of the Cincinnati Enquirer featured articles on the LifeNuts challenge: Are you faster than a 91-year-old?
Dr. Bob Kroeger presented a seminar at MoJo Running store in West Chester, urging runners and overweight individuals to participate in this challenge at the Indianapolis Monumental marathon on November 2. Mike should finish the half-marathon in about three hours; so, most walkers, doing a 15-minute per mile pace, could complete the race in the same time. For information, go to the marathon website for details on this challenge to combat the growing American epidemic of obesity.
Dr. Bob Kroeger presented a seminar at MoJo Running store in West Chester, urging runners and overweight individuals to participate in this challenge at the Indianapolis Monumental marathon on November 2. Mike should finish the half-marathon in about three hours; so, most walkers, doing a 15-minute per mile pace, could complete the race in the same time. For information, go to the marathon website for details on this challenge to combat the growing American epidemic of obesity.
Eat Right. Paddle. Run Easy.
April 8, 2013. Running Times magazine. An article by Mike Tymm featured the lifestyle of Mike Fremont, the person who inspired the formation of LifeNuts. "Sure, training is important, but when you get to be my age, you're not going to be able to train at all unless your body holds up. I simply cannot overemphasize
the importance of the plant-based diet to my performance."
"No meat, no dairy products, no toxins," Fremont explains of his diet. He eats primarily vegetables, fruit, whole grains and nuts, as well as soups of all kinds. He adds that he takes no supplements or medication, except for some Vitamin D in the winter. He stresses that in the 20 years he has been eating this way, he has not had a single cold or sickness of any kind. At 5-foot-4, he maintains 125 pounds, the same as his wrestling weight during his years at Yale
University.
http://www.runnersworld.com/masters-profiles/eat-right-paddle-run-easy
the importance of the plant-based diet to my performance."
"No meat, no dairy products, no toxins," Fremont explains of his diet. He eats primarily vegetables, fruit, whole grains and nuts, as well as soups of all kinds. He adds that he takes no supplements or medication, except for some Vitamin D in the winter. He stresses that in the 20 years he has been eating this way, he has not had a single cold or sickness of any kind. At 5-foot-4, he maintains 125 pounds, the same as his wrestling weight during his years at Yale
University.
http://www.runnersworld.com/masters-profiles/eat-right-paddle-run-easy
Mike Fremont, 91, Finishes Knoxville Half Marathon in 3:04
Runners World.com website featured LifeNut Mike Fremont on April 8, 2013 in an article by Michelle Hamilton. Runner’s World chief running officer Bart Yasso summed up his feat best via Twitter: “Wow, this dude is the real deal...Amazing.”
"The hills were horrendous," Fremont says, but he felt fine throughout the race. "I can't run fast enough anymore to get tired," he says of his 14-minute-mile pace.
"The hills were horrendous," Fremont says, but he felt fine throughout the race. "I can't run fast enough anymore to get tired," he says of his 14-minute-mile pace.
91-Year Old Sets World Half-Marathon Record And Reaffirms LifeNuts Program
World Record at Knoxville
Letsrun.com, a widely-read site in the running community, featured Mike's world record:
Knoxville, Tennessee --Mike Fremont, age 91, set a world half-marathon record for his age today. The inspiration for the community-based vitality program called LifeNuts, Fremont ran the 13.1 mile marathon in 3 hours, 3 minutes and 56 seconds to establish the new record (USATF) for a 91-year-old.
There was no previous record.
Knoxville, Tennessee --Mike Fremont, age 91, set a world half-marathon record for his age today. The inspiration for the community-based vitality program called LifeNuts, Fremont ran the 13.1 mile marathon in 3 hours, 3 minutes and 56 seconds to establish the new record (USATF) for a 91-year-old.
There was no previous record.
91-YEAR-OLD LIFENUT MIKE FREMONT
SETS WORLD HALF MARATHON RECORD
Dr. Bob Kroeger and Mike Fremont
April 8, 2013. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that 91-year-old Mike Fremont set another world record for his age in the Knoxville half-marathon with a time of 3:03:56. The newspaper explained that Mike attributes his running longevity to his diet. "I got cancer when I was 70. I went on a vegan diet. I've set all my records since becoming a vegan."
Dr. Bob Kroeger featured in National Masters News
March, 2013. Writer Mike Tymn wrote an article about LifeNut Dr. Bob Kroeger in the March issue of National Masters News, a publication geared for track and field athletes over age 40. On Becoming a LifeNut describes Dr. Bob's transformation from an obese individual to a marathon runner good enough to win age bracket awards and how he developed the vitality program to help other individuals and their communities become healthy. This publication can be accessed by going online or subscribing to a print edition.
http://www.nationalmastersnews.com/current.htm
http://www.nationalmastersnews.com/current.htm
LifeNut Mike Fremont makes Runners World magazine
February, 2013. - Mike Fremont was recognized in the February issue of Runners World magazine in an article by Gail Kislevitz. RW acknowledged Mike's new marathon record at Huntington. Mike offered this quote, "I attribute my success to a plant-based diet and regular exercise. I adopted this lifestyle after I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 70, and I beat it." Way to go, Mike. What a LifeNut!
At 90, Fremont sets marathon record - Newspaper coverage
Nov. 16, 2012 - LifeNut Mike Fremont, upon setting an American record for 90-year-olds in the marathon, was featured in an article in the Community Press, a suburban Cincinnati newspaper. Reporter Kelly McBride interviewed Mike and wrote, "Though he trains for his sport, it’s his lifestyle that he credits. 'The true key to what I can do is that I acknowledge a vegan diet,' he said. 'I’ve been on it since I had cancer at age 70.' He was given three months to live when he read The Cancer Prevention Diet, by Michio Kushi.
He followed it, beat cancer, and got healthy."
LifeNuts eat mainly a plant-based diet. Although this bucks the lifestyle of mainstream America, Mike Fremont's vitaliy and his ability to run a marathon testify to its effect on longevity.
He followed it, beat cancer, and got healthy."
LifeNuts eat mainly a plant-based diet. Although this bucks the lifestyle of mainstream America, Mike Fremont's vitaliy and his ability to run a marathon testify to its effect on longevity.
LifeNut Mike Fremont featured in Yale Alumni magazine, Nov. 16, 2012
After setting a new American record for 90-year-olds for the marathon, Mike was featured as a Yalie (a graduate of Yale University) of the week in the online edition of Yale Alumni magazine.
http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/yotw/index.html
http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/yotw/index.html
The Herald-Dispatch, Nov. 10, 2012, Huntington, WV
LifeNuts made its first public appearance November 10, 2012, in Huntington, West Virginia, hoping to gain interest in cities in that state, third in national obesity rankings. The Huntington/Ashland metro area places in the top ten most obese/most unhealthy US cities with over 50 percent of residents being obese. So the area was fertile ground for the launching of the LifeNuts program.
Reporter Bill Rosenberger wrote an article on Mike Fremont, the official LifeNuts “poster child” that merited front page coverage. The article reviewed Mike’s life, his switch to a vegan diet, and his lifestyle being the model for the LifeNuts program. Dr. Bob Kroeger wrote LifeNuts based on Mike’s longevity and performance and launched the program at the Marshall University marathon in hopes that runners would take it to their communities.
Reporter Bill Rosenberger wrote an article on Mike Fremont, the official LifeNuts “poster child” that merited front page coverage. The article reviewed Mike’s life, his switch to a vegan diet, and his lifestyle being the model for the LifeNuts program. Dr. Bob Kroeger wrote LifeNuts based on Mike’s longevity and performance and launched the program at the Marshall University marathon in hopes that runners would take it to their communities.
LifeNuts expo presentation at Marshall University marathon. Nov. 10, 2012
Dr. Bob answering questions after the talk
Dr. Bob Kroeger presented the LifeNuts program to a packed, standing room only crowd of over 120 runners. Dr. Bob’s talk centered on how LifeNuts developed; what is a LifeNut; and how the program could be implemented. He encouraged runners to take it to their communities in appreciation for being given the gift of running. He also explained how it would save budget dollars and reduce childhood obesity. Mike Fremont, aged 90, explained his approach to life and how he switched to a plant-based diet at age 70 when he was diagnosed with cancer. He attributed much of his success in living a robust life at 90 to his eating habits and his daily exercise.
The program, with questions and answers, lasted about an hour, ending with many of the runners promising to take the program back home.
The program, with questions and answers, lasted about an hour, ending with many of the runners promising to take the program back home.
Nov. 11, 2012 Mike Fremont shatters American marathon record for 90-year-olds.
In its Monday issue (Nov. 12), the Huntington Herald-Dispatch reported that Mike set a new record of 6:35:47 in breaking both the marathon record for 90-year-olds (6:54) and the 90-94 year age group (6:46). Finishing in 75 degree heat further demonstrated Mike’s fitness over the 26.2 mile course, demonstrating the effectiveness of the LifeNuts lifestyle. The LifeNuts blog of Nov. 12 covers Mike's heroic effort in detail.