She enjoys cooking, yoga, reading, music and walking her two rescue dogs. Brit Huckabay/National Senior Games Association, via Associated Press. Now 105, "Hurricane" is taking the track and field world by storm. She ran the 100-meter dash, finishing with a time of 39.62 seconds. I understand you didnt get into running until you were quite older. 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A screenshot of Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins running the 100-meter dash at the 2021 Louisiana Senior Games. Along with running and cycling, she's an avid gardener. I love to run, and I love being an inspiration to others, says Hawkins. When she was about 3 months old, her family moved to Louisiana. "As usual, Julia Hawkins calls her own shots and will wait for the right time to decide if and how her track career will go on.". AS: Although Murray passed away at age 95, Hawkins is still surrounded by a loving family, who are coming in from out of town to celebrate her 106th birthday on February 10. On Friday, Celebrating record-breaking runner Julia 'The Hurricane' Hawkins' 106th birthday Published February 10, 2022 at 12:33 PM CST Listen 3:47 Last November, Sprinting to the cheers of friends, family, and other senior athletes, Hawkins crossed the finish line at the National Senior Games with an incredible time of 1:02:95. It is performed by placing the gun on the finish line and in Zero Gun Test mode you time the start, he said. 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Follow her on Twitter to see her recent stories. Julia Hawkins daughter, Margaret Hawkins Matens, was present for the record attempt. Hawkins began running when she was Hawkins is the listed world record holder in the W100 100-meter dash and 60-meter indoor dash. Dubbed Hurricane Hawkins, the retired schoolteacher from Baton Rouge may be robbed of record certification due to an officiating miscue failure to test the timing system used Nov. 6 at the Louisiana Senior Games at Southeastern Louisiana University. Like all elite athletes, Julia Hurricane Hawkins has a ruthless streak. Someone comes to stay with me at night, and she gets my breakfast and supper, so Im well taken care of. Today, Hawkins spends most of her waking hours being active (no surprise). Hawkins always enjoyed being active. Keep your weight down and exercise. WWNOs Alana Schreiber has more. Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins is showing everyone that age is just a number. Run the 100 meter dash in less than a minute. 105-year-old Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins sets a new track-and-field record. But it gives you the feeling of wonder, kind of. Her Life Advice? I decided to quit after I had one fall and dislocated my elbow.. Arnesia Young is a contributing writer for My Modern Met and an aspiring art historian. Have many passions. Keep interested in a lot of things to keep you busy and keep your mind busy. In a rather unconventional way. And look for magic moments. WebJulia Hawkins was born in Wisconsin, USA on 10 February 1916. JH: Well I knew it was a possibility because there are not that many older people doing things like this. 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When you think back, what are you most proud of in your lifetime? section: | slug: louisiana-woman-sets-world-record-in-100-meter-dash-for-105-age-group | sport: other | route: article_single.us | Julia Hurricane Hawkins has gone where no woman has ever gone before as the first female track and field athlete, and the first American, to set a track and field world record and establish a 105+ age category. A new start after 60: Exercise is my lifeblood so I decided to run my first marathon at 74, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 'Stay healthy and keep running': 105-year-old sprinter sets world record video, Julia Hurricane Hawkins sets record in 105+ category, Athlete has also excelled in cycling time trials. This other (the running) is just a little icing on the cake. Q: If you dont mind my asking, when is your birthday? Unfortunately some places, non-certified officials are given the responsibility an official should have., All meets should be properly officiated, he said, but at a masters meet, where records are a greater potential, we have to officiate to the standards of record all the time. She says she plans on attending a meet in Florida this June. WebHurricane Hawkins has no plans of slowing down (5:50) Age ain't nothing but a number for 103-year-old Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins who struck gold at the 2019 National Senior Games. Julia Hawkins, 101, shown here in her Louisiana neighborhood, competed in the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships. I love to run, and I love being an inspiration to others, Hawkins said on Sunday. This month, at the National Senior Games in Birmingham, Alabama, Hawkins ran the dash in 39.62 seconds. I read. (WAFB) - Julia Hurricane Hawkins just happens to be 104 years young now, and just so happens to be a record-setting runner. I want to keep running as long as I can. However, with her time on Saturday, she did qualify for the event. Marry someone that you not only love, but you like and you admire and respect, she said. We caught up with her afterward, before a celebration with fellow senior athletes and before she got ready to fly home to Louisiana on Thursday. Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins hopes that she inspires other senior citizens to stay active and interested in things no matter how old they are. Im most proud of my children and my husband. By. And it was. Julia Hawkins, 101, shown here in her Louisiana neighborhood, competed in the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Further, he faulted Hawkins team for possibly not taking steps to assure record ratification. Ms. Hawkins got into running late in life, and it has become one of her many passions. I find it fun, I like doing it.". This article was amended on 15 November 2021 to correct several instances where track times were rendered incorrectly. Bergen has also broken age records in the high jump, 60m and 200m. The premier timing systems in America, called FinishLynx, are sold by Lynx, based in Haverhill, Massachusetts. I run on the street by my house, occasionally, not often. It would be terribly disappointing if Julias mark is not ratified given the fact that the event received so much advance publicity, Jerome said. Only a handful know whether her mark of just under 63 seconds will count as a world age-group record. I hope Im inspiring them to be healthy and to realize you can still be doing it at this kind of an age. On Thursday, after Times of San Diego inquiries, the application was denoted as approved.. During the World War II, her brother was in a German concentration camp. Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins (ne Welles; born 10 February 1916) is an American centenarian masters athlete. Were also on Pinterest, Tumblr, and Flipboard. And she was also married to her husband Murray Hawkins for 70 years. JH: I have done much better than that. The individual officials should know how to officiate an event the ones I work with do. Rob Jerome of New York City has traveled the world taking photos of masters track athletes. She is also an avid gardener, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The fastest 105-year-old woman in the world? AS: And its possible that Hawkins will be having another magic moment coming this summer. On 29 January 2021 at the age of 104, Hawkins received her second dose. On Thursday, David Svoboda of timing company chippedtech.com said: To the best of my knowledge, everything is complete. Full results except for wind-speed readings, also key to record ratification were posted only Wednesday. Alana Schreiber of NPR member station WWNO reported this story. Competitive sprinter Julia Hawkins, 101, wearing a flower in her garden. It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. I have done much better than that, she says, but the high winds and cold weather held her back. If I can, I'm gonna go there and try that one. Julia Hawkins currently lives at her home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA at the age of 107 years, 19 days. I keep thinking, 'Why am I left here?' On the same day, she also broke the world record for her age group in the 200-meter dash and the American record for the javelin. At 103 she's the oldest woman to run a USA Track and Field event on American Around 8 January 2021 at the age of 104, Hawkins received her first dose of the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Alana Schreiber: When most people turn 100, theyre probably not looking for a new hobby. You cant be sloppy about how things are set up.. So we were married by telephone. When it became too difficult for Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins to shift gears on her bike and she sustained too many injuries she decided to become a runner. Those are things you just cant beat that. Hawkins clocked in at just over one minute and two seconds, which was not quite what she wanted. Just older women trying to do something different. She says marrying a good man is the secret to a long happy relationship. Thank you so much. On Feb. 10, 2022, Hawkins turns 106 years old. You have been subscribed to WBUR Today. JH: We met on the first day at LSU. Her parents were Julies Welles and Margaret Welles. They wed by telephone, Julia in Louisiana and Murray still in Pearl Harbor. An avid bicyclist, she said she only began training for track and field last year. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins started running at 100 and keeps breaking records. In womens competition Australias Julie Brims broke the 55+ record in a time of 12.24, while American Kathy Bergen crossed the line in 16.26 in the 80-and-over category. Well, either one. Julie and Margaret Welles were her parents. But I always did Senior Olympics in biking. Magic moments are something you see that you hadnt seen often before. Meghan Holohan is a contributing writer who covers health and parenting for TODAY.com. Eileen Bolinsky edited the Here & Now segment for air, and Serena McMahon adapted it for digital. USATF official Hecker, who has worked at Olympic Trials such as race walk events in Santee, said the meet referee also is the supervisor of how events are being conducted. She finished the 100-meter dash about six seconds slower than her record time, but she was still pleased with the result. August 16, 2022 by Amasteringall Julia Hawkins was born on February 10, 1916, in Wisconsin, USA. And I did it in a lot less than that.. How did you get your nickname, Hurricane?, Well, somebody thought it up. I just keep active and do lots of things," she said. Hawkins began competing in sprints five years ago at the ripe age of 100. The 105-year-old Baton Rouge resident stands uncontested as the oldest competitive female sprinter in the world, according to the Louisiana Senior Games, where on Saturday she ran the 100 meters in 1:02.95. Julia Hawkins: One of my children suggested when I was 100 that it would be nice to run the 100 yard dash in less than 100 seconds. JH: And at that race I had three different children from three different schools from where I taught. In August, Hiroo Tanaka of Japan blazed home in 16.69 to set the male record in the 90 and over category. Help us grow with a monthly contribution. AS: When Hawkins crossed the finish line, she held the title for fastest 100 meter dash in the one hundred and five years and up category. But Im a big flower person and I usually wear a flower in my hair, even when Im running. Julia Hawkins was born in Wisconsin, USA on 10 February 1916. But on that day it seemed to be the best I could have done with the weather like it was. This week, the Baton Rouge resident is celebrating a different milestone: her 106th birthday. And as she approaches this milestone, shes been reflecting on some of the meaningful moments in her life. She worked as a teacher in Donaldsonville and Brusly. Not only that, but by running the 100 meters in 40.12 seconds, she shaved more than six seconds off the current certified world record for women aged 100 or older. "Just stay healthy and keep running," Hawkins offered as advice to anyone aspiring to reach similar heights. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: general | pageType: stories | She also outlived her granddaughter Mandy Hawkins. 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