Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life

Raelene Elam is a mother of 6 kids. After graduating high school in California, she accepted a full ride scholarship to University of Arizona for volleyball where she was a 3 year starter. Following college, she coached at the University of Arizona summer camps for 6 years and has coached high school varsity and club teams for almost 2 decades. Following a severe car accident in 2017, Raelene now...

Lisa Lander, a mother to four physicians, grandmother, and wife of 42 years, is a certified life coach and owner of Lander’s River Trips, an adventure company. She's also known for her brand "Adventures of Lolly." Lisa is a passionate athlete who advocates evidence-based changes to enhance health, happiness, and longevity. She focuses on optimizing nutrition, exercise, mindset, and...

May Tom is a registered dietitian and functional medicine practitioner. Formerly as the nutrition director of one of Conde Nast’s ranked best wellness retreats in the world, May has given talks and held workshops for groups such as Young President's Organization and Junior League and has contributed to publications such as Shape and Women’s Health Magazine. She currently works in private prac...

Bruce McBarnette is a man with a wide variety of talents. He has excelled in both sports and professional endeavors and enjoys being a philanthropist and coach. As a high jumper, he boasts an impressive record of 15 world championships and 43 USA national masters championships for his age group, along with numerous US and world records. His most recent achievement occurred this month as he broke o...

Sixty-three-year-old Eric Johnson is a 17-time Utah Best of State Male Amateur Athlete of the Year Winner. Eric has won 2 Utah Best of State Statue Awards for Sports, and is the first person to receive that honor twice. He is a member of 5 USATF National Champion Teams with the SoCal Track Club and a 10-time Huntsman World Senior Games Overall Racewalking Champion Gold Medalist. Eric has won a tot...

David Gibbon, born in Pittsburgh and raised in Garlandville, Mississippi, inherited his father's athletic prowess and competitiveness. His father, who once played professional basketball and baseball and even pitched in the 1960 World Series, inspired David's love for sports. Despite starting as a late bloomer, David excelled in baseball and briefly tried football. He pursued a degree in...

Our guest today is Larry Gelwix, known by some as "The Winningest Coach in America" or perhaps the "Getaway Guru." Larry served as the volunteer Head Coach of the Highland Rugby team for 36 years. The major motion picture "Forever Strong" tells the true story of Coach Gelwix and the Highland team who claimed a record 418 wins and just 10 losses, including 20 national...

Our guest today is 91 years young and a proud alumni of the Huntsman World Senior Games. Duane Brinton, aka “Dewey,” learned how to work hard through the Great Depression, living on a chicken farm. He graduated from American University and went on to a long career in banking, which took him and his family all over the country. He competed in several sports over his 21 years of participation in our...

Kyle Zagrodzky is the innovative mind behind OsteoStrong, a groundbreaking health and wellness system revolutionizing the way we approach fitness and aging prevention. As the Founder and CEO, Kyle’s visionary leadership has propelled OsteoStrong to the forefront of musculoskeletal strength conditioning, utilizing cutting-edge osteogenic loading robotic devices to provide remarkable results in unde...

In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week in the United States this week, we are honored to speak with May Bradley.  In 2010, May’s daughter, Talese, died by suicide. The extraordinary trauma, grief, and suffering this caused motivated her and her family to create a non-profit organization called LOSS (Loved Ones Suicide Survivors), where she serves as CEO. The main purpose of LOSS is to...

Diane Tracy's accomplishments are remarkable and diverse. This self-described exercise addict’s daily routine involves rigorous training, devoting five hours each morning to swimming, biking, and running. In 2022, she emerged as the victor in her age group, women 70-74, at the 2021 IRONMAN World Championship. Her journey spans from a teenage track star to a successful career in cardiac rehabi...

Dr. Stacy Sims, MSc, PhD, is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionize sport and exercise training and performance, especially for women. She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and the University of Waikato, focusing on women's health, sex differences, environmental stressors (heat, cold, hypoxia), and per...

Ginny MacColl is an actress, dancer, and competitive athlete in both ninja and swimming. She began her career in NYC as a dancer in the hit Broadway show, “Pippin,” in 1974 and then played roles as a housewife and mother in over 100 national and regional commercials throughout the 70s and 80s. After a 20-year hiatus to raise her family, Ginny rekindled her acting career and began strength training...

Today's guest is world-renowned Table Tennis champion Lily Yip, who we are honored to have compete at our World Senior Games this year! Lily is a Chinese-born American table tennis player and coach who currently resides in New Jersey. Lily started playing the sport at 7 years old and became a member of the Guangdong provincial team at 15 years old. When she was 24 years old, she moved to the...

Freeman Linde is a Certified Financial Planner with La Crosse Financial Planning, a Fee-Only Fiduciary serving clients nationwide. He specializes in helping folks over fifty create a plan to reduce taxes, invest wisely, and retire securely. Freeman is the author of the book “3D Retirement Income, Creating a Retirement Income that Outlive You, Outpaces Inflation, and Outperforms Others.” He also ho...

Our guest today is Jeff Tidwell, who played on the same All-Star baseball team as not 1, but 2 future Major League Baseball players in high school: George Brett and Scott McGregor. Jeff was not just along for the ride; he is quite an athlete in his own right! Growing up, sports were his life: football, basketball, baseball, and track. His baseball team won the 1969 Babe Ruth World Series, and Jeff...

Trischa Zorn-Hudson was born with an eye disorder called aniridia, which is the lack of the Iris or color part of the eye which causes limited vision or blindness. This American swimmer is the most decorated and successful athlete in the history of the Olympic or Paralympic Games, as she won 55 medals (41 Gold, 9 Silver, and 5 Bronze) over 7 consecutive Paralympic Games from 1980-2004. Following t...

Vanessa Barben has lived in St. George for 33 years. She is a proud wife to Mike Barben and mother of 4 children. Vanessa has been a registered nurse for 23 years. She worked at St. George Regional Hospital for 18 years - 10 of which were spent in the Intensive Care Unit. She started working in hospice in 2010. Vanessa is the administrator for Dixie Hospice and opened her own hospice agency in Nev...

Rod Julian is today's guest. He grew up in a small Indiana town playing team sports year-round: football, baseball, and basketball. Conquering challenges and setting new goals drove him, and being out on the field was a fantastic way to channel his energy. After high school, physical goals took a backseat to completing a Bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University, a successful caree...

Today’s guest is one of our younger competitors at the Huntsman World Senior Games. Susan Hill was introduced to our annual event as a volunteer keeping bowling scores when she was 48 years old. She knew then that she would compete as soon as she was eligible; it would just be a matter of deciding which events to compete in. From the first year earning several bowling gold medals to winning a gold...

Listen to this week's guests, Stan and Sherril Rasmussen, to hear why Sherril made her husband a shirt that stated, "I'm not 50, I'm only 49.95!" Stan and Sherril Rasmussen have been married 53 years and have 3 children and 12 grandchildren. Stan started competing at the Huntsman World Senior Games 25 years ago playing softball, and Sherril cheered him on each year. 10 yea...

Today's guest is 80-year-old Derek Boosey who was born in India and has lived a life full of adventure and accomplishment. He has no intention of being done anytime soon! Though he is an American citizen and lives less than an hour from our headquarters in Southern Utah, he likely has more international athletic experience than most of our guests and listeners, as he has served in some capaci...

Today's guest is Dr. James Parker, an Air Force veteran and the owner of Parker Muscle and Sports Clinic in Kaysville, UT. A couple of months back on episode #433, we had 2-time Paralympian David Blair on our show, and he mentioned how pivotal his coach, Dr. Parker, has been in his continued success. Not only has Dr. Parker been an Olympian himself in the 2004 Olympics for hammer throw, he wa...

Today's guest is Jill Jaye, an accredited personal trainer with 40+ years of experience in the fitness industry. Jill is a former competitor who placed in multiple women's figure and bodybuilding events. Jill's interest in health and fitness started with an offbeat desire to prove doubters wrong during her teenage years when she faced numerous serious health problems. She went on to...

Olympic wrestling gold medalist shares some true behind-the-scenes memories of his gold medal run in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. But maybe more important, he also talks about his goal to make one more Olympic team at the age of 51! Check this one out!  Send us Fan Mail