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#UltraGeezer in the news

2024

January 13: Naples Half Marathon set for 36th running Sunday with top runners, last year's winner returning

2023

October 9: Two 75-Year-Olds Set Masters Records at Chicago Marathon

June 30: Stoked Oats athlete Gene Dykes an inspiration for all at the 50th running of the Western States Endurance Run

June 21: ‘UltraGeezer’ Gene Dykes is Ready to Tackle Western States 100

June 3: Intriguing Stories and Predictions for the 2023 Western States 100

May 17: “Ultra-Geezer” Gene Dykes Breaks 7 Masters Records in a Single 12-Hour Race

May 16: Gene Dykes, 75, sets seven U.S. masters records despite illness

April 25: Gene Dykes hopes to become oldest Western States finisher

April 25: Stoked Oats sponsors 75-year old endurance runner Gene Dykes for the world famous 100-Mile Western States Endurance Run this June

January 23: ENDURANCE GENE: Meet the man who became 70-74 Age Group World Champion in 2022

2022

August 13: He Smiles For Miles. The Story Of Gene Dykes' Remarkable Running

June 23: Broad Street Run Results by Age: Four Standouts over 60

2021

December 13: Gene Dykes, 'The World's Fastest 70-Year-Old Runner'

October 29: How Gene Dykes Became the World’s Fastest 70-Year-Old

June 22: [TV interview] 73-year-old man known as The Ultra Geezer breaks world record for 50K

June 18: Gene Dykes, Bala Cynwyd’s ‘Ultrageezer,’ breaks 50K world record for 70-plus age group

June 15: Training and racing with #ultrageezer Gene Dykes

June 14: Gene Dykes Runs an Age Group World Record in the 50K

June 13: Gene Dykes breaks M70 50K world record

June 5: [Podcast] RunYogi Diaries #52 with Gene Dykes , the Sub-3 marathoner at 73 who's getting better every day

May 27: Behind the scenes of the Cocodona 250 with Gene Dykes

2020

October 1: Breaking World Records at 70, with Gene Dykes

September 16th: Gene Dykes: Sub 3-hour marathoner and ultra-marathon runner in his 70s!

September 15th: Ranked #3 on the 50 Fittest over 50 list (beating out Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone)

September 10th: Gene Dykes - Training for Marathons by Running Ultras at 72 years old

June 16th: Gene Dykes: My Best Race and How I Achieved It

May 19th: Why you can still run your fastest marathon after 50

April 8th: Mike Wardian runs 63 laps for 422K to win the Quarantine Backyard Ultra

March 8th: What We Can Learn from Studying Older Marathoners

March 4th: You’re Never Too Old to Be Serious About Your Running

February 6th: How ultrarunning could make you a faster marathoner

January 17th: Naples Half Marathon: Jeannie Rice, Gene Dykes show age isn't an obstacle

2019

December 18th: Gene Dykes to target Ed Whitlock’s M70 world record at Chicago in 2020

December 3rd: [PODCAST] Interview with Gene Dykes, 2:54:23 Marathon at Age 70

November 21st: [VIDEO] Holiday Handbook: Treats and Tips for Winter Festivities

November 21st: Art of Aging: Philadelphia Marathon runner pounding the pavement for over 50 years

November 14th: ‘Ultra Geezer’ Questions Running Presuppositions

Nov 12: 5 runners who prove age is just a number

Aug 26: Gene Dykes, el septuagenario que terminó una maratón en menos de 3 horas

July 30: Dawn to Dusk to Dawn Track Ultras: Big Miles at D3

July 29: Gene Dykes attempts a 100-miler, five weeks after breaking his shoulder blade

July 8: Cómo correr un maratón en menos de tres horas a los 70 años

June 24th: Can Running Ultra Trails Improve Your Marathon Times?

June 12th: The Unconventional Wisdom of Gene Dykes

June 5th: RECORD ALERT: Gene Dykes breaks US 100-mile and 24-hour M70 records

April 28th: Gene Dykes and Michael Wardian finish strong at Big Sur International Marathon

April 26th: Big Sur Marathon: Unfinished business for 71-year-old Philadelphia runner

April 26th: Runner Gene Dykes Is Playing the Long Game

April 25th: Good to Know: 'Ultrageezer' breaks own record at Boston Marathon

April 22nd: Unlocking secrets of senior marathoner

April 15th/16th/17th - Boston Coverage

Links to his Marathon Photos

Joan Samuelson Wins Age-Graded Boston Marathon

Meb’s Instagram Post

Gene Dykes breaks his own Boston course record

Gene Dykes, the ‘Ultrageezer,’ breaks own record at Boston Marathon

Joan Benoit Samuelson and Gene Dykes clocked outstanding times at this year's Boston Marathon

April 13th: Gene Dykes Returns To The Marathon Distance Monday In Boston

April 12th: At age 70, the ‘Ultrageezer’ broke three hours in the marathon. His secret? ‘Just run!’

April 11th: Record-Breaking Performance in a 70-Year-Old Marathoner / Link to PDF

April 10th: RunnersWorld: This 70-Year-Old Ran a 2:54 Marathon

April 4th: Meet Bala Cynwyd’s 71-Year-Old (Unofficial) World Record Marathon Runner

March 29th: 'Just run!' How ultra-marathon man Gene Dykes is redefining fitness in his 70s

Feb 16th: The Joy of Running Keeps Gene Dykes Pumped at 70 and Beyond

Feb 15th: Just run — how Gene Dykes excels as a 70-year-old runner

Feb 5th: In this episode of Athletes Unfiltered, we speak with three athletes who are getting better with age

Jan 31: Trail Ultra Running and Age 70 Marathon World Record (In Hungarian)

Jan 25: Back to the Track: 70 Year Old Runner Beats World Records

Jan 18: Gene Dykes: World Record Speed at Age 70

Jan 14: Not So Fast: Masters Marathon Record Won’t Be Official

Jan 3: Here Are the Most Mind-Blowing Race Moments of 2018

2018

Dec 31: What a year, what a man, what an #ultrageezer

Dec 26: Dykes ’66 Keeps on Running

Dec 21: 70-year-old Gene Dykes runs 2:54:23 Marathon World Record

Dec 20: Fox29 TV: 70-year-old marathon runner sets new World Record

Dec 20: Secrets of ‘UltraGeezer,’ America’s Fastest 70-Year-Old Distance Runner

Dec 19: 70-year-old Bala Cynwyd man sets marathon world record

Dec 19: The RUNdown - Episode #13 | Lookout Mountain 50, Ancient Oaks 100, Earl the Pearl, and More! (35 seconds, starting at 4:25)

Dec 19: PROFILE: How Gene Dykes ran a 2:54 marathon at age 70

Dec 19: Quick Hits: 70-Year-Old Pennsylvania man sets marathon world record

Dec 18: Bala Cynwyd 70-year-old sets marathon world record for age group

Dec 17: Gene Dykes, 70, runs 2:54:23 marathon to set new age group record

Dec 17: Canadian Ed Whitlock’s age-group marathon record falls after 14 years

Dec 15: 70-Year-Old Sets World Age Group Record for Marathon

Dec 15: Canadian Ed Whitlock's age-group marathon record falls after 14 years

Nov 17: Gene Dykes Has Come of Age

Nov 1: Gene Dykes closing in on men’s marathon age-group 70 world record

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Oct 28: Gene Dykes is currently the world's top 70 Plus runner - My Best Runs Exclusive Profile Part One

Oct 26: Pennsylvania 70-Year-Old Goes Sub-3:00 in Toronto

Oct 25: 70-year-old Gene Dykes has been named USATF Athlete of the Week

Oct 22: Meet the 70-year-old who ran sub-3 at STWM 2018

Aug 10: A los 70 años, ¡bajó de las 3 horas en una maratón!

Aug 7: Episode 98 of East Coast Trail & Ultra “I got geezered”

Jul/Aug: Runner’s High: Gene Dykes, PhD ’78, is the world’s fastest living septuagenarian marathoner

Jul 25: Could this American break Ed Whitlock’s most famous record on Oct. 21?

Jul 10: Kudos to Gene Dykes, who ran a sub-3 hour marathon in his 70s (and finished the Tahoe Trail 200-miler) and showed us that you’re never too old to set a new PR. #GiveKudos

Jul 10: 70 Year Old Gene Dykes: Marathons are competition, ultras are for fun!

Jun 20: At age 70, Bala Cynwyd runner keeps setting new records

Apr 13: Episode 63: Boston Marathon and the Splendid Septuagenarian

Apr 4: Gene Dykes is 70 en aast in Rotterdam op wereldrecord

2017

Jul 19: Seven runners, one mission

Jul 26: To the finish! Seven athletes with seven different goals confronted the San Francisco Marathon

2015

March 11: Going The Distance With Gene Dykes