Hawkins began running after she turned 100 when her sons signed her up for a 50-meter dash. Her longevity secrets include staying active, eating well, and finding the "magic moments" in life. Julia ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Baton Rouge resident and Senior Olympian Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins has passed away at the age of 108, according to the National Senior Games Association. Hawkins first ...

Julia Hawkins is 103 years old but for her, age is just a number. Better known by her nickname — “Hurricane” — she recently broke the record for being the oldest woman to compete in the National ...

When Julia Hawkins died last month at 108, her many friends mourned the loss of a Louisiana centenarian who, quite remarkably, had become a champion runner at 101. For me, her death also had a ...

Julia Hawkins started sprinting at age 100 and shows no sign of slowing down. Celebrating record-breaking runner Julia 'The Hurricane' Hawkins' 106th birthday When most people turn 100, they’re ...

There’s a good reason they call Julia Hawkins “the Hurricane.” Back in November, at the age of 105, she set a new world record for fastest 100-meter dash at the Louisiana Senior Games, a multisport ...

'Stay healthy and keep running' is advice that every one of us can live by. But when this advice is imparted by a 105-year-old runner straight after she’s just set a new world record for sprinting ...

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When most people turn 100, they're probably not looking for a new hobby. Then again, they're not Julia Hawkins. “One of my children suggested when I was 100 that it would be nice to run the 100-[meter ...