Meet Johnnie Reid: The 62-Year-Old Woman Who Just Broke The National Senior Games Record in 100 Meters

62-Year-Old Black Track Runner Breaks Record at the National Senior Games in Iowa - Free Press of Jacksonville

Nationwide — Johnnie Reid, a 62-year-old African American athlete who works at the State Attorney’s office in Naples, Florida, just broke a national record at the National Senior Games in Ames, Iowa. She ran 100 meters in 13.6 seconds in the 60-64 age group. This, however, is not the first time that she has broken a record. In 2023, she also broke a record when she ran 50 meters in 7.36 seconds in the same age group. Last week, though, while in …

Meet Johnnie Reid: The 62-Year-Old Woman Who Just Broke The National Senior Games Record in 100 Meters

Johnnie Reid, a 62-year-old African American sprinter from Naples, Florida, has set a new national record at the National Senior Games in the 60–64 age group, completing the 100 meters in just 13.6 seconds. Reid, who works at the State Attorney’s Office in Naples, is no stranger to breaking records. In 2023, she clocked 50 meters in 7.36 seconds, a record she surpassed last week in Iowa with a new time of 7.23 seconds. A former high school track…