The Optimist: How 4 octogenarians finished a 100-mile race

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Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (KevLV Photography) Four 80-year-old men finished a 100-mile race. Here's how they did it. Ultramarathons favor those with steady pacing and consistent training, which helps explain why so many later-in-life runners pick up the sport. By Kelyn Soong ●  Read more »   ADVICE Why Americans should eat lentils every day When it comes to combating climate change, the lentil may be the perfect legume. By Michael J. Coren ●  Read more »   A pet cockatiel escaped. A Billy Joel song helped return him to his owner. When the cockatiel began bobbing his head to "Uptown Girl," they knew who the bird belonged to. By Cathy Free ●  Read more »   NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks about living with hearing loss "For many years I felt like everyone mumbled all the time. I couldn't hear the words to songs," the radio host recalls. By Katherine Ellison  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   An LGBTQ party on the slopes at Telluride Gay Ski Week Gay Ski Week in Telluride, Colo., started in 2002 and now brings one of the largest ski groups to the area each year. By Kelsey Brunner ●  Read more »   Fed up with her town's recycling, she collected two tons of trash on her own Liz Pinfield-Wells set up bins on her driveway and told neighbors and friends to drop off waste items not picked up by the town's recycling program. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   Will the 'real' Rosie the Riveter please flex? At least a half-dozen women have claimed to be the inspiration for Rosie the Riveter. Who has the most persuasive case — or was there an original Rosie at all? By Gillian Brockell ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Two families, united by a rare disease, push for awareness and a cure "She may have a disabled body, but I refuse for her to have a disabled spirit," one mom says. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   Sign up for expert home advice delivered right to your phone "Live Better with Little Effort" is a new (free!) course from The Washington Post, offering easy ways to upgrade your living space. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   What does a hoot look like? What about a croak? Or a howl? Listening to natural sounds is known to be good for human beings, but a new world reveals itself when you visualize sound via colorful images known as spectrograms. By Bishop Sand ●  Read more »     News whiz? Play our daily news quiz. Test your knowledge of current events with our new quotable game, On the Record. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out By The Way for tips and guides that will help you travel better and make you feel like a local wherever you go. Delivered every Thursday. Sign up »

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