Ed Kashi A pole-vaulter in the 70+ category defies gravity at the 2001 Senior Olympics. In fifteen years, the Senior Olympics has grown from a modest experiment to a national phenomenon drawing more than 12,000 athletes in dozens of events.
Ed Kashi Inmates at the Hamilton Aged and Infirmed facility take their twice-daily inhalation therapy to alleviate the suffering from emphysema.
Ed Kashi Marlene Patton, 67, attends Sturgis Motorcycle Rally where she was crowned queen in 1977. Marlene is also the founder of the Retreads Motorcycle Club, for bikers over 40.
Ed Kashi Marvin Wilson, 94, owns the only house left standing on the south side of town after a tornado nearly wiped out the small town of Spencer, South Dakota in 1998.
Ed Kashi Pole-vaulters in the 75+ category relax as they wait for their turn. Natural attrition thins the ranks in the highest age categories.
Joseph Rodriguez The Quiles family at home: Ramiro and Danny from Marianna, with their mother Aida, and sister Maria. East Los Angeles
