"I'm Harriette Thompson, I'm 91 years old, and I'm running the marathon(马拉松) at SanDiego. "
That's right! After seven hours, seven minutes and 42seconds, ninety-one-year-old Harriette finished the marathon and made history: she became the oldest woman to finish in the race!
Harriette started running in 1999. "I started running because a friend of mine was running to get money for the people with cancer(癌症). They were very ill. Then I thought I could help, and I came out here in 1999 and ran my first marathon. "
Harriette also had a cancer in her leg. It was really difficult for her to run the marathon. At the race, she didn't think she could make it to the finishing line. But nothing could stop her.
When I get over that finishing line, that feels wonderful! "
