Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life

Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life

The Active Life presented by the Huntsman World Senior Games is a weekly 25 minute podcast designed to help listeners get the most out of their life. We tackle all kinds of health and wellness topics including the value of competition as part of overall active aging.

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August 28, 2025 25 mins

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At 66, Salt Lake City native Gawynn Dutson now lives in Hildale, Washington County, UT and proves that age is no barrier to adventure. What began as a click on a Facebook ad in 2021 launched a high-altitude journey from Utah’s trails to the Himalayas. Since then, Gawynn has trekked to Everest Base Camp, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and summited Nepal’s 21,000-foot Mera Peak twice (once in November 2024 as a trial run to...

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Rachel Prairie brings over 20 years of experience in health and fitness to her work, offering health coaching for women, immersive wellness retreats, sound healing, and guided wilderness adventures in Southern Utah. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of St. Catherine and focused certifications in strength training, pain management, active aging, nutrition, and recovery modalities. Rachel is also a Ma...

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James Pauley has dedicated his life to mastering the art of shooting a basketball. Widely regarded as the world’s top-ranked active free throw shooter, regardless of age, James has made over 3,000 free throws in a row twice and more than 100 three-pointers consecutively on 29 occasions, with a personal best of 283 straight. He has held every basketball shooting record at the Huntsman World Senior Games, including a pe...

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Urologist Dr. Dave Ludlow practices all aspects of general urology in Las Vegas, Nevada including minimally invasive and robotic techniques to treat urologic cancers, BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), and kidney stones. He has published research articles and presented at multiple national conferences. Dr. Ludlow received his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University, medical degree at University of Utah, and ...

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At 86, Florence Anderson is an inspiring mother of six children, grandmother of 24, and great grandmother of 38! She runs every morning, a practice that began in 1973 when she started jogging laps around a high school track to reclaim her fitness. With determination and a neighbor’s encouragement, her first marathon was completed barely under the five-hour cutoff, but over time, Florence built her way up to running th...

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Joyce Jackson attended a very small private school in Selah, Washington and enjoyed playing team sports for fun. When she moved to a public high school her senior year, she made the varsity volleyball team, and this sparked her lifelong engagement with fitness. Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at 23, Joyce turned adversity into purpose by becoming a certified aerobics instructor and later a personal trainer, teaching se...

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Todd Yerkes transformed himself from an underdeveloped high school basketball player into an honorable mention All-State athlete through sheer grit, ultimately playing NCAA DIII basketball. In his 30s, he turned to endurance running—starting with a 4:52 marathon and grinding his way to a 2:56 PR at age 54. Todd has now completed over 55 marathons, 45 ultramarathons (including a solo Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim at the Grand Cany...

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University of California Berkeley graduate and U.S. Army Reserve veteran Walt Becher built a successful career spanning public service, corporate leadership, and entrepreneurship. At age 65, he joined a boutique consulting firm where he continues to work today, helping companies align talent with opportunity. Since relocating to St. George nine years ago, Walt embraced new challenges by taking up bench rest shooting—a...

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Paul Madeen is a passionate snowboarder and mountain biker who has built his lifestyle around outdoor adventure and seasonal freedom. In the 2024–25 season, he was one of 11 individuals honored at Steamboat Ski Resort in Colorado for making at least one run every single day—148 consecutive days on the mountain. A Montana native with a forestry degree from Missoula and a background in organic farming, Paul moved to Ste...

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Brent Bills is a passionate endurance athlete who has completed 22 St. George Marathons since 2002. He has completed 7 full Ironmans and 17 half Ironmans—11 in St. George alone. At 50, he pushed his limits with 500 miles of racing in one year. Brent ran track and cross country in high school, but his competitive journey took off at a new level in 2001 when friends persuaded him to try a triathlon. With little experien...

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Sherri Davis is a lifelong athlete who embodies the belief that fitness is a lifestyle, not a phase.  She has a love for mountain biking and splits her time and rides between Orange County, California and the rugged terrain of Southern Utah. A former runner with marathons and half-marathons under her belt, Sherri transitioned to lower-impact sports after both knees required replacements. She is also a PADI scuba instr...

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Dr. April Flynn is a passionate advocate for healthy aging. At 55, she is in her second year of a Master’s degree in Innovative Aging (aka Gerontology) at the University of Florida, researching ageism and writing about Senior Games culture. A retired chiropractor of 22 years, April’s commitment to wellness runs deep—she ran through two pregnancies right up to the end! Born in Canada, she was a competitive figure skate...

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Steve Heck is a lifelong swimmer who was hooked on the Huntsman World Senior Games at age 50 and looks forward to competing for the 15th time in 2025. A former AAU (Amateur Athletic Union), high school, and college swimmer at Georgia Tech, he returned to the sport at 41 through Masters Swimming after a 20-year break. He also ran road races from ages 27 to 44, including one marathon. Steve recently attended the USMS Na...

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Steve Brumwell, 67, has been immersed in sports since junior high, excelling in basketball, football, track, and cross country. A standout athlete, he earned a scholarship to UC Santa Barbara where he focused on distance running and the steeplechase. After a 37-year career as a high school PE teacher and basketball coach, Steve returned to competitive running, inspired by his youngest daughter’s collegiate cross count...

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Lee Calvert is a vibrant 100-year-old woman from Southern California. A former actress, she later worked in international dubbing for classic TV shows like The Brady Bunch and I Love Lucy, which enabled her to travel and compete in European badminton tournaments. Her dedication to the sport earned her over 200 medals and induction into the USA Badminton Hall of Fame. After losing her home and treasured medals in the r...

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Terah Johnson, a 64-year-old Masters Track and Field athlete from Lehi, Utah, is a mother of seven and married to Eric Johnson. A graduate of San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas, she enjoys sewing, cooking, reading, singing, and painting. Terah is Utah’s most decorated female Master athlete 2021-2024, holding numerous state records and earning 129 medals over four years. In 2024, she won six USATF All-American Awar...

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Seventy-five-year old Robbie Stuart is a lifelong athlete whose journey began before women’s sports were widely available. In high school, she jumped at any chance to play, joining the after-school Girls Athletic Association and diving into every sport offered through parks and recreation. With a mom who taught her tennis and a dad who taught her golf, Robbie built a love of movement that never faded. She played coed ...

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Trevor Cowley is the kind of person who is all in, in all aspects of life. As a youth, he loved baseball and won the Utah state championships in Little League. As an adult, he loves to play ping pong. However, what gets him out of bed is setting and achieving goals. On January 1, 2022, Trevor challenged himself to complete a grueling 1,000-day "two-a-days" workout challenge, which he proudly accomplished on ...

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Rob Henderson is dual-licensed recreation therapist and addiction counselor who specializes in behavioral health service delivery: both private practice and professional trainings and development. With a career spanning clinical, administrative, and academic roles, he has served communities across the South- and Mountain-West United States. Rob is the president and founder of four behavioral health organizations: A.R....

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Rosemary “Rosy” Spraker is an accomplished marathoner, advocate, and mentor who found her passion for running in 2005 while raising funds for cancer research in honor of her late father. Growing up running in the Colorado mountains with six sisters and three brothers, she developed a love for endurance and competition. Inspired by Kathrine Switzer, Rosy is determined to complete 25 consecutive Boston Marathons and is ...

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