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Bob Becker is an ultrarunner and race organizer. In his 2026 Ageless Athlete interview, he describes creating the KEYS 100 ultramarathon in 2008.
6 TUM reports · Published coverage below
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Ageless Athlete released a Bob Becker episode about training in later decades and his history as Badwater’s oldest official finisher at 80 after an earlier missed cutoff. The finish year is not stated; interview discussion is not generalized medical advice.
TUM reported Bob Becker finishing Badwater 135 in 45:00:06 in 2025, its oldest finisher at age 80. His age-77 post-cutoff arrival remains an unsuccessful earlier attempt.
Event date: July 9, 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025
TUM quoted Bob Becker describing his 2025 Badwater finish to Harvey Lewis. The quote concerns that edition.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025
Harvey Lewis described Becker’s age-77 setback and later return in a dated social post. This does not make the earlier post-cutoff arrival an official finish.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025
TUM described Becker starting running at 57, Marathon des Sables at 60, and a Badwater Double at 70. These are historical age-based milestones, not current age or a dated official result.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025
TUM quoted Becker’s Los Angeles Times interview after his 2025 finish. The earlier age-77 attempt missed the cutoff and remains unofficial.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025
Original public source
Becker discusses his racing history and experience introducing people to ultrarunning.
Ageless Athlete
New interview episode
Bob Becker — New interview episode. Reported 2026-07-13.
SourceOldest official finisher at 80; prior cutoff miss distinguished
Bob Becker — Oldest official finisher at 80; prior cutoff miss distinguished. Reported 2026-07-13.
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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.
Published article, 2026-07-13T12:28:17Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 002146376c24.
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Published article, 2025-07-11T19:43:19.605Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T00:38:38.573Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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