Happy 83rd Birthday Rich Busa!!!

Oct 30, 2012 | General

Performance Health Center wishes Rich Busa a  Happy 83rd Birthday!!
Rich is an inspiration to all that know him.  He doesn’t slow down and plans to do another Trail Marathon this coming weekend.
Rich has a personal goal of completing another 2 Vermont 100 Mile Trail Run so that he can get a 1000 Miler Plaque!!!
Don’t ever say you are getting old, or are too old for _________.  Rich has and will continue to prove you wrong.
When George Burns turned 90 he said, “if I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself”.  What are you doing so that when you turn 90, you can say I knew I was going to live this long so I took care of myself.
On Sunday, the Greater Framingham Running Club ran the 9th Annual Busa Bushwack in his honor.  We

 

Richard Busa


Birthdate: October 30, 1929
Hometown: Marlborough , MA
Occupation: Retired
College: Boston University


Recruited by Team Saucony in 2003

 

Personal Records

Distance

 Type Time
3.1 Road 20:44
13.1 Mt. Trail 2:28:48
26.2 Trail 5:22:38
31.0 Road 5:14:04
50.0 Road 9:06:10
100.0 Mt. Trail 26:59:54

Note: All PR’s were run between age 60 and 67.

  • 2012 US Snowshoe Association Gold Medalist age group 80-84 – Frisco, CO
  • 2011 US Snowshoe Association Gold Medalist age group 80-84 – Fairbanks, AK
  • 2010 US Snowshoe Association Gold Medalist age group 80-84 – Highland County Park, NY
  • 2009 US Snowshoe Association Gold Medalist age group 80-84 – Portland, OR
  • 2008 US Snowshoe Association Gold Medalist age group 75-79 – Ogden, UT
  • 2007 US Snowshoe Association Gold Medalist age group 75-79 – Maple Grove, MN
  • 2006 US Snowshoe Association Gold Medalist age group 75-79 – Bolton Valley, Vermont
  • 2005 US Snowshoe Association Gold Medalist age group 75-79 – Anchorage, Alaska
  • Rich has completed Eight Vermont 100 mile endurance runs since he turned 61. In 2001, at age 72 he was the oldest runner to ever complete the race.