Sixty-six-year-old Yolanda Holder, also known as the “Walking Diva,” is a professional ultra-marathon walker and a two-time Guinness World Record holder for the “Most Marathons Completed in a Calendar Year.” She set her first record in 2010 by completing 106 marathons and ultras, then surpassed it in 2012 with 120. In 2019, she became the oldest person to achieve US Race Walk Centurion status (#94) by race-walking 100 miles in under 24 hours (23:52:17). A decorated athlete, Yolanda also holds the title of World Champion Pedestrian for finishing the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race in 51 days, 17 hours, and 13 seconds. Beyond her athletic achievements, Yolanda is a wife, mother, grandmother, inspirational speaker, author, and an advocate for Type 2 Diabetes awareness, promoting health through walking and positivity.To learn more about Yolanda, you can check out her book, "My Journey to Guinness: "Walking Diva" Walking My Way into the Guinness Book of World Records."Send us a text

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