Bucket List #5 (2025–2026)
At 75, with Parkinson’s disease now in the mix, Bob Hardy’s new goal is simple but fierce:
Racewalk 5 km in 35 minutes.
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Racewalk 5 km in 35 minutes.Venues:
May 2026 – Ottawa Race Weekend
August 2026 – Canadian Transplant Games, Sherbrooke, QC
Best result so far: 4.2 km in 36:19 (6.7 kph). The push continues.
The Journey That Led Here
#1 (1997): Black belt in jiu-jitsu — with leukemia.
#2 (2001–2007): Six 354-km Rideau Lakes Tours + 1,000-km fundraiser ride.
#3 (2009–2012): Kept cycling after a hip replacement — until blood clots ended it.
#4 (2013–2024): Walker racing: 12,000 km, 100-km ultra, 2x Toronto Waterfront Marathon wins, countless crashes — until a custom Trionic racing walker changed everything.
Now
Bucket List #5 isn’t about the past. It’s about proving once again that getting older doesn’t mean slowing down. It means finding a new gear.
“Getting older. Going faster. Going further.”