With all the horrible news lately it's good to read something uplifting and inspiring, courtesy of ABC's local affiliate in the Akron/Canton area by way of Joe.My.God.
"My doctor told me two years straight I'm as healthy as a healthy 20-year-old. Hooray!" Keeling said prior to her race. Her coach and daughter, Shelley Kelling, reminded Ida to stay in her lane and focus on the finish line. When the starter fired his pistol, the crowd immediately began cheering for the senior citizen from New York City and the clapping and whistling didn't stop until she finished, with a time of 59.80 seconds. She came in last place, but that didn't matter to anyone, including Ida. "I feel I'm still a winner," she said. Shelley Kelling said no woman at her mother's age has ever recorded a faster time in an internationally certified 100-meter race. "She does not only inspire people that are young or that are out here. It's a message that you can do this at any age," Shelley added.
The article does not indicate whether Ida is gay or straight--not that it matters. My assumption is that her daughter, also a Gay Games participant, is a lesbian but there again...who knows and who cares? I've competed in the Gay Games (Sydney; 2002; cycling. I didn't win but I had fun.). No proof of sexual orientation is required.
Meanwhile the full article is worth a read. Please note that it includes a video.