Jeannie Rice is a 71 year-old runner who is showing the world that age really is just a number with her incredible running skills. In fact, she’s a whole lot better at running than most people a fraction of her age are.

“Last year, I broke the world record in Chicago Marathon,” Jeannie said. “My time was 3:27 plus change, I think 3:27:50 so I beat it by a little over 7 minutes.”

Earlier this year, Jeannie broke another world record for her age group during the Akron Half Marathon.

“My Akron Marathon was world record time 1:37:01, so by 37 seconds faster than world record held by an Australian for five and a half years,” she explained.

Jeannie said that she started running for exercise at first, but she quickly realized she was a natural at it. She’s competed in marathons all over the world, and at one point she even ran eight marathons in one year. These days, Jeannie has cut that number down by setting a goal of running four marathon per year.

“It’s a part of my life. I get up in the morning and have a coffee and go out the door and run,” Jeannie said. “When I don’t run, I feel like I’m missing something.”

Jeannie estimates that with all the marathon miles she’s run over the years, she’s run around the entire world three times. Right now, Jeannie is on her fourth leg as she trains for the Berlin Marathon in Germany next month.

“I always have a goal and you try to reach out for that. If you don’t have a goal there’s nothing else to do,” Jeannie said.

Find out more about this incredible woman in the video below.