82-Year-Old Pole Vaulter Took A 50 Year Break Before Becoming National Champion - Inspirational Videos

There are some videos that flat-out amaze you, and this is one of them. An 82-year-old pole vaulter took a 50-year break before becoming the national champion.

At the start of the video, we see Don Isett walking into a pole vaulting gym unexpectedly with his hat on. One girl shares that she thought he was someone's grandfather and then she realized that he was getting ready to pole vault himself. Don smiles with a pole in his hand. The young people are mesmerized by his talent. They cannot believe that he is there to practice and compete like them.

Don shows his previous trophies and metals from his high school pole vaulting career. Now, he has picked up the sport again fifty years later. Don shares how he wasn’t that good, to begin with, so at 66 he decided to give it another try. Don says, “It’s fun, it’s like going to high school again with nothing to study.” Last year Don cleared 9 feet 1 inch as the first in his age bracket. We see his jump and the celebration of his world record on a clip.

Don is absolutely inspiring to us all. He lives life to the fullest and goes after his dreams and goals. The Bible honors people of age and says that silver hair is a crown of glory. We can be reminded through Don that no matter what our purposes and talents are, that the Lord is using each of us in mighty ways. No matter what our age is, we have value and meaning in life.

“The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness..” Proverbs 16:31