Pat McEwen grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania and has carried his work ethic established at an early age throughout his life. In high school he competed in four sports: football, wrestling, men’s gymnastics, and track and field. He earned a wrestling scholarship to Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania and set multiple pole vault records during the early days of the sport’s transition from rigid poles to the bent-pole era.

Pat became a marathon runner with a personal best of 2:36, completed more than 100 Nordic ski races to earn Centurion status, raced bicycles in events including LOTOJA, has 42 years of expert experience in high wind windsurfing explored backcountry skiing, mountaineering, and climbing, and tackled some of the West’s most challenging Class V whitewater runs. Professionally, he spent 45 years as a respiratory therapist, including work in trauma ICU, Life Flight, and hyperbaric medicine. If that is not enough, Pat is also a gifted musician, playing multiple instruments and singing in a band called River House Band; the band has performed in over 60 shows a year for the past 3 years.

To listen to some of his band's music, visit https://www.reverbnation.com/riverhouse

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Seventy-two-year-old Norman Calvo is a former successful New York mortgage executive, a certified high-performance coach, podcast host, marathon runner, cyclist, and cabaret performer. Twenty years ago, Norman weighed 247 pounds and had never considered himself a runner. At age 59, an employee challenged him to join her in training for the Brooklyn Half Marathon. What began as a simple fitness goal became a life-changing journey. Since then, Norman has lost more than 70 pounds, completed 12 half marathons and the New York City Marathon, cycled around the Big Island of Hawaii, and continues to seek out new adventures around the world.

Norman also discovered a passion for singing in his 60s. After taking voice lessons on a whim, he eventually joined the Gotham Rock Choir, became part of a cabaret group, and has performed in sold-out solo cabaret shows in Manhattan. Norman’s mission is to inspire others to stay active, embrace new challenges, and create a vibrant, meaningful third act filled with purpose, health, and joy.

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A native daughter of the genre-bending West Coast music scene, Caroline McCaskey is equally at home in the regional traditional, improvising, and classical music worlds. She is the Musical Director of the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers, and the 2019 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion. Caroline is also a two-time International Musical Saw Champion.

In demand as an educator as well as a performer, Caroline is the author of the well-regarded AltStrings Fiddle Method. She holds degrees in music composition and performance, as well as Suzuki teaching certification in violin and cello. She also runs AltStringsAcademy.com, a learning community for amateur adult string players of all levels who are ready to build their technique, style, and musicianship skills.

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Dr. Regan Stiegmann is a former U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, lifestyle medicine expert, and lifelong athlete whose passion for performance began on the soccer field. As a young athlete, she was a soccer standout in the Olympic Development Program and earned multiple college scholarship offers for both athletics and academics. After enduring multiple ACL injuries that altered the trajectory of her competitive soccer career, Dr. Stiegmann redirected her drive and discipline toward medicine, eventually serving as a flight surgeon in the Air Force. That experience sparked her passion for optimizing human performance through lifestyle and sports medicine, helping athletes, pilots, and military personnel maximize performance through nutrition, recovery, and healthy lifestyle strategies. Today, Dr. Stiegmann is an associate professor of preventive and lifestyle medicine at Rocky Vista University in Colorado and co-author of the book “Staying in the Game,” written with Dr. Sharon McDowell-Larsen, where the two combine personal experience and medical expertise to share insights on sustaining high performance throughout life.

To view their book on Amazon, visit: https://a.co/d/00GpmQ5i . You can also learn more about Dr. Stiegmann at https://www.linkedin.com/in/docstieg/ .

*Show note: At 16:40, the intended measurement was in grams, not mg, when speaking about recommended amounts of creatine.

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Jeff Asay has spent the past 14 years competing in multiple sports at the Huntsman World Senior Games, including softball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and pickleball; in fact, one year, he did all of them! Jeff served a church mission in England, where he learned to love cricket, and he was a basketball walk-on at Blue Mountain Community College. Jeff coached high school tennis for 10 years and balances athletic competition, business ownership, and an active lifestyle, which is essential for managing his Type 2 diabetes and maintaining both physical and mental health. Despite injuries over the years ranging from a ruptured ACL to a torn bicep tendon, he competes with enthusiasm and humor. Jeff is not the only family member who participates at our Games; his parents have volunteered in transportation for multiple years, and his mom has played pickleball for the last few. They all love the Games’ tradition of volunteering, competition, and connection.

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South African native Dr. Sharon McDowell-Larsen is an exercise physiologist, leadership expert, and elite endurance athlete who has spent more than 25 years at the Center for Creative Leadership helping senior leaders improve performance, health, and cognitive function through lifestyle medicine. She earned her PhD from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, worked with athletes in the U.S. Olympic Training Center, and has taught graduate exercise physiology courses at the University of Colorado.

Sharon is also a decorated multi-sport endurance athlete, winning national championships in mountain biking, Nordic skiing, XTERRA, and Ironman competition, including a first-place finish for her age group at the Ironman World Championship in 2025. She recently co-authored “Staying in the Game,” an evidence-based guide to performance longevity, and Sharon now lives in Grand Junction, Colorado with her husband, Matthew, and their cat, Bailey.

To learn more about the book, visit stayinginthegame.org .

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Mark Ivie grew up as one of 11 children, loving any sport with a ball and a group, but especially basketball, volleyball, and baseball. He loved to play church ball and Little League. Though small in stature, now at 5’6”, he built his athleticism through relentless practice. Later in life, after realizing he could barely run around the block on a work trip, he set a goal to complete a half marathon. That single goal sparked a passion for distance running that would ultimately lead him to complete marathons in all 50 states, finishing his milestone race in Maui in 2017 surrounded by his children and grandchildren.

Now retired and living in St. George, Mark is halfway through his 2nd time around the country and has completed more than 75 marathons total! He trains in the early morning hours and stays active through volunteer work in his community. Known for his trademark white sweatband and gold shirt, Mark believes consistency, purpose, and enjoying the process are the keys to staying active and energized through every stage of life.

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Evelyn Cook was raised in a bustling, multigenerational household in Indianapolis, Indiana, where her grandparents raised 13 children and helped raise 14 grandchildren. As a child, she was a competitive and active tomboy, running, biking, and finding her stride on the track. Known as “Super Cricket” for her long legs, she was encouraged by her coach to take on hurdles. Evelyn attended the University of Utah, where she worked as an athletic trainer for the football team and practiced sports massage.

Later, Evelyn became a mother of five and devoted herself to raising her family, stepping away from her athletic identity for more than two decades. Over time, she lost both confidence and physical health, eventually reaching a point where even stepping off her front porch was painful. When her son was scouted as a runner late in high school, Evelyn made a quiet but powerful decision: to support him, she needed to move too. What began as a short walk to the bottom of her front stairs grew into neighborhood walks, then running again after a 24-year break. At 50, Evelyn set a goal to compete in track and field at the Huntsman World Senior Games. She is now a passionate advocate for movement and credits the Games with saving her life. Her motto: “Successful people do what others won’t.”

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