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Among U.S. counties of 1 million or more residents, Allegheny County is second only to FloridaÕs Palm Beach County in the relative size of its retirement-age population. Many of Allegheny CountyÕs senior citizens are continuing to lead active lifestyles d

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Roger Brockenbrough, 71, trains in the Fitzgerald Field House on the University of Pittsburgh campus on Wednesday mornings. He has won the triathlon gold medal for his age group in the past four Senior Olympics. ÒEach time IÕve competed, IÕve gotten a lit

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Ray Bower, 82, collapses during a stretch after jogging at the University of PittsburghÕs Fitzgerald Field House. The 82-year-old sprinter has trained with Roger Brockenbrough, a 71-year-old triathlete, for over a decade.

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Archie Creighton, 84, rides a stationary bike while watching The Price is Right during a lull at his barber shop on Fifth Avenue. Creighton rides for a minute or two at a time while watching television. The bike sat unused in the basement of the shop for

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Archie Creighton has cut Robert PolkÕs hair for over 20 of the 67 years that he has worked as a barber. Like many active seniors, Creighton firmly believes that he is in good health because he knows that life past 65 is still a life worth living. ÒIÕll qu

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Lucille Fitzsimmons, 100, leaves Glenshaw Metal Company at the end of her work day. For the past 18 years, she has worked fulltime at her sonÕs business answering the phone and keeping the payroll. Fitzsimmons lives by herself in Morningside and has never

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Clara Burrell, 87, purchases herbs at Goldenseal several times a week for natural health remedies that keep her youthful and active. Burrell believes that alternative medicine and her independent lifestyle keep her healthy. In fact, she rarely lets anyone

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Dick Rush, 67, started working on the Duquesne Incline on Mt. Washington when he retired from his job as a constable two years ago. Rush says that he enjoys living an active lifestyle as a mason, a shriner, and a member of the Allegheny County Sheriff's R

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Edna Kepple, 82, asks her son, Chuckie, about a phone call from a customer at KeppleÕs Garage, the business that she and her husband have owned and operated with their four sons for 57 years. Not much has changed over the years aside from the vehicles tha

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John Kepple reads a gauge on the air rachet in his garage. Kepple says that he struggles to keep up with the changes in technology that he has seen in his 57 years as a mechanic.

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Bill Hickley, 68, pulls on his chaps before taking his Harley out on an unseasonably warm January afternoon. Hickley later pulled on his leather jacket, commenting, "I used to have one that was several sizes smaller than this when I first started rid

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Hickley waits for the light to change during a Saturday afternoon ride on his Harley-Davidson.