Sister Madonna Buder was the only person to get a standing ovation at the awards ceremony for the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships on Aug. 13 in Omaha, Nebraska. It wasn't because ...

In the last decade, Sister Madonna Buder has become an accidental star of a health care industry racing to keep people active and healthy late in life. The 86-year-old Catholic nun fits the ...

Sister Madonna Buder is a Catholic nun. She’s also the oldest person to finish an Ironman Triathlon, which involves swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and running 26.2 miles. She completed ...

When I first met Sister Madonna Buder I was about 15 pounds overweight, miserable at work and a regular smoker. By the time she was done with me, I was running half marathons, working out six ...

(In the video above, Sister Madonna Buder is introduced by Tim DeBoom - a two-time Ironman champion.) Marie Dorthy Buder was 23 when she followed her first calling in life and became a nun.

Catholic nuns have a rep for being tough, but none are steelier than Sister Madonna Buder (a.k.a. the "Iron Nun"). The 86-year-old star of Nike's recent "Unlimited Youth" ad campaign has done over ...

Promise. Sister Madonna Buder is a Roman Catholic nun — and the oldest person ever (man or woman) to finish an Ironman triathlon, which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile ...

Marilee Roloff, left, and Sister Madonna Buder, right, listen to speakers at the grand opening of the new apartment buildings erected by Catholic Charities and the Volunteers of America Thursday ...

SPOKANE — She’s the nun on the run. In the nearly 30 years since she first took up the sport, Sister Madonna Buder has powered through 37 marathons, 34 Ironmans and literally hundreds of other ...

Cancel anytime. Woman of the cloth makes triathlons her habit as an act of faith. Sister Madonna Buder — a member of the well-known philanthropic STL family — recently was inducted into the ...

Triathletes like Sister Madonna Buder, who completed an Ironman at age 92, certainly prove that tris can be a remarkable way to defy time. But tri-glycerides, a blood fat that helps provide energy ...

The "Iron Nun," also known as Sister Madonna Buder, is featured in the new "Unlimited Youth" advertisement. The ad features her running, biking, and swimming -- much like an Ironman competition ...