Harriette Thompson, the oldest woman to finish a marathon, died at age 94 early on Monday morning.
Son Brenneman Thompson confirmed that she was placed into hospice care after being injured in a fall Oct. 6 while delivering gifts to neighbors at a Charlotte retirement community.
“Her last words were, ‘Everything’s fine,'” Brenneman Thompson said Monday. “She’s had a great life. She lived it to the fullest.”
In 2015, Thompson, a cancer survivor, became the oldest woman to finish a marathon, clocking 7 hours, 24 minutes, 36 seconds at the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon.