Over two decades competing in the Legends Games, Dan Limbaugh and Janet Ossie have lost count of how many medals they’ve won.

“I’d say I have several hundred,” said Limbaugh, 80. “Janet probably has a thousand.”

Ossie also holds four records from past Legends Games, when she reached 6 feet in women’s pole vault for the age 50-54 group, and 5 feet 6 inches in the same event for age 55-59. She also previously hit 22 feet, 10 inches in women’s triple jump for the age 50-54 group and 21 feet, 4 inches for the same event for the age 55-59 group.

Still reaching new heights

At age 67, Ossie had a busy 2026 Legends Games schedule mapped out, competing in 46 separate events. She is also reaching new heights. On May 28 she and Limbaugh—friends and veteran Legends Games competitors—were scaling a 40-foot vertical wall at the rock-climbing event at Upper Limits in Maryland Heights. In 2025 when the event debuted, Ossie and Limbaugh earned a combined six medals.

Limbaugh, who is retired from the U.S. Army, said he enjoys the camaraderie of the Legends Games and the challenge of trying new athletic events. Ossie, who retired from a job in real estate, said she loves learning new skills. When she turned 50, she saw news coverage of the Senior Olympics and decided to give it a try.

“When you showed up, I remember you hit it with a big splash,” Limbaugh reminded her. “You won a lot.”

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A rookie’s goal

Unlike Limbaugh and Ossie, Richard Myers hasn’t won a Legends Games medal—yet. Myers, 81, is in his element when he’s out fishing or riding a bike. He is a rookie in this year’s Legends Games, competing in the 5K cycling event at Audubon Center Riverlands in West Alton.

“I’ve been riding for 27 years, but it’s always been long distances,” said Myers. “We live in the Clarendale Clayton, and the activities director encouraged me to sign up. I came here with the goal of not finishing last. But it’ll be close because there are some very serious competitors.”

Myers and his wife Marilyn (who won a medal in 2025 Legends Games) are retirees who moved to St. Louis a year and a half ago. He is a past president of B’nai Jeshurun Congregation in Cleveland. He is also the grandfather of basketball standout Sam Donald, who was the leading scorer at Columbia (Ill.) High School.

More than medals

Whether or not he earns a medal in the Legends Games, cycling is good exercise and an opportunity to get outside and meet people, Myers said.

“It just gets you into the community, and it’s taught me a lot of places that I would not know, because they have different rides every week,” he said. “I enjoy the camaraderie of being with friends going out on these rides.”