Grace Tame sent her fans into a frenzy on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old runner dressed up as a grandma with some friends to celebrate a buddy’s birthday in style.
Tame wore a gray wig and an old-fashioned floral dress, along with pearls and glasses.
The friends then posed for a hilarious lawn bowls-themed shoot in their old lady costumes.
The former Australian of the Year captioned the post ‘Grannies Gold Wild’ and added an ambulance and champagne emoji.
“The nursing home staff was kind enough to let us out for a few hours on Saturday to celebrate our sweet old girl @emaliaj94’s 80th birthday,” she continued.
Grace Tame (middle) sent her fans into a frenzy on Tuesday. The 30-year-old runner dressed up as a grandmother with some friends to celebrate a friend’s birthday in style
Tame wore a gray wig and an old-fashioned floral dress, along with pearls and glasses
The friends then posed for a hilarious lawn bowls-themed shoot in their old lady costumes
“Here’s to you, our unbreakable friendship, and here’s to many more decades of running together until our knees give out! A big shout out to the Sandy Bay Bowlo for not kicking us off the property’.
It wasn’t long before Grace’s geriatric costume and spicy limbo were flooded with commentary.
“Don’t break a hip,” a friend wrote, to which Tame replied, “Too late, Limbo got me.”
‘I love it!!! You could have borrowed my walker, Grandma Grace!’ wrote another.
‘HAHAHAHA! I love you,” a third added, before a fourth wrote: “Suits you.”
It comes after Tame revealed she runs as much as 100km a week, while admitting she would ‘love to go to the Olympics’.
The Australian distance runner added that to have a chance of qualifying for the Games she would have to change her schedule – with Los Angeles hosting the Olympics in 2028, before Brisbane in 2032.
Tame, who is an advocate for survivors of sexual assault, zoomed her way around the course at the Great Ocean Road Running Festival in May, becoming the first female competitor to cross the finish line in the 60km ultramarathon.
She completed the course in just under four hours and 43 minutes.
The former Australian of the Year captioned the post “Grannies Gold Wild” and added an ambulance and champagne emoji
“The nursing home staff kindly let us out for a few hours on Saturday to celebrate our sweet old girl @emaliaj94’s 80th birthday,” she continued
The 2021 Australian of the Year could not contain her joy as she burst into tears after the race, having battled strong headwinds and rain throughout.
Tame has previously posted marathon times of under two hours, and when pressed ABC News Australia During a podcast about whether she would “take a shot” at trying out for a spot at the Olympics, the 29-year-old remained open to the idea.
“I would love to go to the Olympics,” Tame said ABCwhen asked if she had gotten any ideas from watching the marathon at the Paris Games.
‘I’m never going to impose a limit on myself.
‘I just need to work on my speed and my consistency and probably change a few things in terms of my work priorities because the cognitive load is something that needs to be taken into account.
“I have quite a high cognitive load on any given day and I would need to reduce that to realize my potential as a runner.”
During the podcast, Tame also talked about her journey in running, why she loves the sport and why she believes it is a fantastic way for people to unwind and relax.
Tame said she started running as a child at school and was inspired to take up the sport by her cousin Elouise, a triathlete.
It comes after Tame revealed she runs as much as 100km a week as she admits she ‘would love to go to the Olympics’
The Australian distance runner added that to have a chance of qualifying for the Games she would have to change her schedule – with Los Angeles hosting the Olympics in 2028, before Brisbane in 2032.
When Tame was asked if she would “legitimately take a shot” at qualifying for the Olympics, she again ruled nothing out.
“I would honestly do anything if you didn’t realize that,” she said ironically.
“I might have to shave some time off my marathon time,” she added.
‘I certainly don’t run at the same volume as the Olympic athletes. They run no less than 200 km a week, which is double what I do now.
‘I should change my signs [schedule]she said.
Tame was groomed and sexually abused at the age of 15 by her 58-year-old teacher Nicholas Bester when she was in Year 10 at St Michael’s Collegiate Girls’ School in Hobart.
Bester was subsequently convicted and imprisoned.
Since then, she has entered activism, working to raise awareness about child sexual abuse and advocating for legal reform.
Tame has worked to raise awareness about child sexual abuse and has advocated for legal reforms
The distance runner also founded the Grace Tame Foundation.
The organization aims to support programs aimed at ending child sexual abuse and helping survivors.
During the podcast, the Australian also talked about what running means to her and what her journey has been in the sport so far.
“I’m nowhere near an elite-level runner,” she said.
“I really got into running and realized I enjoyed doing it when I was young and in primary school.
‘My niece Elouise, who now coaches me, did triathlon and stayed at our house a lot.
“The difference is about four years, but I think I must have been about six or seven when she went for a run one morning and I asked if I could go with her,” she continued.
“Since then, over the past twenty-five years, since that first fateful run, we’ve covered hundreds, no, thousands of miles. I never looked back.”
Speaking about her relationship with running, she added: “My relationship with running often reflects my relationship with myself and my stability in life.
‘It has been a turbulent journey with significant periods off due to trauma and/or injuries.
“Overall, it’s such an integral part of being human.”