101-year-old woman sets record as oldest paraglider In this undated image provided by KSL TV, 101- year-old Mary Hardison of Ogden, Utah, ...

101-year-old woman sets record as oldest paraglider

In this undated image provided by KSL TV, 101- year-old Mary Hardison of Ogden, Utah, front second from right, is photographed with her family. Guinness World Records says Tuesday, March 20, 2012, that Hardison of Ogden is officially the oldest female to paraglide tandem. Hardison decided to paraglide because her 75-year-old son was doing it as a hobby, and she says she couldn't let him do something she didn't at least try. (AP Photos/Guinness World Records)

In this undated image provided by KSL TV, 101- year-old Mary Hardison of Ogden, Utah, glides to a gentle landing after flying hundreds of feet in the the air with an instructor. Guinness World Records says Tuesday, March 20, 2012, that Hardison of Ogden is officially the oldest female to paraglide tandem. Hardison decided to paraglide because her 75-year-old son was doing it as a hobby, and she says she couldn't let him do something she didn't at least try. (AP Photos/KSL, Jeremy Castellano)

This undated image provided by KSL TV, shows 101- year-old Mary Hardison of Ogden, Utah. Guinness World Records says Tuesday, March 20, 2012, that Hardison is officially the oldest female to paraglide tandem. Hardison decided to paraglide because her 75-year-old son was doing it as a hobby, and she says she couldn't let him do something she didn't at least try. (AP Photos/KSL, Jeremy Castellano)

This undated image provided by KSL TV, shows 101- year-old Mary Hardison of Ogden, Utah. Guinness World Records says Tuesday, March 20, 2012, that Hardison of Ogden is officially the oldest female to paraglide tandem. Hardison decided to paraglide because her 75-year-old son was doing it as a hobby, and she says she couldn't let him do something she didn't at least try. (AP Photos/KSL, Jeremy Castellano)

Mary Hardison, a 101-year-old Utah woman, ushered in her birthday with a tandem paraglide ride last year soared into the record books Mar. 20.