Racing Against the Clock tells the story of five extraordinary women between the ages of 50 and 82 who sprint, jump, and pole vault their way through track and field competitions on their quest to make it to the World Masters Championships. These women include a three time cancer survivor, a sharecropper's daughter, a political refugee, a former cowgirl and the oldest athlete to ever be nominated for the Sullivan Award which honors top athletes in America. These women are fun, courageous and refuse to grow old quietly - and in the process, they shatter preconceptions of what it means to grow old.