Old people continue to astound me. Many of you will recall that I recently shared about a training run where a blue rinse lady came out of nowhere and was having no problems keeping up with me over a 5KM portion of my run. Not wanting to ask her how old she was, I reckon though she was in her early 70s probably.
Last night I was alerted to the fact that another remarkable Canadian gent who recently turned 80 had completed a marathon on the weekend in 3.25.40.
Ed Whitlock again refused to let his age get in the way and rolled back the clock yet again to register sub 5mins/KM over the 42.2KM course. Ed is also the oldest person to have run a sub 3 hour marathon at the age of 74 he ran 2.58.
The video below gives you an idea of what he is capable of.
Glady Burrell of Hawaii is another amazing individual. Last year December she became the oldest female on record to have completed an official 42KM marathon at 92 years old. He time of over 9 hours is not flash, but then think to yourself... Could you be doing that at 92?
I am sure that we all could. The secret is staying positive, staying active and not letting society put you or your efforts down... EVER!!
Running together – stride for stride on a life changing ride! – Sean Muller
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