Archive for September 28, 2009
Whitlock’s track ambitions include Kamloops, Sacramento
Ed Whitlock How fast is Ed Whitlock? He replied to my email queries only hours after I sent them — despite his stiffness after running a half-marathon in 1:37:34. Among other things, he gently corrected me on the M75 age-group record for 13.1 miles. I cited an Italian’s 1:36:56 in 2008. Turns out that a […]
September 28, 2009
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Ed Whitlock’s latest stroll: Half-marathon in 1:37 at age 78
When they write Ed Whitlock’s obituary (in about 30 or 40 years), his sub-3-hour marathons in his 70s will be right up there in the headline. But here’s another superhuman mark: 1 hour, 37 minutes, 33.5 seconds for the half-marathon (13.1 miles). He did that yesterday, at age 78, at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon (which included […]
September 28, 2009
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