Ed Whitlock
 At the Milton Half-Marathon 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Whitlock |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | March 6, 1931 London, England |
| Died | March 13, 2017 (aged 86) Milton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Engineer, Runner |
| Years active | 1948–2017 |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 112 lb (51 kg) |
| Spouse(s) | Brenda |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Half marathon, Marathon |
| University team | University of London |
| Club | Ranelagh Harriers |
| Coached by | None |
Ed Whitlock (March 6, 1931 – March 13, 2017) was an English-born Canadian long-distance runner. He is the first person over 70 years old to run a marathon in less than three hours with a time of 2:59:10 in 2003.
Early life
[change | change source]Whitlock was born in a suburb of London, England, and later moved to Canada. He wanted to study for an engineering career. He graduated from Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, England.
Running career
[change | change source]Whitlock, who ran as a teenager and took up the sport again in his forties, first became the oldest person to run a marathon in less than 3 hours in 2000, at the age of 69, with a time of 2:52:47.
He later extended this record, running a time of 2:58:40 at the age of 74. At 73, he set a world record in the marathon for men 70 to 74, running a 2:54:48, when he was 73, and his fastest time after turning 70. According to an article in The New York Times, if age-graded, this time would be equivalent to a 20-year-old running 2:03:57 and which would have been the fastest marathon ever run in 2010.[1] For an explanation of age-graded tables, see masters athletics. At the time of his death, Whitlock he was still the only person over 70 to run a marathon in less than three hours.[2]
Record
[change | change source]At age 85, he became the oldest person to run a marathon in less than four hours at 3 hours, 56 minutes 34 seconds at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in October, 2016.
Death
[change | change source]Whitlock died of prostate cancer on March 13, 2017 in Milton, Ontario, aged 86.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Bruce Grierson, The Incredible Flying Nonagenarian, The New York Times, November 28, 2010
- ↑ "Порно видео онлайн бесплатно - Arrs.net". www.arrs.net. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
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Other websites
[change | change source]- [1], "Michael McGowan" (film director), 2001 The prime of the ancient marathoner
- Mike Tymn,Running Times, April 2004, Age Group Ace
- RunnersWeb, September 27, 2004, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
- [2] Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, "Amby Burfoot", 2005, Runners World interview
- [3], "Marc Bloom", New York Times, February 2005, At73, Marathoner runs as if he has stopped the clock
- [4] Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, "Lawrence Hill", Walrus magazine, April 2005, Marathon man