Ed Whitlock

Ed Whitlock (March 6, 1931 – March 13, 2017) was an English-born Canadian long-distance runner, and 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.

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 three 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, 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. For an explanation of age-graded tables, see masters athletics. At the time of his death, Whitlock was known to be the only person over 70 to run a marathon in less than three hours, although Gene Dykes has subsequently done so several times, as has Jo Schoonbroodt. 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.

Early life
Whitlock was born in a suburb of London, England, and later moved to Canada to pursue an engineering career following graduation from Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, England. He later resided in Milton, Ontario.

While at school and university in England, he was a serious junior runner, primarily at cross country but also at track and road relays. He was the winner of the Ranelagh Harriers and South London Harriers inter schools cross country races in consecutive years, 1948 and 1949. He was the University of London champion at cross country and 3 miles on the track. He stopped running after arriving in Canada.

Return to running
Whitlock did not start running again until he was 41, concentrating on middle-distance running, and after several years recorded best times of 1:59.9 for 800 metres and 4:02.5 for 1500 metres.

He started running marathons accidentally when his youngest son who was into running at the time in school determined he was going to run a marathon after running every day for over a year without a break. His son was only 14 at the time. Whitlock tried to deter him, but in the end reluctantly ran the race with him. Although not concentrating on the marathon, he ran 2:31:23 at age 48.

In his sixties after retiring he started to concentrate on road racing and latterly the objective of becoming the first man over 70 to run a marathon in less than three hours. After an initial attempt at age 70, injury prevented another attempt until age 72 when in 2003 he completed the marathon 2:59:10. In the following year, he lowered the record to 2:54:49 and in 2005 ran 2:58:40 at age 74, making him the oldest man to run under three hours for a marathon.

In 2006 he set the world record for the 75 to 79 age group with a time of 3:08:35 at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, and in the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15, 2007, Whitlock lowered that mark to 3:04:54 on a day when the marathon was stopped after three and a half hours because of high temperature.

On September 26, 2010, Whitlock ran the Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon in 1:34:23.4.

After turning 80, Whitlock improved the marathon world record for his age category by almost 15 minutes to 3:25:43 at the 2011 Rotterdam Marathon on April 10, 2011. He then further improved on his age category world record at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 16, 2011, lowering the record to 3:15:54.

At age 81, on Sunday, September 16, 2012, wearing bib number 1, Whitlock broke the Canadian and unofficial world half-marathon record at his hometown inaugural race, the Milton Half-Marathon, running 1:38:59. In 2013, he lowered the record to 1:38:11 on the same course.

Whitlock also competed on the track, where as of 2012 he held 15 world age group records ranging in distance from 1500 metres to 10,000 m and age groups 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+ and 85+, as well as the three age group marathon records 70+, 75+ and 80+.

On October 16, 2016, Whitlock, aged 85, ran the Toronto Marathon in 3:56:38, setting a new world record.

Awards
In 2016, Whitlock was inducted into the Milton Sports Hall of Fame as nominee in the inaugural induction class.

The Town of Milton named a street after Whitlock, which intersects with Highway 25.

Death
On March 13, 2017, Whitlock died of prostate cancer in Toronto, one week after his 86th birthday.

World age group records set by Ed Whitlock
The Milton, Ont., native held 36 world age class records on the road and track.

<!-- 2 single age Outdoor track 3000m world records Men 75-79 75y141d BEST 11:10.43 Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   25 Jul 2006  Toronto ON CAN 76y 94d     14:56.21  Vicenzo Fanunza (ITA)             22 Apr 1932   25 Jul 2008  Cagliari ITA 77y274d     13:16.8   Antonio Nacca (ITA)               16 Dec 1923   16 Sep 2001  Ostia ITA 78y246d     12:42.61  Luciano Acquarone (ITA)           04 Oct 1930   07 Jun 2009  Turin ITA 79y364d     13:35.46  Luciano Acquarone (ITA)           04 Oct 1930   03 Oct 2010  Cagliari ITA Men 80-84 80y142d BEST 12:13.56 Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   26 Jul 2011  Toronto ON CAN 81y293d     13:09.48  Ed Benham (USA)                   12 Jul 1907   01 May 1989  Raleigh NC USA .......     84y238d      14:51.82  Luciano Acquarone (ITA)           04 Oct 1930   30 May 2015  Savona ITA
 * Outdoor – track

6 single age Outdoor track 5000m world records Men 65-69 65y 99d BEST 16:38.8  Derek Turnbull (NZL)        05 Dec 1926   13 Mar 1992  Christchurch NZL 66y 55d     17:25.3   John Gilmour (AUS)          03 May 1919   27 Jun 1985  Rome ITA 67y190d     18:04.00  Ed Whitlock (ON/CAN)        06 Mar 1931   12 Sep 1998  Toronto ON CAN 68y147d     17:56.50  Ed Whitlock (ON/CAN)        06 Mar 1931   31 Jul 1999  Gateshead ENG

Men 70-74: 70y 36d BEST 18:15.53 Ron Robertson (NZL)         03 Jun 1941   09 Jul 2011  Sacramento CA USA 71y 28d     18:43.7   Warren Utes (USA)           25 Jun 1920   23 Jul 1991   IL USA 72y119d     20:04.90  Peter Sandery (AUS)         21 Jun 1941   18 Oct 2013  Porto Alegre BRA 73y362d     19:40.14  Manuel Rosales Touza (ESP)  04 Aug 1935   01 Aug 2009  Lahti FIN 74y125d     19:15.33  Ed Whitlock (ON/CAN)        06 Mar 1931   09 Jul 2005  Toronto ON CAN Men 75-79 75y139d BEST 19:07.02 Ed Whitlock (ON/CAN)        06 Mar 1931   23 Jul 2006  Dieppe NB CAN 76y145d     20:02.86  Ed Whitlock (ON/CAN)        06 Mar 1931   29 Jul 2007  Saint John NB CAN 77y266d     20:36.42  Stephen Charlton (ENG)      04 Oct 1926   26 Jun 2004  Birmingham ENG 78y145d     21:20.2   Paul Spangler (USA)         18 Mar 1899   10 Aug 1977  Goteborg SWE 79y 8d      21:19.8   Ed Benham (USA)             12 Jul 1907   20 Jul 1986   USA

Men 80-84: 80y105d BEST 20:58.12 Ed Whitlock (ON/CAN)        06 Mar 1931   19 Jun 2011  Toronto ON CAN 81y345d     21:46.86  Ed Benham (USA)             12 Jul 1907   22 Jun 1989   USA 82y 20d     22:08.79  Ed Benham (USA)             12 Jul 1907   01 Aug 1989   USA 83y 23d     22:57.4   Ed Benham (USA)             12 Jul 1907   04 Aug 1990   USA 84y 13d     23:03.81  Ed Benham (USA)             12 Jul 1907   25 Jul 1991   USA

6 single age Outdoor track 10,000m world records Men 65-69: 65y101d BEST 34:42.2  Derek Turnbull (NZL)           05 Dec 1926   15 Mar 1992  Christchurch NZL 66y 86d     36:31.52  Ed Whitlock (CAN)              06 Mar 1931   31 May 1997  Toronto ON CAN 67y314d     36:48.8   Stephen Charlton (GBR)         04 Oct 1926   14 Aug 1994  Solihull ENG 68y210d     37:37.40  John Gilmour (AUS)             03 May 1919   29 Nov 1987  Melbourne AUS 69y102d     38:49.15  Emilio delaCamara (ESP)        12 Jul 1944   22 Oct 2013  Porto Alegre BRA

Men 70-74 70y125d BEST 38:04.13 Ed Whitlock (CAN)              06 Mar 1931   09 Jul 2001  Brisbane AUS 71y 26d     38:23.69  Warren Utes (USA)              25 Jun 1920   21 Jul 1991  Turku FIN 72y 79d     39:04.55  John Gilmour (AUS)             03 May 1919   21 Jul 1991  Turku FIN 73y236d     42:15.22  Hans Schmid (USA)              28 Feb 1940   22 Oct 2013  Porto Alegre BRA 74y126d     39:42.04  Ed Whitlock (CAN)              06 Mar 1931   10 Jul 2005  Toronto ON CAN

Men 75-79: 75y137d BEST 39:25.16 Ed Whitlock (CAN)              06 Mar 1931   21 Jul 2006  Dieppe NB CAN 76y186d     41:59.06  John Keston (GBR)              05 Dec 1924   09 Jun 2001  Eugene OR USA 77y238d     42:34.44  Akhmet Sirazyev (RUS)          03 Jan 1928   29 Aug 2005  San Sebastian ESP 78y208d     45:29.23  Emiel Pauwels (BEL)            22 Dec 1918   18 Jul 1997  Durban RSA 79y 6d      44:05.10  Ed Benham (USA)                12 Jul 1907   18 Jul 1986  Uniondale NY USA

Men 80-84: 80y127d BEST 42:39.95 Ed Whitlock (CAN)              06 Mar 1931   11 Jul 2011  Sacramento CA USA 81y 23d     44:29.26  Ed Benham (USA)                12 Jul 1907   04 Aug 1988  Orlando FL USA 82y 17d     45:38.79  Ed Benham (USA)                12 Jul 1907   29 Jul 1989  Eugene OR USA 83y 21d     47:55.0   Ed Benham (USA)                12 Jul 1907   02 Aug 1990  Indianapolis IN USA 84y 9d      48:46.86  Ed Benham (USA)                12 Jul 1907   21 Jul 1991  Turku FIN -->
 * † 2016 times not (yet?) ratified as world records
 * * record subsequently beaten by Ron Robertson NZ


 * Indoor – track


 * * Records subsequently beaten by others


 * Outdoor – road

Road records by age group
In addition to the records above recognised by World Masters Athletics, the Association of Road Race Statisticians keeps single and group age road records. Whitlock's age group records recognized by ARRS follow. <!--9 single age road 5k world records Men 65-69 65y177d     17:24     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   30 Aug 1996  Buffalo NY USA 66y176d     17:24     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   29 Aug 1997  Buffalo NY USA 67y182d BEST 17:23    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   04 Sep 1998  Buffalo NY USA 68y181d     17:39     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   03 Sep 1999  Buffalo NY USA 69y138d     17:34     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   22 Jul 2000  Toronto ON CAN Men 70-74 70y306d     19:03     Martin Ford (ENG)                 13 Aug 1943   15 Jun 2014  Horwich ENG 71y227d     19:35     Doug Goodhue (USA)                21 Feb 1942   06 Oct 2013  Syracuse NY USA 72y176d     18:32     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   29 Aug 2003  Buffalo NY USA 73y132d BEST 18:21.2  Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   16 Jul 2004  Toronto ON CAN 74y131d     19:05.1   Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   15 Jul 2005  Toronto ON CAN Men 75-79 75y130d BEST 18:45    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   14 Jul 2006  Toronto ON CAN 76y 67d     21:37     Maurice Tarrant (CAN)             04 Jan 1930   12 Mar 2006  Sidney BC CAN 77y 25d     20:03     Warren Utes (USA)                 25 Jun 1920   20 Jul 1997  Chicago IL USA 78y 65d     22:12     Maurice Tarrant (CAN)             04 Jan 1930   09 Mar 2008  Sidney BC CAN 79y 63d     22:41     Maurice Tarrant (CAN)             04 Jan 1930   08 Mar 2009  Sidney BC CAN Men 85-89 85y322d    24:57     Stephen Charlton (ENG)            04 Oct 1926   21 Aug 2012  London ENG 86y 62d    32:31     Maurice Tarrant (CAN)             04 Jan 1930   06 Mar 2016  Sidney BC CAN 87y250d    32:38     Willis Moses (USA)                29 Jan 1926   06 Oct 2013  Syracuse NY USA 88y203d    26:37     Hugh Campbell (USA)               25 Aug 1924   16 Mar 2013  Haddonfield NJ USA 89y248d    35:01     Willis Moses (USA)                29 Jan 1926   04 Oct 2015  Syracuse NY USA
 * Road world records

8 single age road 8k world records Men 60-64 60y198d BEST 26:10    Martin Rees (WAL)               28 Feb 1953   14 Sep 2013  Sandhurt ENG 61y066d     27:00     Martin Rees (WAL)               28 Feb 1953   05 May 2014  Cardiff WAL 62y065d     27:05     Martin Rees (WAL)               28 Feb 1953   04 May 2015  Cardiff WAL 63y091d     27:59     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   05 Jun 1994  Toronto ON CAN 63y091d     27:59     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   05 Jun 1994  Toronto ON CAN 64y321d     28:24     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   21 Jan 1996  Burlington ON CAN Men 65-69 65y124d BEST 28:36    Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   08 Jul 1996  Toronto ON CAN 66y104d     28:57     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   18 Jun 1997  Toronto ON CAN 67y323d     30:19     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   23 Jan 1999  Burlington ON CAN 68y323d     29:49     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   23 Jan 2000  Burlington ON CAN 69y033d     30:34     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   08 Apr 2000  Toronto ON CAN Men 70-74 70y106d BEST 30:44    Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   20 Jun 2001  Toronto ON CAN 71y067d     33:53     Bill Borla (USA)                01 Mar 1940   07 May 2011  Sharon CT USA 72y268d     32:35.1   Doug Goodhue (USA)              21 Feb 1942   16 Nov 2014  Alexandria VA USA 73y222d     35:07     George Black (SCO)              23 Nov 1939   03 Jul 2013  Bridge of Earn SCO 74y267d     32:35     Warren Utes (USA)               25 Jun 1920   19 Mar 1995  Chicago IL USA

13 single age road 10k world records Men 60-64 60y192d BEST 32:48    Martin Rees (WAL)                 28 Feb 1953   08 Sep 2013  Cardiff WAL 61y205d     33:27     Martin Rees (WAL)                 28 Feb 1953   21 Sep 2014  Swansea WAL 62y190d     33:20     Martin Rees (WAL)                 28 Feb 1953   06 Sep 2015  Cardiff WAL 63y189d     35:20     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   11 Sep 1994  Toronto ON CAN 64y237d     36:15     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   29 Oct 1995  Hamilton ON CAN

Men 65-69 65y028d BEST 35:49    Peter Lessing (GER)               18 Mar 1941   15 Apr 2006  Rheinzabern GER 66y289d     35:35.9   Albert Anderegg (SUI)             16 Jun 1945   31 Mar 2012  Lyss SUI 67y235d     35:39.6   Patrick Roussel (FRA)             19 Mar 1947   09 Nov 2014  Ales FRA 68y232d     36:49     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   24 Oct 1999  Toronto ON CAN 69y113d     36:11     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   27 Jun 2000  Grimsby ON CAN Men 70-74 70y112d     38:29     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   26 Jun 2001  Grimsby ON CAN 71y173d     39:14     Joop Ruter (NED)                  19 Apr 1933   09 Oct 2004  Rotterdam NED 72y185d     38:17     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   07 Sep 2003  Toronto ON CAN 73y190d BEST 37:33    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   12 Sep 2004  Toronto ON CAN 74y189d     39:04     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   11 Sep 2005  Toronto ON CAN

Men 75-79 75y188d BEST 40:10    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   10 Sep 2006  Toronto ON CAN 76y112d     40:13.5   Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   26 Jun 2007  Grimsby ON CAN 77y344d     43:56     Stephen Charlton (ENG)            04 Oct 1926   12 Sep 2004  Portsmouth ENG 78y074d     43:06     Warren Utes (USA)                 25 Jun 1920   07 Sep 1998  Kentfield CA USA 79y112d     45:50     Maurice Tarrant (CAN)             04 Jan 1930   26 Apr 2009  Victoria BC CAN

Men 80-84 80y189d BEST 42:58    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   11 Sep 2011  Toronto ON CAN 81y269d     45:18     Stephen Charlton (ENG)            04 Oct 1926   29 Jun 2008  Prestwold Hall ENG 82y186d     44:22     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   08 Sep 2013  Toronto ON CAN 83y163d     51:06     Raymond Bonet (FRA)               16 Dec 1926   28 May 2010  Brive FRA 84y191d     49:08     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   13 Sep 2015  Toronto ON CAN

12 single age road 15k world records Men 65-69 65y257d     58:03     Bill Borla (USA)                  01 Mar 1940   13 Nov 2005  Schenectady NY USA 66y129d     56:41     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   13 Jul 1997  Utica NY USA 67y011d     57:31.2   Bert Streumer (NED)               07 Nov 1945   18 Nov 2012  Nijmegen NED 68y127d     55:38     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   11 Jul 1999  Utica NY USA 69y125d BEST 55:04    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   09 Jul 2000  Utica NY USA

Men 70-74 70y054d BEST 58:19    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   29 Apr 2001  Guelph ON CAN 71y019d     59:29     Joop Ruter (NED)                  19 Apr 1933   08 May 2004  Papendrecht NED 72y129d     58:55     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   13 Jul 2003  Utica NY USA 73y253d     58:57     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   14 Nov 2004  Schenectady NY USA 74y252d     59:43     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   13 Nov 2005  Schenectady NY USA

Men 75-79 75y251d BEST 1:00:29    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   12 Nov 2006  Schenectady NY USA 76y225d     1:09:45     Charles Rose (USA)                06 Mar 1933   17 Oct 2009  Charlotte NC USA 77y061d     1:14:29     Lloyd Young (USA)                 18 Jul 1923   17 Sep 2000  White Bear Lake MN USA 78y247d     1:06:13     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   08 Nov 2009  Schenectady NY USA 79y246d     1:06:45.7   Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   07 Nov 2010  Schenectady NY USA Men 80-84 80y252d BEST 1:07:05    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   13 Nov 2011  Schenectady NY USA 81y211d     1:15:40.4   Joop Ruter (NED)                  19 Apr 1933   16 Nov 2014  Nijmegen NED 82y249d     1:09:11     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   10 Nov 2013  Schenectady NY USA 83y060d     1:40:16     August Leone (USA)                08 Jan 1930   09 Mar 2013  Jacksonville FL USA

9 single age road 10 mile world records Men 60-64 60y234d BEST 55:02    Martin Rees (WAL)                 28 Feb 1953   20 Oct 2013  Twickenham ENG 61y051d     55:27     Martin Rees (WAL)                 28 Feb 1953   20 Apr 2014  Lampeter WAL 62y036d     55:54     Martin Rees (WAL)                 28 Feb 1953   05 Apr 2015  Lampeter WAL 63y028d     56:14     Martin Rees (WAL)                 28 Feb 1953   27 Mar 2016  Lampeter WAL 64y295d   1:00:09     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   26 Dec 1995  Hamilton ON CAN Men 65-69 65y295d     1:03:12     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   26 Dec 1996  Hamilton ON CAN 66y149d     1:02:00     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   02 Aug 1997  Hamilton ON CAN 67y169d     1:01:26     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   22 Aug 1998  Flint MI USA 68y085d BEST 1:00:11    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   30 May 1999  Toronto ON CAN 69y071d     1:02:07     Warren Utes (USA)                 25 Jun 1920   04 Sep 1989  Park Forest IL USA Men 70-74 70y038d BEST 1:02:19    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   13 Apr 2001  Burlington ON CAN 71y230d     1:05:27     Joop Ruter (NED)                  19 Apr 1933   05 Dec 2004  Brielle NED 72y170d     1:02:25     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   23 Aug 2003  Flint MI USA 73y002d     1:11:45     Hans Schmid (USA)                 28 Feb 1940   02 Mar 2013  Redding CA USA 74y189d     1:18:03     Paul Flanagan (USA)               03 Jul 1931   08 Jan 2006  Stockton CA USA

11 single-age world records, road half marathon Men 65-69 65y202d BEST 1:17:05    Patrick Roussel (FRA)             19 Mar 1947   07 Oct 2012  Nancy FRA 66y198d     1:19:19     Luciano Acquarone (ITA)           04 Oct 1930   20 Apr 1997  Bologna ITA 67y165d     1:16:25     Wil vanderLee (NED)               23 Oct 1929   06 Apr 1997  Rosmalen NED 68y204d     1:20:33     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   26 Sep 1999  Toronto ON CAN 69y202d     1:20:14     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   24 Sep 2000  Toronto ON CAN Men 70-74 70y046d BEST 1:22:23    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   21 Apr 2001  Grand Island NY USA 71y279d     1:26:32     Joop Ruter (NED)                  19 Apr 1933   23 Jan 2005  Maassluis NED 72y037d     1:28:37     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   12 Apr 2003  Buffalo NY USA 73y043d     1:28:02     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   18 Apr 2004  Aurora ON CAN 74y099d     1:31:06     Warren Utes (USA)                 25 Jun 1920   02 Oct 1994  Schaumburg IL USA Men 75-79 75y046d     1:30:14     Karl-Walter Tremper (GER)         07 Oct 1939   22 Nov 2014  Essen GER 76y068d BEST 1:29:26    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   13 May 2007  London ON CAN 77y310d     1:36:40     Warren Utes (USA)                 25 Jun 1920   01 May 1998  Indianapolis IN USA 78y205d     1:37:38.0   Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   27 Sep 2009  Toronto ON CAN 79y204d     1:34:26.1   Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   26 Sep 2010  Toronto ON CAN Men 80-84 80y132d     1:39:28     John Keston (GBR)                 05 Dec 1924   16 Apr 2005  Saint Cloud MN USA 81y194d BEST 1:38:59    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   16 Sep 2012  Milton ON CAN 83y 52d     1:46:12     Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   27 Apr 2014  Waterloo ON CAN 84y184d     1:47:33     Ed Benham (USA)                   12 Jul 1907   12 Jan 1992  n/a FL USA Men 85-89 85y 49d BEST 1:50:47    Ed Whitlock (CAN)                 06 Mar 1931   24 Apr 2016  Waterloo ON CAN 86y236d     2:24:12     Eddie Naisby (WAL)                01 Apr 1928   23 Nov 2014  Conwy WAL 87y046d     2:30:36     Eddie Naisby (WAL)                01 Apr 1928   17 May 2015  Chester ENG 88y046d     3:05:23     Bruce Davidson (ENG)              12 Aug 1921   27 Sep 2009  New Milton ENG 89y269d     3:21:01     Ivor Welch (USA)                  19 Jan 1895   14 Oct 1984  Weott CA USA

6 single-age 30k world records, Men 60-64 60y096d   2:08:37     Robert Gormley (USA)            07 Aug 1941   11 Nov 2001  Clarksburg CA USA ....... 62y309d   2:09:25     Russ Kiernan (USA)              08 Jan 1938   12 Nov 2000  Clarksburg CA USA 63y021d   1:57:07     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   27 Mar 1994  Hamilton ON CAN 64y182d   2:04:29     Jim O'Neil (USA)                14 May 1925   12 Nov 1989  Clarksburg CA USA Men 65-69 65y305d   2:15:40     Russ Kiernan (USA)              08 Jan 1938   09 Nov 2003  Clarksburg CA USA 66y017d   2:00:46     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   23 Mar 1997  Hamilton ON CAN 67y 58d   2:14:11.4   Peter vanVeen (NED)             18 Dec 1948   14 Feb 2016  Schoorl NED 68y022d   1:58:39     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   28 Mar 1999  Hamilton ON CAN 69y020d   1:57:40     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   26 Mar 2000  Hamilton ON CAN Men 70-74 70y019d   2:00:56     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   25 Mar 2001  Hamilton ON CAN 71y101d   2:32:56.1   Jim Braden (USA)                31 Aug 1935   10 Dec 2006  Sugar Land TX USA 72y346d   3:08:02     Stan DeMartinis (USA)           01 Dec 1922   12 Nov 1995  Clarksburg CA USA 73y022d   2:03:50     Ed Whitlock (CAN)               06 Mar 1931   28 Mar 2004  Hamilton ON CAN .......

11 single-age world records, marathon, Men 65-69 65y129d     2:41:57     Derek Turnbull (NZL)         05 Dec 1926   12 Apr 1992  London ENG 66y 27d     2:42:49     Clive Davies (USA)           17 Aug 1915   13 Sep 1981  Eugene OR USA 67y 45d     2:51:07     Luigi Passerini (ITA)        22 Feb 1923   08 Apr 1990  Mirandola ITA 68y253d BEST 2:51:02    Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   14 Nov 1999  Columbus OH USA 69y237d     2:52:50     Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   29 Oct 2000  Columbus OH USA Men 70-74 70y 68d     3:00:23     Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   13 May 2001  New London ON CAN 71y306d     3:00:58     John Keston (GBR)            05 Dec 1924   06 Oct 1996  Saint Paul MN USA 72y206d     2:59:09.3   Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   28 Sep 2003  Toronto ON CAN 73y204d BEST 2:54:48.3  Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   26 Sep 2004  Toronto ON CAN 74y 35d     2:58:40.0   Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   10 Apr 2005  Rotterdam NED Men 75-79 75y202d     3:08:34.5   Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   24 Sep 2006  Toronto ON CAN 76y 40d BEST 3:04:53.4  Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   15 Apr 2007  Rotterdam NED 77y143d     3:33:27     Ed Benham (USA)              12 Jul 1907   02 Dec 1984  San Diego CA USA 78y101d     3:36:59     Warren Utes (USA)            25 Jun 1920   04 Oct 1998  Saint Paul MN USA 79y288d     3:47:01     Antonino Caponetto (ITA)     11 Dec 1931   25 Sep 2011  Bergamo ITA

Men 80-84 80y224d BEST 3:15:53.9  Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   16 Oct 2011  Toronto ON CAN 81y222d     3:30:28.4   Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   14 Oct 2012  Toronto ON CAN 82y228d     3:41:57.8   Ed Whitlock (CAN)            06 Mar 1931   20 Oct 2013  Toronto ON CAN 83y283d     4:19:07     Antonino Caponetto (ITA)     11 Dec 1931   20 Sep 2015  Porto San Giorgio ITA 84y 86d     4:17:51     Ed Benham (USA)              12 Jul 1907   06 Oct 1991  Saint Paul MN USA -->