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3 unusual facts about Ed Whitlock


Ed Whitlock

Whitlock was born at 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.

Whitlock, who ran as a teenager and took the sport back up again in his 40s, first became the oldest person to run a marathon in less than 3 hours in 2000 at age 69 with a time of 2:52:47.

He was the University of London champion at cross country and 3 miles on the track.



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