oldest person to run sub 3 hour marathon
Ed Whitlock
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 . 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 . 
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 . 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 .
Ed 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. 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.
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 . 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 .
Ed Whitlock, 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. 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.
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 . 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 .