TORONTO (Reuters) - Ed Whitlock, an English-born Canadian runner who became the first septuagenarian to run a marathon in under three hours, died on Monday aged 86. Whitlock, and accomplished British ...

At a visitor s urging, Whitlock showed his display of novelty trophies. A beer can for winning a series of races as a 60-year-old. ( There s still beer inside! ) A coffee mug for becoming the first ...

The achievements of the best older runners have long been a mystery. Ed Whitlock's 2:54:48 marathon at age 73, his 3:15:54 at age 80, and recent 1:38:59 half-marathon at age 81, are simply ...

Ed Whitlock, the hit of the last two Buffalo Philharmonic A.C.'s medical forums for his droll advice to ignore doctors' advice, has become the first person over age 70 to run a marathon in under three ...