Ed Whitlock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ed Whitlock

Canadian long distance runner

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1931

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 13-Mar-2017

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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.
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.