Seventy-six-year-old Geoff Oliver recently proved that age is no barrier to ultrarunning.
On 17-18 October, the Englishman ran at Tooting Bec, London, and posted a staggering distance of 178.898km, or 111.162 miles, in 24 hours.
His performance represented a new World Record for over 75 years on track. Unsurprisingly, Geoff also set a new 100-mile age group record en route!
A breakdown of his intermediate results is provided below
30 miles in 4 hours 58 min 25 seconds.
50km in 5 hours 11 min 37 secs
40 miles in 7 hours 57 min 25 secs
50 miles in 9 hours 16 min 38 secs
12 hour distance 99.359 kilometres ( 61 miles 1298 yards)
100miles in 20 hours 43 mins 49 secs WORLD BEST PERFORMANCE over 75 years track
24 hour distance 111 miles 285 yards (178.898km) WORLD BEST PERFORMANCE over 75 years track
Truly amazing!
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