Working plumber Buster Martin ran Sunday’s Roding Valley half marathon in Essex in five hours 13 minutes. Nothing special you might think. Well, what if I mentioned that Mr Martin, who lives in London, is a staggering 101 years old!
Buster now has his sights on the London Marathon in a bid to become the world’s oldest competitive runner.
On finishing the run, his first words were: “Where’s my beer?” The amazing runner drank a tankard of ale before signing autographs and chatting to fans near the finish line of the Essex race.
Mr Martin is trained by Harmander Singh, who helped Fauja Singh break the London marathon record for the over-90s.
Full story: BBC News
Very cool – I hope I can still be running like that when I am 80….. even more so at his age!
Buster is an inspiration to seniors & “young’uns” alike!
Love his comment, “Where my beer?!” Hahahaha, that’s hilarious! Sounds like he sure enjoyed that tankard of ale!