masters world record Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/masters-world-record/ For running news, nutrition & training tips, gear and race reviews for the Canadian running community Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:17:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://runningmagazine.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-running-site-icon-32x32.png masters world record Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/masters-world-record/ 32 32 213543699 55-year-old British masters runner throws down 4:38 mile https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/55-year-old-british-masters-runner-throws-down-438-mile/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/55-year-old-british-masters-runner-throws-down-438-mile/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:17:06 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=153238 Tony O’Brien of Liverpool, U.K., smashed the men's 55+ world record by nearly two seconds

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/55-year-old-british-masters-runner-throws-down-438-mile/feed/ 0 153238 Canadian sprinter becomes world’s fastest 70-year-old https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/canadian-sprinter-becomes-worlds-fastest-70-year-old/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/canadian-sprinter-becomes-worlds-fastest-70-year-old/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:24:20 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=140297 Ottawa's Wendy Alexis set her fourth world record of 2025 on Wednesday

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/canadian-sprinter-becomes-worlds-fastest-70-year-old/feed/ 0 140297 48-year-old runner wins Switzerland’s Zürich Marathon https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/48-year-old-runner-wins-switzerlands-zurich-marathon/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/48-year-old-runner-wins-switzerlands-zurich-marathon/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:18:14 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=136907 Kenya's Mark Kiptoo, 48, broke the tape in 2:09:16 to win his third straight Zürich Marathon title

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/48-year-old-runner-wins-switzerlands-zurich-marathon/feed/ 0 136907 Scottish masters runner breaks two world records in five days https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/scottish-masters-runner-breaks-two-world-records-in-five-days/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/scottish-masters-runner-breaks-two-world-records-in-five-days/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:34 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=133064 Middle-distance runner Robert McHarg has been on a world-record-setting spree since turning 60

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/scottish-masters-runner-breaks-two-world-records-in-five-days/feed/ 0 133064 Irish woman sets masters mile world record https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/irish-woman-sets-masters-mile-world-record/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/irish-woman-sets-masters-mile-world-record/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:11:50 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=128787 The 60-year-old took three seconds off the previous record of five minutes and 30 seconds

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/irish-woman-sets-masters-mile-world-record/feed/ 0 128787 Canada’s Karla Del Grande sets women’s 70+ 100m world record in Sweden https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/canadas-karla-del-grande-sets-womens-70-100m-world-record-in-sweden/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/canadas-karla-del-grande-sets-womens-70-100m-world-record-in-sweden/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:12:25 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=121976 This 71-year-old sprinter can 100 per cent beat you in a race

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/canadas-karla-del-grande-sets-womens-70-100m-world-record-in-sweden/feed/ 0 121976 Irish masters runner breaks Ed Whitlock’s 10-mile world record https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/irish-masters-runner-breaks-ed-whitlocks-10-mile-world-record/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/irish-masters-runner-breaks-ed-whitlocks-10-mile-world-record/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:03:17 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=119546 Ireland's Tommy Hughes, 64, is following in the footsteps of the great Ed Whitlock

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/irish-masters-runner-breaks-ed-whitlocks-10-mile-world-record/feed/ 0 119546 This 64-year-old Irish marathoner is in a league of his own https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/this-64-year-old-irish-marathoner-is-in-a-league-of-his-own/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/this-64-year-old-irish-marathoner-is-in-a-league-of-his-own/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 16:44:19 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=115330 1992 Olympic marathoner Tommy Hughes of Ireland is still running ridiculously fast at age 64

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/this-64-year-old-irish-marathoner-is-in-a-league-of-his-own/feed/ 0 115330 76-year-old woman sets impressive world record at London Marathon https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/76-year-old-woman-sets-impressive-world-record-at-london-marathon/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/76-year-old-woman-sets-impressive-world-record-at-london-marathon/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:07:27 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=114157 Jeannie Rice not only won the W75-79 age category by 30 minutes–she also would have won the men's category

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