world masters athletics Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/world-masters-athletics/ 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 world masters athletics Archives - Canadian Running Magazine https://runningmagazine.ca/tag/world-masters-athletics/ 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 90-year-old Alberta runner smashes Canadian masters 1,500m record https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/90-year-old-alberta-runner-smashes-canadian-masters-1500m-record/ https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/90-year-old-alberta-runner-smashes-canadian-masters-1500m-record/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:42:40 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=144521 Alberta's Roger Davies and 61-year-old Janice Patterson came to impress at the Canadian Masters Championships in Quebec

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/90-year-old-alberta-runner-smashes-canadian-masters-1500m-record/feed/ 0 144521 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 70-year-old Canadian smashes 200m world record https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/70-year-old-canadian-smashes-200m-world-record/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/70-year-old-canadian-smashes-200m-world-record/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:47:56 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=135645 Ottawa's Wendy Alexis has torn up the track at the World Masters Indoor Championships in Florida

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/70-year-old-canadian-smashes-200m-world-record/feed/ 0 135645 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 Gun-time rule dashes marathon goal for Calgary runner https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/gun-time-rule-dashes-marathon-goal-for-calgary-runner/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/gun-time-rule-dashes-marathon-goal-for-calgary-runner/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:31:35 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=128369 Ken Young, 65, has twice come within seconds of breaking the Canadian masters marathon record for his age group, but this rule has held him back

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]]> https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/gun-time-rule-dashes-marathon-goal-for-calgary-runner/feed/ 0 128369 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 72-year-old runner receives three-year doping ban for multiple substances https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/72-year-old-runner-receives-three-year-doping-ban-for-multiple-substances/ https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/72-year-old-runner-receives-three-year-doping-ban-for-multiple-substances/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:52:21 +0000 https://runningmagazine.ca/?p=118280 This renowned U.S. masters age-group runner's urine sample came up positive for four banned substances

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