The oldest person to run a marathon was Fauja Singh, who completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon at the age of 100 in 2011. Singh, a British Sikh marathon runner, started running marathons in his late 80s and became an inspiration for many.
83 years old
The oldest person to run the 2016 race was Fauja Singh, who was 104 years old. Singh became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon, finishing the race in 3 hours, 56 minutes, and 34 seconds.
No of course not, could any old person off the street run a marathon.
my johnson
The First perso to ever run a marathon was actually a women named "Kathrine Switzer". It was in the years of 1967 in Boston
I know a 14 year old that ran the full marathon.
The men's world record is 2:03:38 and the women's world record is 2:15:25 minutes. In the 2007 Boston Marathon, the person that finished in 5,029th place ran the distance in 3:28:08. Many people run a marathon as a challenge and not as a competition with the other racers. Katie Holmes did it in 5 and a half hours. Some folks, soon to include Hamish Blake, take 6 or more hours or more to complete the marathon. Look under the Related Questions link to see how old the oldest person was to finish a marathon.
Louis Tsapparelli
Athletes in a marathon run 26 miles. Athletes in a marathon run 26 miles.
A 13 year old is too young to run a half marathon. The minimum age in the UK is 17.
The Boston Marathon. It was first run in 1897.
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A full marathon is the 26.2 miles that you run for example the London marathon is a full marathon