Editing Marathon (section)

===Oldest marathoner===
[[Fauja Singh]], then 100, finished the [[Toronto Waterfront Marathon]], becoming the first centenarian ever to officially complete that distance. Singh, a British citizen, finished the race on 16 October 2011 with a time of 8:11:05.9, making him the oldest marathoner.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/100-year-old-sets-record-with-marathon-finish-1.1091974 |title=100-year-old sets record with marathon finish |publisher=CBC News |date=16 October 2011 |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211130208/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/100-year-old-sets-record-with-marathon-finish-1.1091974 |archive-date=11 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Because Singh could not produce a birth certificate from rural 1911 Colonial India, the place of his birth, his age could not be verified and his record was not accepted by the official governing body [[World Masters Athletics]].

[[Johnny Kelley]] ran his last full [[Boston Marathon]] at the documented age of 84 in 1992. He previously had won the Boston Marathon in both 1935 and 1945 respectively. Between 1934 and 1950, Johnny finished in the top five 15 times, consistently running in the 2:30s and finishing in second place a record seven times at Boston. A fixture at Boston for more than a half century, his 1992 61st start and 58th finish in Boston is a record which still stands today.

Gladys Burrill, a 92-year-old Prospect, Oregon woman and part-time resident of Hawaii, previously held the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' title of oldest person to complete a marathon with her 9 hours 53 minutes performance at the 2010 [[Honolulu Marathon]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8431206/Gladyator-aged-92-breaks-marathon-record.html 'Gladyator' aged 92 breaks marathon record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915190056/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8431206/Gladyator-aged-92-breaks-marathon-record.html |date=15 September 2018 }}. Telegraph (6 April 2011). Retrieved 19 April 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyindia.com/show/433449.php Brit woman, 92, breaks world record after finishing Honolulu Marathon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409185418/http://www.dailyindia.com/show/433449.php |date=9 April 2011 }}. Dailyindia.com. Retrieved 19 April 2011.</ref> The records of the [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]], at that time, however, suggested that Singh was overall the oldest marathoner, completing the 2004 London Marathon at the age of 93 years and 17 days, and that Burrill was the oldest female marathoner, completing the 2010 Honolulu Marathon at the age of 92 years and 19 days.<ref name="ARRS-SA_Mara">{{cite web |title=World Single Age Records- Marathon |url=https://arrs.run/SA_Mara.htm |work=Association of Road Racing Statisticians |date=20 January 2011 |access-date=6 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915190158/https://arrs.run/SA_Mara.htm |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Singh's age was also reported to be 93 by other sources.<ref>Fenton, Ben. (19 April 2004) [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1459650/Everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-marathon-but-were-too-exhausted-to-ask.html Everything you wanted to know about the marathon but were too exhausted to ask] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915190151/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1459650/Everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-marathon-but-were-too-exhausted-to-ask.html |date=15 September 2018 }}. Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/london-marathon-25-reasons-to-celebrate-the-london-marathon-489404.html London Marathon: 25 reasons to celebrate the London Marathon&nbsp;– More Sports, Sport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211125945/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/london-marathon-25-reasons-to-celebrate-the-london-marathon-489404.html |date=11 February 2017 }}. The Independent (16 April 2005). Retrieved 19 April 2011.</ref>

In 2015, 92-year-old Harriette Thompson of Charlotte, North Carolina, completed the [[Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon]] in 7 hours 24 minutes 36 seconds, thus becoming the oldest woman to complete a marathon.<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/01/harriette-thompson-92-oldest-woman-complete-marathon-san-diego |title=Harriette Thompson, 92, becomes oldest woman to complete a marathon &#124; Sport |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2015-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211125120/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/01/harriette-thompson-92-oldest-woman-complete-marathon-san-diego |archive-date=11 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> While Gladys Burrill was 92 years and 19 days old when she completed her record-setting marathon, Harriette Thompson was 92 years and 65 days old when she completed hers.<ref name="theguardian1"/>

English born Canadian [[Ed Whitlock]] is the oldest to complete a marathon in under 3 hours at age 74, and under 4 hours at age 85.<ref name=arrsmar>{{Cite web|url=https://arrs.run/SA_Mara.htm|title=Single Age Records Marathon|website=arrs.run|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418182954/https://arrs.run/SA_Mara.htm|archive-date=18 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/ed-whitlock-toronto-marathon-record-1.3808191 |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218135636/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/ed-whitlock-toronto-marathon-record-1.3808191 |archive-date=18 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>