TORONTO (Reuters) - Ed Whitlock, an English-born Canadian runner who became the first septuagenarian to run a marathon in under three hours, died on Monday aged 86. Whitlock, at 72, became the first septuagenarian to crack the three-hour mark with a world marathon record of two hours 59 minutes 10 seconds at the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon. "This is an enormous loss to Canada and the global running community," Alan Brookes, race director of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon said in a statement. We are especially saddened at Canada Running Series." After university, Whitlock put the sport on hold while he embarked on an engineering career in Canada and only returned to running in his 40s.

Source: The Star March 13, 2017 22:48 UTC