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03-06-2008, 09:33 AM | #1 |
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March 6, 2008: 101-year-old runs marathon
This British gentleman is Buster Martin, and he is 101 years old. The father of 17 returned to work as a plumber three years ago "because he was bored." But apparently that wasn't enough to keep him entertained, because now he has taken up running marathons. First he ran the Roding Valley half-marathon in Essex (with a time of 5 hours and 13 minutes,) and is now focusing on the full-length London Marathon. If he makes it, he will officially become the world's oldest competitive athlete. His trainer has experience in these matters, having previously helped Fauja Singh, 96, break the London marathon record for the over-90 category. His personal secret to staying young, of course, is no secret. The BBC reports that, on finishing the half-marathon run, the first words of the working plumber were: "Where's my beer?" |
03-06-2008, 09:37 AM | #2 |
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He's 101?!!!
He looks between 55 and 70 to me. If President Bush had a beard, he would look like that. How old is Bush? Last edited by glatt; 03-06-2008 at 09:52 AM. |
03-06-2008, 09:50 AM | #3 |
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I should think by the time you're 101, you've earned the right to walk.
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03-06-2008, 10:15 AM | #4 |
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He's like the Rosie Ruiz of aged marathon runners. Snuck in at 62 but says he was there for the whole 101.
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03-06-2008, 10:25 AM | #5 |
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Perhaps we can use old people as slaves
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03-06-2008, 11:05 AM | #6 |
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03-06-2008, 11:11 AM | #7 |
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03-06-2008, 02:39 PM | #8 |
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' ya know, it's true that old people, although slow and dangerous behind the wheel, can still serve a purpose. Now don't you go dying on me!' - The great Lloyd Christmas
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03-06-2008, 02:43 PM | #9 |
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I'm putting that guy in his late 50's. I just see 101 years in this guy's face.
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03-06-2008, 02:57 PM | #10 |
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Well alcohol is a preservative.
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03-06-2008, 04:27 PM | #11 |
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i think the big news here isn't that he's 101 ... but the father of 17! good lord.
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03-06-2008, 04:31 PM | #12 |
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03-06-2008, 06:41 PM | #14 |
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How can it possibly be a fraud, he even has his own Wikipedia page!
He also doesn't reveal his first name, which is maybe a tidbit suspicious... And he smokes, too. Since he was seven, as he claims in this YouTube video. "I like me smokes, an' I like me bitter." I'm a little suspicious, but, well, I know nothing. If he lives another 30, he was a fraud. |
03-06-2008, 08:10 PM | #15 |
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"Where's my beer?"
And he smokes, too. Since he was seven, as he claims in this YouTube video. Ok, he's really only 17, and has 101 kids. |
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