Another marathon, another record for 76-year-old Jeannie Rice.
At the London Marathon on April 21, Rice finished in 3:33:27. She averaged 8:08 per mile pace, and she took 1:05 off her own record for the 75–79 age group, which she ran last October in Chicago (3:34:32).
Another marathon, another record for 76-year-old Jeannie Rice Runner’s World, Rice wrote she was only “somewhat” happy with her London time and she was hoping to be closer to 3:30. She ran consistent splits before falling off in the final 2 miles. “I’ll have to figure it out and run better in Berlin,” she wrote.
Last year, Rice ran 3:33:15 at the Boston Marathon, but Boston’s point-to-point course makes it ineligible for record purposes.
She wasn’t the only impressive older runner at London.
On the men’s side, Kenenisa Bekele, 41, of Ethiopia finished second overall in 2:04:15, breaking his own masters world record by 4 seconds.
All the other male age-group winners were from Great Britain with the exception of one: American Robert Ashby ran 2:38:29 to win the 55–59 group.
Others included:
Nicholas Torry, 2:18:46, 45–49
Jonathan Walton, 2:32:47, 50–54
Peter Barrett, 2:42:22, 60–64
Norman Mawhinny, 2:58:26, 65–69
David Gibson, 3:13:31, 70–74
Andrew Jeyes 3:44:20, 75–79 (nearly 11 minutes behind Rice)
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On the women’s side, two age-group winners were American. In addition to Rice, Grace Wasielewski of the U.S. ran 3:43:03 to top the 70–74 category.
The other age-group winners were all from Great Britain:
Lauren Reed, 2:38:02, 40–44
Alice Braham, 2:43:43, 45–49
Annabel Granger, 2:48:26, 50–54
Alice Riddell-Webster, 2:58:15, 55–59
Treena Johnson, 2:59:06, 60–64
Sandy Masters, 3:28:12, 65–69
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She ran 3:33:27, averaging 8:08 per mile pace is a writer and editor living in Eugene, Oregon, and her stories about the sport, its trends, and fascinating individuals have appeared in Runner’s World since 2005. She is the author of two popular fitness books, Run Your Butt Off! and Walk Your Butt Off!
