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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Canada's Ed Whitlock bests Holland's Joop Ruter in 70+ marathon showdown

Toronto Waterfront Marathon Link on Whitlock vs. Ruter

This past Sunday (April 10th) at the Rotterdam Marathon in the Netherlands, 73 year-old Canadian, Ed Whitlock, who entered the event with the world's only two (2) sub 3-hour marathon performances for a male over the age of 70, added a third with a 2:58:40 showing to defeat Holland's Joop Ruter by over 13 minutes.

Ruter, who has agreed to face off again against Whitlock in November at Toronto's Waterfront Marathon, had gotten close to the 3-hour mark with a personal record of 3:02:49; however on Sunday, according to official reports, he cramped in the last seven (7) kilometers and came in with a time of 3:12:22.

By comparison, here are the best 70-and-over times for a male runner at each of Texas' marathons this racing season (Oct. '04 - May '05):

hp Houston: Jim Schleisman, 71, Jefferson, IA, 3:32:48
Freescale Austin: Steve Carrigah, 72, Houston, 3:59:40.0
San Antonio: Gil Zarusa Salazar, 71, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 4:01:26.5
Cowtown Fort Worth: Daniel Shoff, 70, San Antonio, 4:13:08
White Rock Dallas: Koei Nakanishi, 70, Farmington, AR, 4:26:09.2
Seabrook Lucky Trails: Ray Boytim, 72, Spring, 5:19:41.9
Surfside Beach: Ray Boytim, 72, Spring, 5:28:28
Texas Kingwood: Ray Boytim, 72, Spring, 5:58:17
Big D Texas: Robert Cunningham, 73, Grand Prairie, 6:03:07.25

There was not a finisher that was 70 years or older in either the Waco Miracle Match Marathon in October or the Marathon to Marathon event in Alpine.

posted by WalkSports.com | 10:35 PM

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