He takes no potions or vitamin pills. And no special diet–”I eat what my wife puts in front of me”, he says, although he reportedly has ice cream for dessert every night. He doesn’t stretch regularly, and doesn’t lift weights, cross-train, or carbohydrate load. He has no coach, training partner, massage therapist, sports psychologist, shoe contract or high-altitude simulation tent.^1,2 He ran as a teenager but quit after moving to Canada in 1952 to pursue his engineering career, and didn’t run again until his early 40’s in 1972. But here are some of Ed Whitlock’s astonishing statistics:

• 5,000 meters Time: 18:22 Age: 73
• 10,000 meters Time: 37:33 Age: 73
• 15,000 meters Time: 58:19 Age: 72
• Half-marathon Time: 1:22:23 Age: 70
• Marathon Time: 2:59:10 Age: 72
• Marathon Time: 2:54:49 Age: 73
• Marathon Time: 2:58:40 Age: 73
• Marathon (April ‘07) Time: 3:04:53 Age: 76

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Where are they now?
Barry Harwick Dartmouth track coach runs top program

Barry Harwick used to own the Dartmouth College record for the mile. He ran the event in four minutes, 9.1 seconds in 1977, his senior year at this Ivy League school.

Since then, his record has been eclipsed a number of times thanks to his coaching abilities. Harwick is the men’s cross country and track coach at his alma mater.