training & current events firegeezer on 14 Apr 2008 08:53 am
London Marathon Update
BUSTER MADE IT!
That’s right, Buster Martin, the geezer who claims to be 101 years old, finished the full London Marathon course in 10 hours, four hours ahead of his own prediction of completing it in 14 hrs.
His claim to be the oldest ever to run the London marathon has been marred, however, because the Guinness Book of Records committee has refused to recognize his given age. He has not been able to offer any definitive proof of when he was born, so the official record of 98 yrs. still stands.
Buster’s boss at the plumbing company (yes, he still works a job) is also a boxing manager, so he became Buster’s trainer for the event. The regimen consisted of running three times a week and warming up with half-marathons.
But Buster has an alien approach to the dietary practices. A smoker since he was 7 yrs. old, he gets his lungs prepped for the race by taking a last-minute drag before the start.
Since Buster doesn’t drink water, only beer, his trainers had several stops set up along the route where he could take a break with a pint of ale.
But his achievement, recognized or not, has become an inspiration for geezers and gazelles alike. Go, Buster!
Click to play this video of Buster taking
a mid-race break in a half-marathon last month.
Read Firegeezer’s first report on Buster’s life story HERE.
To watch a TV interview (about 4 minutes) with Buster, click HERE.
