A record at 70, with a cramp

A 70-year-old woman from Ottawa ran the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 3:23:59 and took three minutes off the world record for her age group. What stays with me is the last two kilometres, when a calf cramp turned it into a mental game and she just told herself to keep going. She'd been chasing the record since spring, tweaking her training with her coach. I get winded running for the streetcar, so this is genuinely something. #toronto #running https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/70-year-old-ottawa-woman-sets-new-marathon-world-record-9.7404314?cmp=rss