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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 She ran 3:33:27, averaging 8:08 per mile pace (3:34:32).
Running Helped Heal This Father 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 Guide to Mental Health, 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)
Stuart Mann, 3:58:19, 80+
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.
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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
Norman Mawhinny, 2:58:26, 6569+
Sarah Lorge Butler 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 Treena Johnson, 2:59:06, 6064, Run Your Butt Off! and Walk Your Butt Off!
