An elderly man who only took up running to lose weight after ballooning to 15 stone has become the oldest person in Britain to complete 100 marathons - aged 64. Sprightly Martin Ward completed his incredible century of 26-mile runs in eight years after he decided to get fit in his mid 50s following numerous health scares.
He previously suffered two collapsed lungs and a slipped disc and was warned by doctors for 55 years to "keep fit but never run - certainly not a marathon." The dad-of-two was registered as disabled in his 30s and went on to pile on the pounds as he got older having done little exercise throughout his life.
Even back at school he was told he was "rubbish at sport" by PE teachers because he struggled with cross country runs. But decades later, retired Martin has now defied the odds to become the oldest person in the whole of the UK & Ireland to join the elite 100 Marathon Club.
