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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Adam Aspinall

Meet the sporty OAPs who train every week and run 2,000 miles a year

Meet the super OAPs who took up running in their 70s and 80s – and who have now run an 8,000 miles each in the past four years.

Super gran Eileen, 79, and Super grandad John Hieron, 85, fell in love with running when Eileen started pounding the pavements in 2014, with John soon following in 2016, and now they clock up around 20 miles each a week.

The sporty pair - who have been married 58 years - train together three times a week and their schedule includes two 4-5 mile runs, and one long run of up to 12 miles, and they also enjoy leisurely walks at the weekend.

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