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i20-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Whiflock establishes marathon milestone First 70-plus runner to break three-hour barrier in 42.2 km By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion M4 ilton's ageless wonder l istrikes again. Already boasting several world records upon taking to the streets of Toronto Sunday. Ed Whitlock added a crowming jewel to his highly-decorated racmng career - becoming thse planet's first 70-plus mun- ner to complete a marathon la under three hours. His 2:59.10 feat - delivered at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon - eclipsed a May 2001 attempt that was less than half-a-mninute off the mark. "It's a feeling of relief, and happiness too 1 suppose, to fmnally do it," said the soft- spoken 72-year-old. "I'm pretty happy." The local racing phenom looked like he'd been put through the proverbial ringer upon crossing the finish lie - sporting yeliowish bruises on bis face as well as cuts over much of bis body - and admits he felt every bit as bad as bis unsigbtly appearanee would indicate. "I was la pretty bad shape at Use end. I'd had enough, and I don't think 1 could have gone much ftuther. 1 started to develop leg cramps with about a kilomnetre to go, but 1 managed to hold it together." Amid what he described as ideal weather conditions la downtown Toronto, VWtlock was slightly off sebedule througb the first quarter of bis 42.2-km, milestone mun - but gradually stepped thinga up, thanks la part to healthy group pace. Recalled Mlton's world record bolder, "Ail of a sudden there were tomne short kilomnetres and I was back on sebedule." Wbile tuat 'la-Use-zone' feeling eventu- ally gave way to exhaustion, Wlsitlock sol- diered on - fueled by Use notion that bis opportussities for breaking Use Uree-hour barrier were on Use decline. ;~ "Realistically, .I think this was my last year to try this," he said. The Milton runner was in5 pretty eile company Sunday. Sharing the spotlight was 92-year-oid Fauja Singh. who becamne the first 90- Ed Whtlock and-up runner to Ed Whtlock break the six-hour marathon mark. So what's next for Whiock? "I don't have any great ambitions right now, but there's always more mountains to conquer. l'il keep running and see what cornes forth." Steve LeBlanc can be reached ai sic- blan'@haltonsea, ch.com. Costly day for 'Stangs Milton District's senior football tean suffered a double whammy in Oakvile Wednesday. First fuIlback Todd Arruda - one of the key weapons in last season's mun toi thse tier two finals - went down with a broken left leg late in the third quarter. Then when it looked like the Mustangs bad locked up a second straight victory, tbey sunrendered two fourth-quarter touch- downs - including an end-zone pass as time expired - and were eclipsed by thse Oakville Trafalgar Devils 24-21. "It was a gamne we let slip away, one we definitely sbould bave won," said head coach Keith Pearce. Scorisg toucbdowns in the week-two defeat were two-way standouts Tins Anderson and Lee Fnittenburg, as well as Daryl Meinen. Kicker Ryan Mitchell con- verted two, majora and added a single. moedlng MVachineb M200 une# Eppolgun Rog ulumlnum wamlgglng aSg&OO65705 4043 Crystal W, lJumlnum Wulre 1lb Spoo Air Liquide blu-20ffll09 310A Steeles Ave., Milton .905-693-1211l WhlIe quantities last. Partlclpatlng locationt only. M200 alw-ml20500383 a-rn. Indutrie ~U www.allqulde.com L ApomVaw mIwedIng produote Il'- eDemo derby