Entries from Londonist tagged with 'age'
August 15, 2008
As reported here back in April, Buster Martin famously ran this year's London Marathon at an apparently grand age of 101. This week, the controversy was reignited as William Hill refused to hand over £13,000 in alleged winnings, on the basis that they have still not seen a birth certificate to prove Buster's claim to be 101. Epping resident Buster, originally born in France, still hasn't been able to supply one. We now recognise......
Continue Reading "'Oldest Marathon Runner' Story Goes On Forever"May 12, 2008
Sexual intercourse may have begun, per Larkin, in 1963, but one London centenarian is defying that clammy logic: Eric Woodward, who dispenses advice on love, ladies, and life to a new generation in the pages of FHM magazine, has just celebrated his 101st birthday. The agony uncle (or great grandfather, more like it) was hired by FHM last year to dole out worldly-wise advice to the magazine's readership of smart, sophisticated young gentlemen (er,......
Continue Reading "Agony Uncle Bridges Generation Gap"