102-year-old war veteran becomes oldest man to finish a half-marathon

Bill Cooksey, a former English teacher and member of the Royal Air Force, completed the half-marathon in five hours

Tallest player to ever play in NHL to run 2023 Boston Marathon

The former Boston Bruins defenceman and captain, Zdeno Chara, who stands at six feet and nine inches, will run his first marathon in Boston

Australian surfer to run marathon in thongs

A marathon is hard enough, but this Aussie man has vowed to complete the 42-kilometre distance in a pair of flip-flops