WATCH: 85-year-old Ed Whitlock’s inspirational, record-breaking mile

Ed Whitlock, an 85-year-old resident of Milton, Ont., continued his incredible streak of races on Friday setting a new world record in the men’s 85-and-over mile by running 7:18.55. Whitlock broke the previous record, set in 1985 by Germany’s Josef Galia, by 46 seconds at the Cambridge Classic Mile.

Read Canadian Running‘s full recap of Whitlock’s record-setting run here.

The June 10 record comes less than two months after he shattered the men’s 85-plus half-marathon world record by nine minutes in Waterloo, Ont. Though he admits he has cut back his mileage in recent years, he still continues to perform at a high level given his age.

Whitlock was the star of the event as people congratulated him after the race and got his autograph. The record was set during the men’s 50-and-over mile race in Cambridge. A mile is 1,609 metres and the race was run on the red, crushed clay track at Galt Collegiate Institute.

The British-born masters runner holds a remarkable range of world records including in the marathon (M70, M75 and M80) down to the 1,500m (M80) including many in between.

Whitlock takes photos with fans after his world record run.

Whitlock with fellow runners, cheering on previous races.

Whitlock chats with his son.

Whitlock's old school Brooks running shoes.

Whitlock signs a shirt for a fan.

Whitlock shows off the pair of old school Brooks that he wore during the record-setting run.

Whitlock approaches the finish line at the Cambridge mile on June 10.

Ed Whitlock at the Cambridge mile on June 10.

Ed Whitlock at the Cambridge mile on June 10.

He’s the only person to have ever run a sub-three-hour marathon after turning 70. His best time since turning 70 is 2:54:49, which he did when he was 73.

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