LONDON - Already Britain’soldest employee, 101-year-old Buster Martin now aims to become the world’soldest marathon runner by completing the London Marathon and celebrating with apint of beer and a cigarette.
Sprightly and bearded, he completed a half marathon at the weekend in fivehours 13 minutes. The former Army physical training instructor works three daysa week for a Londonplumbing firm and says he has trained for the April 13th race in his sparetime.
“I’ve said I’ll attempt it,” he told Reuters by telephone from his workplaceat Pimlico Plumbers. “I haven’t said I’ll complete it. If I do make it, all thebetter. I hadn’t thought of doing it before but someone asked me and the moneygoes to charity so why not?”
His sponsorship money will go to the Rhys Daniels Trust, which providestemporary accommodation for families of patients in specialist children’shospitals.
Martin, who had 17 children and returned to work at the age of 99 saying hewas bored after two years of retirement, would beat the previous record forworld’s oldest marathon runner by eight years.
“If I finish, I’ll do what I always do and have a pint and a fag,” he said.“People ask what is my secret but I haven’t got one. They say fags and boozeare bad for you—but I’m still here, aren’t I?”作者: 木碗 时间: 08-3-7 23:33 佩服！作者: 缺失 时间: 08-3-8 00:44
英国人就爱整各种妖蛾子。作者: 夏秋 时间: 08-3-8 01:19
实在不放心啊，我还是开着救护车全程跟护吧
有些男人就是有种壮士暮年，壮心不已的精神。我的邻居老汉近八十了，每天还在双杠上做高难动作，每次看到我经过，都要拖着我跟他比，我那敢啊，跪地求饶，放我一马吧。他总是说你们这些年轻人状态怎么这么差呀，一脸苍白嬴弱不堪，摇头叹息。直到有一天，一个不慎摔倒下来，身体多处骨折，半年的时间里就衰老得变形了，现在只在有阳光的时候坐在轮椅上看着双杠沉思默想作者: 缺失 时间: 08-3-8 02:34
哈哈，我真想见见这个玩双杠的老大爷，其实还是要服老啊。作者: 晔阳 时间: 08-3-8 05:58 标题: 回复 夏秋 的帖子 这种劲头可使“抑郁”的死敌呀！作者: 晔阳 时间: 08-3-8 06:00 标题: 回复 木碗 的帖子 世界很大，他很小作者: 给点阳光就灿烂 时间: 08-3-8 11:29 标题: 回复 4# 的帖子 积极的心态总是好的，别老是这样，活力不分年龄作者: 给点阳光就灿烂 时间: 08-3-8 11:30 标题: 回复 3# 的帖子 我们就缺少这种精神，好奇，不服输，
佩服！