Age no barrier: how Jo Schoonbroodt smashed the 70+ marathon record

The 71-year-old from Maastricht started running in his 30s. He is now the fastest septuagenerian marathon runner in history At an age where many of his contemporaries are winding down, the man they call the Grey Kenyan is somehow speeding up. On Sunday Jo Schoonbroodt, a 71-year-old from Maastricht, ran a marathon in a staggering 2hr 54min 19sec to become the fastest septuagenarian in history. A few days later, when the Guardian catches up with him, his achievement is still sinking in. "I only s...