Jenny Wood-Allen
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Jenny Wood-Allen MBE (20 November 1911 – 30 December 2010) was a Scottish
marathon runner and Guinness World Record holder, running in over 30 marathons since 1983 and earning more than £70,000 for charity.
, Scotland
, Wood-Allen initially took up sport in 1983 as a "one-off". Wood-Allen made national headlines across the UK
when she was 87 years old after completing the 1999 London Marathon
. Her time of 7hours 14mins 46secs, earned her the current Guinness World Record for Oldest Female Marathon Finisher.
In 2001, Wood-Allen ran for the last time in the London Marathon before walking it once more in 2002, aged 90.
She received an MBE in the 2006 New Year Honours List, and took part in the 2006 Great Scottish Walk.
In December 2006, she made the headlines when £700 worth of jewellery was stolen from her home.
From 2007, she was still very active in sport, running up to 50 miles a week, and regularly appearing at meetings of the Dundee City Sports Council.
Jenny Wood-Allen died on December 30, 2010, aged 99.
Scotland
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marathon runner and Guinness World Record holder, running in over 30 marathons since 1983 and earning more than £70,000 for charity.
Career
Hailing from DundeeDundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Wood-Allen initially took up sport in 1983 as a "one-off". Wood-Allen made national headlines across the UK
United Kingdom
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when she was 87 years old after completing the 1999 London Marathon
London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...
. Her time of 7hours 14mins 46secs, earned her the current Guinness World Record for Oldest Female Marathon Finisher.
In 2001, Wood-Allen ran for the last time in the London Marathon before walking it once more in 2002, aged 90.
She received an MBE in the 2006 New Year Honours List, and took part in the 2006 Great Scottish Walk.
In December 2006, she made the headlines when £700 worth of jewellery was stolen from her home.
From 2007, she was still very active in sport, running up to 50 miles a week, and regularly appearing at meetings of the Dundee City Sports Council.
Jenny Wood-Allen died on December 30, 2010, aged 99.
External links
- ABC News - Keep on running
- Run for your wife, BBC news, April 16, 1999