Centenarian to run marathon

英百岁老翁冲刺马拉松

Already Britain's oldest employee, 101-year-old Buster Martin now aims to become the world's oldest marathon runner by completing the London Marathon. Sprightly and bearded, he completed a half marathon at the weekend in five hours 13 minutes. The former Army physical training instructor works three days a week for a London plumbing firm and says he has trained for the April 13th race in his spare time.(See photo)

布斯特·马丁是英国年龄最大的雇员，尽管已有101岁高龄，但他正在备战今年伦敦马拉松赛，如果他能跑完全程，将成为全球年龄最大的马拉松选手。留着大胡子的马丁精力十足，近日以5小时13分钟跑完了一个半程马拉松。马丁曾是陆军体能训练师，现在每周在伦敦一家管道公司工作3天，他一直在利用业余时间备战4月13日的比赛。(见图)

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