Though it’s still pending review, 96-year-old Springfield, Virginia, resident Roy Englert clocked a new 5K record in the 95-99 age group at 42:30.23 during the USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Ames, Iowa, last week.
The previous record was 50:10.56, set by Frank Levine in 2009, USA Track & Field said.
Englert holds other running records as well.
And he isn’t much for compliments.
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