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Rejeanne Fairhead has set a new world record for the 5km distance in the women’s 95-99 age group category. Photo: CANADIAN PRESS/HO-TAMARACK OTTAWA RACE WEEKEND

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96-year-old Canadian woman sets new 5km world record

Rejeanne Fairhead has set a new world record for the 5km distance in the women’s 95-99 age group category. ALSO READ | Minister of Electricity given power for innovation Competing at the Ottawa Race Weekend in Tamarack, Canada, Fairhead, 96, finished in a time of 51:09. Fairhead’s time was almost five minutes faster than American Betty Lindberg, who set […]

By Hennely Nel
29-05-23 13:46
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5km world record
Rejeanne Fairhead has set a new world record for the 5km distance in the women’s 95-99 age group category. Photo: CANADIAN PRESS/HO-TAMARACK OTTAWA RACE WEEKEND

Rejeanne Fairhead has set a new world record for the 5km distance in the women’s 95-99 age group category.

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Competing at the Ottawa Race Weekend in Tamarack, Canada, Fairhead, 96, finished in a time of 51:09.

Fairhead’s time was almost five minutes faster than American Betty Lindberg, who set the previous world record in February 2022.

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Lindberg – who was 97 at the time – finished the Atlanta Peachtree Marathon Weekend in 55 minutes and 48 seconds.

“It felt very good,” Fairhead said, as quoted by Canada’s National Post.

“I was proud of what I did. But I was glad it was all over too.”

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This article was originally published by Garrin Lambley.

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