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London Marathon: Oldest runner goes under the Hammers

April 30, 2015 13:17
Paul Freedman with Kevin Nolan, Richard Cresswell and Stewart Downing

ByJosh Jackman, Josh Jackman

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Not many marathon men get to do their training with Premier League stars. But then 90-year-old Paul Freedman is not your average marathon entrant.

Once again the oldest participant this year, the West Ham fan spent a morning working out with the team in advance of his 24th London Marathon.

"It gets a bit harder every year. There's always new challenges," Mr Freedman admitted. He was "not running it. I walked it. I had doctor's orders."

It took Mr Freedman eight hours-plus to finish, adding £4,000 to a lifetime fundraising total which has exceeded £100,000.