At 89 years, he took seriously to running and ended up in international marathon events.
He also participated in the marathon event but was not able to finish the race.
The medal table (until March 12 without the marathon events) was published.
However, he withdrew from the games on the day before the marathon event, because of illness.
The two marathon events were held on March 17.
She was absent for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, but returned to competition in 2011 with a new focus on the longer marathon event.
The distance at a marathon event varies between 36 and 40 km.
At some major annual marathon events, particular aid stations and their operators have become local institutions.
In the Men's Marathon event he placed 68th with a time of 2:31.32.
As the largest international marathon event in Canada, it has a certified running distance of 26 miles and 385 yards long.