90-Year-Old Ex-Paratrooper Sets World Best in 10km Race — image accompanying Athletics Weekly's report. Image accompanying Athletics Weekly’s report; reduced and presented for news commentary with the attributed report. View the complete source report.
Ian Winship, a Scottish Masters athlete, set a 'world best' in the M90 category at 90. He completed the 10km in Cumbernauld in 64:37, surpassing the previous British record.
Winship, who served in the 1956 Suez Crisis, ran with his daughter and grandson. His time beat Gordon Porteous' 2004 British M90 10km mark of 67:02. Read more racing coverage.
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Ian Winship, a former paratrooper, achieved a world best in the M90 category at 90. Ian Winship, a Scottish Masters athlete, set a 'world best' in the M90 category at 90. He completed the 10km in Cumbernauld in 64:37, surpassing the previous British record.
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Runner World published this brief on September 21, 2026. The underlying Athletics Weekly report was dated September 21, 2026.
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