Grandmother, 76, treating Leeds Half Marathon as a training run for her 56th marathon
By The Newsroom
Published 11th May 2018, 06:20 BST
INSPIRATIONAL 76-year-old Leeds athlete Hilary Wharam will be treating this Sunday's Asda Foundation Leeds Half Marathon as a training run ahead of her 56th full marathon.
The grandmother from Rawdon, who suffers from arthritis and has to take pain killers before running, has set herself a target of completing 100 marathons before the illness makes it impossible for her to compete.
Mrs Wharam, who didn’t take up running until she was in her early fifties, will be taking part in the Leeds Half Marathon as part her training ahead of the Neolithic Marathon in Wiltshire on May 27.