Meet An “Amazing” Who Ran (And Finished) A Marathon

Iva Barr, at 87, ran the London Marathon, running to support the nonprofit group "Whizz Kids.” She ran all 26.2 miles in 7 hours and 26 minutes on what she calls sheer determination. Iva, who had not had the benefit of any formal training, not even a formal training plan, didn’t think she’d be able to do much more than walk most of the way. After all, Iva’s only preparation was the long daily walks she would take on her own, and her runs, which hadn’t gotten past 16 miles.

Iva surprised herself by running almost all the way in the Marathon and making it to the finish line, for which she was honored with a Point of Light award. Iva attempted to run again in the following London Marathon. Although she was not able to finish, she was very happy about her experience and thus quite content to hang up her running shoes. But who knows, Iva may be back and surprise us all.

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