Ian Winship, a 90-year-old runner from North Lanarkshire, has completed a 10-kilometre race in about 1 hour, 4 minutes and 37 seconds, setting what is believed to be a world-best time for his age group.
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On 13 September, the former paratrooper completed the Cumbernauld 10K run.
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"I stood greetin'," the former paratrooper told the BBC, his disbelief still evident.
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It's easy to understand why.
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Winship wasn't chasing records when he started that morning.
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He was doing what he does most days: running.
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The world-best time in the M90 category came out of the blue.
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Scottish Athletics confirmed the achievement is considered a ‘world best’ rather than a ‘world record’, as non-professional road races lack the precision required for official ratification.
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But there are simply no reports of anyone older achieving a faster time.
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Age, just a number
Pic credit: Gibson Digital/North Lanarkshire Council
Ian Winship, who hails from Cumberland, revealed the secret behind the record.
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He gets up each morning, fetches his paper, gets his coffee, and walks.
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Most days, he hits 20,000 steps.
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Long stretches through Cumbernauld are a regimen he religiously follows to keep himself fit.
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Winship understands what most people don’t.
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“I've got a purpose, I want to stay alive.
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If I sit in the house I'll vegetate.
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I must meet people.”
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So he walks and continues to share ties with the community.
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It’s the perspective of someone who spent his younger years as a paratrooper, jumping into Egypt near Port Said during the Suez Crisis in 1956, and later became a steeplejack.
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For him, what really works is consistency.
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He does not have a fancy training plan or gym membership.
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But every morning he wakes up and gets moving.
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His next challenge is to ‘live to 100’.
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When Winship completed the race, he was a little ‘wobbly’, so the paramedics offered him a wheelchair.
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But the 90-year-old turned it down immediately.
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Pic credit: Gibson Digital/North Lanarkshire Council
Winship had the best company in the race.
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The nonagenarian ran this race alongside his daughter, Fiona Fleming, and grandson Kyle Fleming, 26, who came third.
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It wasn't their first time making the race a family affair at Cumbernauld.
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But the grandfather's performance still caught them off guard.
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“He gets up every morning, goes to get his paper, goes to get his coffee.
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He does 20,000 steps a day.
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It's incredible,” he told the broadcaster.
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"I run because it keeps me sane, keeps me fit and it keeps me out of trouble,” Winship always told his family.
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For Kyle, watching his grandpa was inspiration enough.
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Every time I see him running, that's what I think about.
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He lost his wife years ago, and I think it just keeps him going."
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Meanwhile, Scottish Athletics said Winship's achievement is considered a ‘world best’ in the M90 category.
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A spokesperson for the body said they were "delighted to hear of Ian's great run".
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"Athletics can be for life if that's what you want and performances like this one by Ian at 90 really are inspirational."
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Kenneth Duffy, provost of North Lanarkshire, called him ‘a hero’.
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…and 2 more, not listed.
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