Masters M75 5000 metres world record progression had eight athletes, one of which was Ed Whitlock (first person over 70 years old to run a marathon in less than three hours).
Ed Whitlock Stephen Charlton James Todd David Morrison Alfred Funk Ed Benham Luis Rivera Paul Spangler Ed Whitlock (March 6, 1931  March 13, 2017) was an English-born Canadian long-distance runner, and the first person over 70 years old to run a marathon in less than three hours with a time of 2:59:10 in 2003. 
