John Starbrook is 93 years old, has run 52 marathons and still goes to the gym six days a week – World

John Starbrook, also known as “The Legend”, is 93 years old, has run 52 marathons and trains at least six days a week at a gym in England, where he lives.

“Cycling classes make me move”, says the athlete, quoted by The Guardian. Starbrook started running at age 53 and has completed 52 marathons. The last race he participated in was in 2019, when he was 88 years old.

“The doctor told me: ‘You need to run’ and I then did around 15 marathons”, recalls the athlete to The Guardian.

Starbrook still plays water polo, being the “oldest” player at Hampton Pool.

Although he believes that his good physical shape and consequent desire to continue exercising his body is due to genetics, John Starbrook advises elderly people who would like to have the same routine to take it “calmly” and start by walking or running one after another. three kilometers, according to the New York Post.

“They should use the extra time they have in retirement to go to the gym, to try to have fun”, says the athlete, who also advises against overdoing physical exercise.

Starbrook, father of three and retired for 28 years, says that when he was young he thought he would only have “strength” until he was 70. He also admits that he has some health problems – arthritis in his knee and irregular heartbeat – but remembers: “tGiven my age, I’m lucky.”