Christine Hobson: 125 Marathons after the age of 60
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🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Christine Hobson is an inspiration to all. The now 'TikTok viral' 73 year old set herself a goal at the age of 60 after retirement... run 100 marathons having never run before. She's now at at 125!
She's run marathons on every continent on the planet and broke a Guinness World Record on Antarctica and it doesn't stop there!
A hero's welcome in Buenos Aires, powerlifting, 'breaking the internet' and taking her husband with her every step of the way - Christine's story is a non stop inspiration that proves there is no need to 'slow down' as you age.
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| 1:02.0 | You didn't just run the marathon in Antarctica. |
| 1:05.5 | You actually also set a Guinness World Record while you were there. |
| 1:08.3 | I know. |
| 1:09.0 | I seem to do a lot of things accidentally. |
| 1:13.0 | Unbeknown to anybody other than my head, |
| 1:16.1 | I had this gem of an idea of seeing if I could do 100 marathons. |
| 1:20.3 | My second sport now is, I keep wanting to call it, deadlifting. |
| 1:25.3 | Power lifting. |
| 1:26.4 | I was 70 when I started that. |
| 1:27.8 | Oh my goodness. |
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