John Keston, 84, Sunriver, OR

54:55 for 10K in 2008
Running Times "Age Group Ace" article about him
Set 75-79 world record on the track for 10,000 meters with a 41:59
Set single-year age records of 6:27.81 for the mile, 12:22.88 for 3,000 meters, and 20:37 for 5,000 meters
Running Times' Masters Runner of the Year for 75-79, 2001
In 2005, he ran times in two USA Track & Field events which are pending as world records
In 2001, at age 76, he set a world age record when he ran a 3:22:59 marathon
In 2005, Keston became the oldest sub-7 miler in history by running the mile in 6:48.2
USA Track & Field inducted him into its Masters Hall of Fame in 2001.
World War II veteran
Became U.S. citizen in 1995
Native of England. Retired Broadway actor and singer. Article about his theater career