96-Year-Old Ottawa Woman Sets World Record for 5-Kilometre Race

Fastest 96-year old in the world after 5k race

Ninety-six-year-old Rejeanne Fairhead (L), seen in this handout image, says that until two years ago, the most athletic things she had ever done involved bowling and horse shoes. The Canadian Press/Ho-Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend

A 96-year-old woman from Ottawa has just set a world record for her age, fast-walking a 5-kilometre race with a time of 51:09.01 on a 28 C spring day.

In a May 27 tweet, Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend announced the victory of Rejeanne Fairhead, now the fastest senior citizen in the world in the 95–99 age group. She completed a 5-kilometre race, beating her own previous Canadian record last May of 58:52 by nearly 7 minutes and 43 seconds for women 95-plus, Canadian Running magazine reported.