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Article: VAN LEEUWEN, 90, SHY OF RECORD.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- March 3, 2003
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Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer
What's nine minutes when you're 90 years old anyway?
To Encino resident Ernie Van Leeuwen, the oldest man in Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon, that was the margin that separated him from a new age-group world record when he crossed the finish line to cheers from family, friends and strangers.
In his eighth L.A. Marathon, Van Leeuwen finished in 6 hours, 54 minutes, 36 seconds, 9:05 off the world record in the 90-and-over age group set by Fauja Singh in last April's London Marathon. Van Leeuwen also was a little less than six minutes shy of the American record.
Van Leeuwen ran Sunday with his 57-year-old ...