This film is about New Zealander Derek Turnbull who repeatedly set age group records, among them: 5:04 for 1500 meters at age 70 and a 4:56 mile at age 65. Turbull died in November 2006 at the age of 79. He began running at the age of 40 and set 25 world age-group records starting in 1975, with his best year of racing in 1992. During his running career he won 28 gold medals during competition in the World Veteran Track & Field Championships. This film was mentioned in the 2001 book by Richard Benyo and Joe Henderson entitled Running Encyclopedia which is an essential book for any lover of the sport of running. You may purchase this book directly from Human Kinetics.com or Amazon.com, two sources that also provide a host of running related video materials.
