India, April 19 -- A grandfather hopes to encourage people that age is not a barrier when long-distance running ahead of his 28th London Marathon at the age of 80. Bob Smith, a former headmaster from Upminster, went viral on TikTok last year aged 79 when he crossed the finish line at the London Marathon and hopes to complete the 26.2-mile run again this year all while raising money for Sense, a charity providing support for disabled people.

Mr Smith said he was roped in to run his first marathon in 1992 to support his colleague, a supply teacher at the primary school where he was headmaster, whose daughter was blind and deaf, to support Sense. Since that first run, the former headmaster has not looked back having run the London marathon ...