CBJ AMEBO: SEVENTY SIX (76)-YEAR-OLD GRANDMA FINISHED MARATHON RACE IN 1:45:56 BREAKING WORLD RECORD (PHOTOS)

A 76-year-old woman ran a 1:45:56 half-marathon last weekend at the Walt Disney World Half-Marathon, breaking the previous age group world record for women between the ages of 75-79.

Libby James, 76, of Fort Collins, Colorado, blew away the previous record of 1:55:19 set in 2009 by Ginette Benard.

Other records at the Disney half included a course record by the top male finisher. Mike Morgan, 32, of Rochester Hills, Michigan finished the half in 1:05:26, beating the previous course record of 1:05:35 set by Tim Young in 2011. The top female finisher, Melissa Johnson-White, 30, of Shelby Township, Michigan, did not set a course record but had a comfortable three minute lead ahead of the second place finisher, finishing at 1:14:56. Both Morgan and White run for the Hanson-Brooks team.

Adriano Bastos, 34, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, took his eighth Walt Disney World Marathon win, finishing in 2:21:16. He reclaimed his title after Fredison Costa, 35, of Piedade, Brazil, who came in second at 2:21:32, won the past two years. Renee High, 31, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, placed first for the second consecutive year, finishing at 2:48:30.

The Walt Disney World Marathon weekend also brought some well-known running celebrities to Orlando including Olympian Desiree Davila, Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Dick Beardsley, Jeff Galloway, Frank Shorter, and Runner’s World’s own Chief Running Officer, Bart Yasso.

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The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend celebrated its 20th anniversary this year and had a record amount of runners with more than 67,000 runners participating in the weekend’s events, which included a 5-K, the half-marathon, and the full marathon.

The Runner’s World Challenge, the magazine’s online marathon and half-marathon training program, participated in the weekend events as well with over 250 runners in the half-marathon and full marathon; some even ran both for the Goofy Challenge.

- Runners World