Oldest person to complete a marathon on each continent (female)

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Margaret Hagerty (USA) is the oldest person to have completed a marathon on each of the seven continents. Her attempt started on 5 November 1995 aged 72 years 225 days and finished on 4 July 2004 aged 81 years 101 days. She began running at age 66 and has since completed 73 marathons, including one on each continent as listed below: Athens Peace Marathon, November 5, 1995, Europe, Time: 6:02 Mt. Everest Challenge Marathon, November 9, 1996, Asia, Time: 10:41 World Association Veteran Athletes, July 27, 1997, Africa, Time: 5:51:15 The Last Marathon, February 13, 1999, Antarctica, Time: 7:47:26 Sao Paulo Marathon, May 23, 1999, South America, Time: 6:16:03 Marine Corps Marathon, October 26, 2003, North America, Time: 7:04:36 Gold Coast Airport Marathon, July 4, 2004, Australia, Time: 7:49:37