Madge Sharples, aka Marathon Madge, continued running and raising money for charity in her seventies even after having two artificial knees fitted. Lancashire, 1985.

Madge Sharples, aka Marathon Madge, continued running and raising money for charity even after having two artificial knees fitted. Shown here in her seventies after finishing the World Veterans half Marathon In Lytham, Lancashire in 1985.

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Joan Rhodes (13 April 1921 - 30 May 2010) at her home in London 5 April 2007

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