FOOTNOTES
Iva Barr
Iva was an iconic British marathon runner who took up running at the age of 55. She was a local and national hero, showing the world that age need never prevent you from chasing your dreams
Iva
Iva was a member of Bedford Harriers Athletics Club from its very early days. She had taken up running later in life, at the age of 55 (British women weren’t allowed to run in official marathon events until the 1970s), and discovered a love of longdistance events. Iva was one of the women who took part in the first London Marathon in 1981 and she was also a competitor 35 years later in the 2016 London Marathon, where she was the oldest runner at 88. In her final attempt at the distance, she ran the first 14 miles before taking the tube to Westminster, where she walked the final stretch to the finish line.