James Milner's feat at the New York Marathon

The retired midfielder completed the New York Marathon in 3:09:04, maintaining a 7:13 per-mile pace at age 40.

James Milner, who retired from professional football at 40 after setting a Premier League appearance record with 658 games, competed in the New York Marathon on Sunday. Running among approximately 60,000 participants, Milner crossed all five boroughs of New York and finished in Central Park with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes and 4 seconds according to official New York Road Runners records. He maintained an average pace of 7 minutes and 13 seconds per mile throughout the race, a mark many regular runners would be pleased to achieve.