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Ex-Olympian Startles Shoppers On His 80th Birthday

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 08/01/2008 - 7:41am

When an 80-year-old British man ran up the down escalator, he startled shoppers in the ladies lingerie department — and irritated the store manager.

Peter Hildreth is close to being banned from his favorite shop. The former Olympic hurdler, who trained on escalators around London in his prime, stepped up to the challenge again to celebrate his 80th birthday.