Imagine you were in your second century of life... and still running marathons. This is true of Fauja Singh, who recently became the oldest person to complete a 42.2KM marathon in Canada. Now granted his 8 hours odd was not the fastest time in the world by a long shot, but it he completed it nonetheless.
The holder of several records for fastest nonagenarian, he also claimed eight centenarian distance records from 100 metres through to 5,000 metres during Sunday's Toronto waterfront marathon. Some had never been attempted by someone that old before.
Such was his effort that he even beat 5 other runners in the race. His next goal he says is to carry the torch for part of the London relay.
Any who says that running is bad for one, must surely be eating their words right about now. A truly amazing effort and I can only hope to be going as strongly as him at his age. He believes in strong ginger tea, being happy and remaining healthy as his keys for success.
Running together (while knocking over a century in age) – stride for stride on a life changing ride! – Sean Muller
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