100-Year-Old Breaks Guinness World Record For Oldest Marathon Runner

18 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone in Epic, Sport, Very Cool, Vibe, World

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Fauja Singh

A 100-year-old British runner has become the oldest person to complete a marathon – earning him a spot in the latest Guinness World Book of Records. He finished the 42km Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Canada on Sunday. My favourite part of the story, however, is the fact that he didn’t even finish last!

Fauja Singh finished the race ahead of five other runners in eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds. He was a torchbearer at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and now hopes to participate in the 2012 London Games torch relay.

Here’s the video of him finishing the race:

He attributes his extraordinary stamina to ginger curry, cups of tea and being happy, adding: ‘The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from  people who are negative, stay smiling and keep running.”

[Source: Daily Mail]

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