Came across this article and was amazed and just proud of him.

"A man who didn’t start running marathons until he was 89 is hoping to become the first undisputed centenarian known to have completed the 26.2-mile race.
Fauja Singh, 100, of the United Kingdom, is expected to run the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday in Canada. If he completes it, Guinness World Records will recognize him as the world’s oldest marathoner."
Here's the full article.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/14/man-100-set-to-become-oldest-marathoner/?replytocom=891986

Yea Fauja Singh ran at a local park in Toronto yesterday I  believe it was. Should be a good event.

ctvtoronto.ca
Date: Sunday Oct. 16, 2011 5:41 PM ET
A 100-year-old man achieved his dream of being the world's oldest marathon runner Sunday, after he completed a 42-kilometre race along Toronto's waterfront.

Indian-born Fauja Singh will likely be named the Guinness World Record holder for the world's oldest marathoner for completing the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

More than six hours into the race, and at a distance of about 35 kilometres, it appeared as if Singh would be forced to stop. But he continued on, eventually finishing at a time of more than eight hours.

Kenneth Mungara of Kenya won the race in a time of two hours, nine minutes and 51 seconds.

Earlier in the week, Singh set eight world records at Scarborough's Birchmount Stadium track for running distances as short as 100 metres to as long as 5,000 metres.

Singh took up running about 20 years ago at the age of 80. He runs about 16 kilometres each day.

The run marked the eighth marathon for Singh. In the same marathon in 2003, he set a record in the 90-plus category of five hours, 40 minutes and one second.

heh yea my parents went to watch the race.

heh yea my parents went to watch the race.

Did they see him run by? lol I would have rooted him along the whole marathon!

v ah baba tan sirra kar dinda

mainu yaad ah jado mai last time running karn gya c
5 km tak mai vadiya bhajjea gya..
fir jado 6 km tak pohnachea laggea mitra saah leh la

hale wapis v jana :hehe:

Lolol

This is so awesome. I feel so proud when I read stories like these. Har thaa te chadey gaddd ditey Punjabiyan ne.

fauja singh jindabaad    :blowout:

Breakfast Buzz's special on Fauja Singh 100 year old "Marathon Runner".

Full article: http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/good-sports/201110/100-year-old-marathoner-runs-late-loved-ones-and-all-us

Living to 100 is a goal, a privilege, and, let's face it, a nearly impossible task. It's a destination few can reach or even imagine. But for one of us, it's the starting line.

Fauja Singh, born in 1911, ran an entire marathon in Toronto over the weekend. That's amazing enough. He did it in 8 hours, 25 minutes, and 17 seconds. That's even more remarkable. But consider that Singh started running competitively only after losing his wife and son 11 years ago, at age 89.

When an old man loses a spouse or a child, many around him worry that he will soon give up on life. After all, what is the day worth without the companion to whom you have devoted every day since you can remember? What's there to look forward to?

Singh found something, and he put his whole heart into it. He didn't want to simply make it to 100. He didn't settle for a piece of cake and a nap. He wanted to break a record. And he did. Singh wasn't just the first centenarian ever to run 26.2 miles. He beat five other runners. He's now in the Guinness Book of World Records.

And he did it with a sense of humor, wearing a T-shirt that read "Sikhs in the City."

This isn't his first marathon, either. He's completed 10, running a 6:41 at age 89, a 5:40 at 92, and a stunning sub-five-hours at 94. Only days before his historic feat, he accomplished something just as incredible: He set eight world age group records in one day -- running the 100 meters in 23.14, the 200 meters in 52.23, the 400 metres in 2:13.48, the 800 meters in 5:32.18, the 1500 meters in 11:27.81, the mile in 11:53.45, the 3000 meters in 24:52.47 and the 5000 meters in 49:57.39.

Singh's story, which started on a farm in the Punjab, has captivated many around the globe, who refer to him as "The Turbaned Tornado." Now he wants to participate in the torch relay for the London Olympics next year.

"His will cannot be captured," biographer Khushwant Singh told the TV show Amazing Indians. "It cannot be trapped."

Singh has said, "I won't stop running until I die." Words to live by.

Goes to show you, it's never too late to follow your dream.s

some video:

Oldest marathon runner: Fauja Singh sets world record


Fauja Singh Interview @ Sikh Relay Marathon 30AUG2009 [HD]

Love the video of him finishing, amazing support too! But get the guy a chair!! He must've been exhausted.