100-year-old marathoner finishes race

[krebs303]

100-year-old marathoner finishes race

TORONTO (AP) — A 100-year-old runner became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon when he finished the race in Toronto on Sunday.

Fauja Singh earned a spot in the Guiness World Book of Records for his accomplishment.

It took Singh more than eight hours to cross the finish line — more than six hours after Kenya's Kenneth Mungara won the event for the fourth straight year — and he was the last competitor to complete the course.

 

[Anonymous]

Wow, my wife is 42 and she finished her first today too in SF. He has her covered. She did beat his time though.

 

[Maxiton]

Okay, that is officially amazing.

 

[ramjambunath]

We're setting athletics world records, yes. If he's still Indian that is.

Saw this on the BBC yesterday, astonishing.

His records

1 - 100 metres -- 23.40 seconds (previous 29.83);
2 - 200 metres -- 52.23 seconds (previous 77.59 seconds);
3 - 400 metres -- 2:13.48 (previous 3:41.00);
4 - 800 metres -- 5:32.18 (no previous record);
5 - 1,500 metres -- 11:27.00 (previous 16:46.00);
6 - mile 11:53.45 (no previous record);
7 - 3,000 metres -- 24:52.47 (no previous record);
8 - 5,000 metres -- 49:57.39 (no previous).

http://www.ontariomastersathletics.ca/?p=2407

He finished a marathon in 2005 as well
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4084162.stm

 

[Luke Schmid]

Why isn't this thread in the clinic?

Running a marathon at 100 is unbelievable.

 

[Quixote]

Not bad...but if he really wants to impress, next year he should do the Iron Man.

 

[Kvinto]

Why isn't this thread in the clinic?

Running a marathon at 100 is unbelievable.

do you really think he would have lived that long doing so?