Indian-born Fauja Singh, 100, was officially recognised as the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon after crossing the finish line at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds. Singh made his way up the last few hundred metres of the race and finished in 3850th place - ahead of five other runners. He attributed his success to ginger curry, cups of tea and being happy.
The 100-year-old runner of Indian-origin, set a Guinness record of being the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon.
Singh began running regularly 11 years ago after the deaths of his wife and son. According to his translator he runs 16km every day. Born in India on 1 April 1911, Singh a farmer in the Punjab took the sport seriously only when he moved to Britain. He carried the torch during the relay for the 2004 Athens Games.
Singh, who completed the first of his eight marathons as an 89-year-old, has a personal best of five hours, 40 minutes, set back in 2003. The 2003 record made him the world record holder at the distance for a man aged 90 or over. Singh also holds eight sprint bests in his age category.
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