World's oldest marathon runner finally hangs up his trainers aged 1. Fauja Singh ran first marathon aged 8. He took up running to overcome depression after death of his wife and son. By. Emily Davies. Published. 2. 0: 0. BST, 2. 4 February 2. Fauja Singh finished the Hong Kong marathon's 1. Mr Singh, a Sikh, completed the race accompanied by runners from Hong Kong's Sikh community, joining about 7. Fauja Singh posed with fellow runners Cara Kilby and Billi Mucklowat the 2. Virgin London Marathon. Between the ages of 8. Fortney: 80-year-old Calgary runner logs another fine Boston Marathon finish. ![]() Making the transition from being obese to a marathon runner is a noble aim that takes time, effort and determination. It however is not an impossible challenge. ![]() ![]() How to Run a Marathon. Inspired to try a marathon for yourself? If you're already a keen exercise devotee, fit and willing to undergo rigorous and methodical training. But all that running burns a ton of calories and leaves your body depleted of some of it's. Three people were killed. Fauja Singh, pictured here in Edinburgh, had run seven marathons. The Indian- born runner, nicknamed the Turbaned Torpedo, had said that he would hang up his trainers after the race in the southern Chinese city, just before his 1. I will miss it,' Mr Singh said minutes after crossing the finish line. Mr Singh, a great- grandfather, became the oldest man to run a full marathon at Toronto in 2. But his record was not recognized by Guinness World Records because he doesn't have a birth certificate to prove his age. Mr Singh has a British passport that shows his date of birth as April 1, 1. Indian government officials states that birth records were not kept in 1. I am happy that I am retiring at the top of the game but I am sad that the time has come for me to not be part of it,' Mr Singh said in a pre- race interview. Running has taken Fauja Singh all over the world, including Frankfurt, Germany (left) and Mumbai, India (right)'And there will always be times in the future where I will be thinking, . Mr Singh took up running as a way to get over depression after his wife and son died in quick succession in India. The death in 1. 99. Mr Singh because of its grisly nature. Mr Singh and his son, Kuldip, both farmers, were checking on their fields in the middle of a storm when a piece of corrugated metal blown by the wind decapitated Kuldip in front of his father's eyes. Mr Singh, whose five other children had emigrated, was left alone. He went to live with his youngest son in London and attended tournaments organized by the Sikh community including sprinting events. He met some Sikh marathon runners who encouraged him to take up long- distance running. One day he saw a marathon on television for the first time and decided he would try it out. In 2. 00. 0, at the age of 8. London marathon, his first, and went on to do eight more. His best time was 5 hours and 4. Toronto marathon. Following his retirement from racing, he said he hoped 'people will remember me and not forget me.' He also wanted people to continue to invite him to events 'rather than forget me altogether just because I don't run anymore.'.
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