Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Man, 100, claims to be oldest marathon runner; �‘Turbaned Torpedo’ runs 10K in Hong Kong� - NY Daily News

Man, 100, claims to be oldest marathon runner; �‘Turbaned Torpedo’ runs 10K in Hong Kong� - NY Daily News: A 100-year-old British Indian man who claims to be the world's oldest marathoner was all smiles after completing a 10K run at the Hong Kong marathon on Sunday.

Born in 1911 and affectionately nicknamed the "Turbaned Torpedo", Fauja Singh finished the race in just over one hour and 34 minutes, organisers told AFP, raising $25,800 for the charity Seeing Is Believing.

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