Fauja Singh will run his last race in Hong Kong this Sunday. “I fear that when I stop running, people will no longer love me.”
Over the last 12 years, 101-year-old Fauja Singh has completed nine marathons.
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Singh, often called the "Turbaned Tornado," was a farmer in Punjab, India, before moving to England and taking up running at age 89.
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His best public marathon time is reportedly five hours, 40 minutes and four seconds.
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Singh is believed to be the oldest marathon runner in the world, but he can't be verified by Guinness World Records because he doesn't have a birth certificate.
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