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All hail Fauja Singh
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:39 pm
by spot
My congratulations to Fauja Singh, an inspiration to those of us struggling on behind him.A 100-year-old Briton has become the world's oldest marathon runner after finishing a race in Canada. Fauja Singh, from Ilford, east London, ran the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds.
[...] Born in India in 1911, Mr Singh was a farmer in the Punjab but moved to Britain in the 1960s. He puts his stamina down to ginger curry, tea and "being happy".
[...] Mr Singh said: "The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative, stay smiling and keep running."
BBC News - Fauja Singh becomes oldest marathon runner
All hail Fauja Singh
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:12 pm
by fuzzywuzzy
ahhh he did it ...cool
All hail Fauja Singh
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:56 pm
by Snooz
Fauja Singh's translator and coach Harmandar Singh: ''Running has given him a new focus in life''
Born in India in 1911, Mr Singh was a farmer in the Punjab but moved to Britain in the 1960s.
He's lived in England for 50 years and he hasn't learned English?
All hail Fauja Singh
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:34 pm
by koan
Pretty incredible. It was headline news here. I set my goals much lower. If I run across a street to catch a bus it's usually unplanned and instantly regretted.
All hail Fauja Singh
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:16 am
by spot
SnoozeAgain;1372925 wrote: He's lived in England for 50 years and he hasn't learned English?
I know a Pole who moved to England in the late 1940s and hasn't learned English. Most expat Brits in Spain haven't learnt Spanish (though those in France have generally learned French). It used to be commonplace among first generation immigrants.
All hail Fauja Singh
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:01 am
by Snooz
That seems kind of amazing to me, I would think it would just be absorbed after that long. Apparently he doesn't watch TV, listen to the radio or try to mingle with English-only speakers.
All hail Fauja Singh
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:25 am
by Bruv
SnoozeAgain;1372948 wrote: That seems kind of amazing to me, I would think it would just be absorbed after that long. Apparently he doesn't watch TV, listen to the radio or try to mingle with English-only speakers.
Maybe he runs too fast ?
All hail Fauja Singh
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:27 am
by spot
SnoozeAgain;1372948 wrote: Apparently he doesn't watch TV, listen to the radio or try to mingle with English-only speakers.
That's certainly the case as far the Pole I mentioned is concerned.
