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 Monday, October 17, 2011

  Oldest marathon runner: Fauja Singh sets world record (Video)

 
TORONTO, Canada -- Indian-born Fauja Singh, 100 years of age, became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon when he finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon - setting the new world record for the Oldest marathin runner, according to World Record Academy (www.worldrecordacademy.com).
oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh
  Photo: Fauja Singh, 100, celebrates at the finish line after completing the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Toronto. Photo: AP (enlarge photo)

  The Guinness world record for the oldest female to complete a marathon was Gladys Burrill (USA) at the age of 92 years 19 days at the Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Burrill completed the race in 9 hr, 53 min, 16 sec.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the the oldest person to have completed a marathon on each of the seven continents: Margaret Hagerty (USA) started aged 72 years 225 days and finished aged 81 years 101 days.

  Singh, a British citizen born in India, crossed the line in just over 8 hours, 11 minutes — and, officially at least, wasn't the last finisher. Four people, who it appears were in a group accompanying Singh, were 1 to 10 seconds behind him according to the electronic chips they carried to record their times.

  "Beating his original prediction, he's overjoyed," his coach and translator Harmander Singh said. "Earlier, just before we came around the (final) corner, he said, 'Achieving this will be like getting married again.' "He's absolutely overjoyed, he's achieved his lifelong wish."

  This run was Singh's eighth marathon — he ran his first at age 89 — and wasn't the first time he set a record.

  In the 2003 Toronto event, he set the mark in the 90-plus category, finishing the race in 5 hours, 40 minutes and 1 second.

  And now in Toronto, Singh broke world records for runners older than 100 in eight different distances ranging from 100 meters to 5,000 meters.

  The 5-foot-8 Singh said he's hopeful his next project will be participating in the torch relay for the 2012 London Games. He carried the torch during the relay for the 2004 Athens Games.
 
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   Most consecutive days running an ultra marathon: Andy McMenemy (HD Video)


   Fastest marathon wearing a gas mask: Staff Sgt. Marc Dibernardo


   Fastest 100 x 5 km relay: The Charlotte Running Club

   Heaviest Person to Complete a Marathon: Kelly Gneiting (Video)
 
   Fastest running nonagenarian: 95-Year-Old Ida Keeling (Video)


   Most marathons run on consecutive days: Stefaan Engels


   Fastest running centenarian: Miyazaki Hidekichi


   Most consecutive push-ups: wrestler Munir Ahmed

   Fastest Human Crab Walker: Cameron Jones

 
   Oldest female marathon finisher: Gladys Burrill


   Largest Resistance Band Class: Sheraton New York


   Most marathons in a year: Yolanda Holder


   Largest physical education class: Ga. students


   Most fitness records broken in a day: Stephen Buttler


    Longest distance run in 365 days: Serge Girard


   Fastest Mile in a Bomb Suit: SSG Eric Johnson

   Longest distance run in seven days on a treadmill: Mimi Anderson

   
Fastest Lunge Mile: Jamasen Rodriguez

  
 11 marathons in 11 days: Kalyn Jolivette

   Fastest mile in a bomb suit: SSgt Owen Duff

 Youngest coach of an Olympic women's marathon winner: Valeriu Tomescu

   Oldest Olympic women's marathon winner: Constantina Dita

    Longest Non-stop walking hill marathon: Emil Ilic

   Fastest 10K race: Hillary Kimaiyo  


   Highest Standing Box Jump: Ryan Moody

   Fastest mile in a bomb suit: Lt. Jonathan Kehoe  

   Longest solo run around US perimeter: Reza Balunchi


   Most people running in a "Stiletto Sprint'': Australia
 

  
 Monday, October 17, 2011


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