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Well Done, Mr Singh, aged 100

Well Done, Mr Singh, aged 100

Nury Vittachi
Nov 12, 2011
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WELL DONE, old fella. An Asian man has become the first 100-year-old person to run a marathon.

I marveled at a newspaper picture of ancient, white-bearded Fauja Singh crossing the finish line at a race in Canada.

But on a whim I looked up the website of the Toronto Marathon. I found something even more poignant.

There were eight people who finished AFTER H…

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