Fauja Singh began a new one. In his late 80s, and feeling “more dead than alive” following the loss of his wife and one of his sons, he took up marathon running. Now 102, he has become an ...

Singh first noticed Fauja in an Adidas ad with two of ... he felt alone and sad and that’s when he laced up his shoes for a jog. “Running became his refuge,” Singh said.

Fauja Singh ... who didn’t even start running competitively until he was 89 years old. It was a family tragedy that first prompted him to lace up his shoes. Singh lost his wife and fifth ...

But 101-year-old Fauja Singh, from Ilford, east London, will not be hanging up his running shoes just yet. He intends to compete in what he calls "short races" of 5km and 10km. His trainer ...

At 109 years old, Fauja Singh (pronounced ... Now they’re excited about running. What do you hope this book will do for young children, runners or not? Singh: The biggest message in this book ...

The remarkable Fauja Singh, who retired from marathon running ... Now at 114, although he hung up his running shoes in 2013, the British Sikh shared with The Guardian shortly after his retirement ...

(RNS) — The 108-year-old's record-breaking running career traverses key issues like classism, racism, literacy bias, ableism and ageism. (RNS) — Fauja Singh was born to a peasant Sikh family ...

EXCLUSIVE: The life of the world’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, will be the subject ... a world icon as he discovers his passion for running marathons; eventually that guided him to ...

Earlier this month, we ran an item that the British press was reporting that Fauja Singh ... last year (HKD $104,000)." Singh tuned up for the Hong Kong race by running the 4.2-K race at last ...