World's oldest! See this video of a 101 year-old marathon runner!

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
2/25/2013
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

World's oldest marathon runner retiring after completing race.

A 101 year-old man from India has completed a marathon race in Hong Kong. Fauja Singh completed a 6.25 mile race in 1 hour, 32 minutes.

At 101, Fauja Singh is the world's oldest marathon runner.

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HONG KONG, CHINA (Catholic Online) - Fauja Singh, 101, ran and completed a 6.25 mile marathon in Hong Kong. He is the oldest marathon runner in the world.

Singh said he planned to retire following the race.

Check out his video above.

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