Post by naturelovr on Oct 17, 2011 4:34:58 GMT -6
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100 Year Fauja Singh Has Become World Record Oldest Marathon Finisher
Posted by Lyle J. Dennis, M.D. on October 17, 2011 in Exercise, Fitness
Fauja Singh, a pleasant unassuming Sikh farmer from India has crossed a threshold over which no man before him has ever stepped. He ran a 26.2 mile marathon at age 100 years and 6 months.
On Sunday October 16, 2011 Fauja Singh ran the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8 hours 11 minutes and 5.9 seconds. Though at a distance of 35 k it looked like he would be forced to stop, like any great athlete, he powered ahead.
With this race, Singh will claim the Guinness World’s record of oldest marathon runner. Dimitrion Yordanidis ran the Athens Marathon in 1976, at age 98, a record that stood until today.
Singh’s remarkable feat should serve as a beacon for us all, that no man shall ever give up or call himself too old. He shows us there truly are no limits to human ambition, human will, or human dreams.
Exercise is the most potent known antidote to aging and disease, and anyone seeking to live a long healthy life should incorporate daily vigorous activity into their daily lives. Singh has taken this philosophy to its ultimate expression.
Singh first took up running at age 89 after suffering personal tragedy, losing his wife and one son. He has not looked back since. Before Sunday, the last marathon he ran was at age 92 – a remarkable feat itself but not the record.
In addition to daily exercise of 6 miles of walking or running, Singh also adheres to the life-giving tenet of caloric restriction – he eats very little food subsisting mostly on ginger tea and curry.
Congratulations Mr. Singh for your awe-inspiring accomplishment. May many follow in your footsteps in the years to come.
extremelongevity.net/2011/10/17/100-year-fauja-singh-has-become-worlds-oldest-marathon-finisher/
The one comment to this article is interesting:
karlis ullis, md
October 17, 2011 at 7:21 am
Great achievement. He also restricts calories,obviously not overly so much otherwise he would be terribly sarcopenic. So he must eat some good protein in his diet likely from dairy. Wonder what is in his curry? How much Curcumin? Since Curcumin has great antiaging and anti-inflammatory effects as well as anti-carcinogenic effects. Ginger is also a great anti-inflammatory agent. Aging muscle is inflamed with all types of inflammatory cytokines present not seen in young muscle.
Karlis Ullis, MD
Santa Monica , CA
Latest human longevity research and news interpreted for practical use
100 Year Fauja Singh Has Become World Record Oldest Marathon Finisher
Posted by Lyle J. Dennis, M.D. on October 17, 2011 in Exercise, Fitness
Fauja Singh, a pleasant unassuming Sikh farmer from India has crossed a threshold over which no man before him has ever stepped. He ran a 26.2 mile marathon at age 100 years and 6 months.
On Sunday October 16, 2011 Fauja Singh ran the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8 hours 11 minutes and 5.9 seconds. Though at a distance of 35 k it looked like he would be forced to stop, like any great athlete, he powered ahead.
With this race, Singh will claim the Guinness World’s record of oldest marathon runner. Dimitrion Yordanidis ran the Athens Marathon in 1976, at age 98, a record that stood until today.
Singh’s remarkable feat should serve as a beacon for us all, that no man shall ever give up or call himself too old. He shows us there truly are no limits to human ambition, human will, or human dreams.
Exercise is the most potent known antidote to aging and disease, and anyone seeking to live a long healthy life should incorporate daily vigorous activity into their daily lives. Singh has taken this philosophy to its ultimate expression.
Singh first took up running at age 89 after suffering personal tragedy, losing his wife and one son. He has not looked back since. Before Sunday, the last marathon he ran was at age 92 – a remarkable feat itself but not the record.
In addition to daily exercise of 6 miles of walking or running, Singh also adheres to the life-giving tenet of caloric restriction – he eats very little food subsisting mostly on ginger tea and curry.
Congratulations Mr. Singh for your awe-inspiring accomplishment. May many follow in your footsteps in the years to come.
extremelongevity.net/2011/10/17/100-year-fauja-singh-has-become-worlds-oldest-marathon-finisher/
The one comment to this article is interesting:
karlis ullis, md
October 17, 2011 at 7:21 am
Great achievement. He also restricts calories,obviously not overly so much otherwise he would be terribly sarcopenic. So he must eat some good protein in his diet likely from dairy. Wonder what is in his curry? How much Curcumin? Since Curcumin has great antiaging and anti-inflammatory effects as well as anti-carcinogenic effects. Ginger is also a great anti-inflammatory agent. Aging muscle is inflamed with all types of inflammatory cytokines present not seen in young muscle.
Karlis Ullis, MD
Santa Monica , CA