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<\/a><\/div>\nFor all those who say, \u201coh, I\u2019m getting too old to try running a marathon\u201d or \u201crunning eventually wears down your knees, it\u2019s guaranteed\u201d I give you Fauja Singh, an India-born former farmer who moved to England and began his marathon career long after most of us think we\u2019ll be done with such rigorous physical activity.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf someone says I must stop running I ignore them \u2013 invariably they\u2019re younger than me. The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. If there\u2019s something you can\u2019t change then why worry about it?\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cBe grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative, stay smiling and keep running.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Born in India on April 1 1911, Fauja was a farmer in the Punjab when he first developed a love for running, but he only took the sport seriously when he moved to the UK 50 years later. He started challenging other pensioners to races and has now run five marathons in London, one in Toronto and one in New York. (full story<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNot only is his running career amazing, but his whole life philosophy is something we can all aspire to.<\/p>\n
The world\u2019s oldest marathon runner has revealed that drinking cups of tea and eating ginger curry, combined with \u201cbeing happy\u201d, has helped him train for 10 miles every day since he turned 100.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
May he live long, run far, and inspire many.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n
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