Fauja Singh has decided, at the age of 101, to put his feet up and rest.
Or, at least, to stop participating in long-distance races.
The Indian-born British citizen known as the "turbaned tornado" was among the competitors Sunday at a 10-kilometer race in Hong Kong. , he completed the 6.2-mile course in 1 hour, 32 minutes and 28 seconds.
"I will remember this day. I will miss it," Singh said after the race, SI adds.
Back in October 2011, , the then-100-year-old Singh finished Toronto's waterfront marathon in just over 8 hours, 11 minutes. He's still not in the . Officials there have balked at declaring him the oldest-ever marathon runner because he . He does, though, that shows his date of birth as April 1, 1911.
Last summer, on its way to the Summer Games in London.
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