Foul!

His name is Fauja Singh . He is 101-years-old. And he still runs. The UK-based 'veteran' runner has participated in New York City marathon, London Flora marathon, Toronto Waterfront Marathon and the 2012 Hong Kong 10km run. He was also involved in the London Olympic torch run. Dubbed as Turbaned Tornado - as per the name of his biography - Fauja has been an inspiration to many and even appeared on several adidas advertisements.  Fauja will be in Petaling Jaya on Dec 2 as he participates in the Chardikala Run - a 5km charity run. Visit here and here for more information.   HD says: Impossible is nothing indeed...

The Hong Kong Marathon served a high and low to runners worldwide. UK citizen Fauja Singh ( pic ), who at the age of 100, completed the 10km race in nearly one hour and 34 minutes. Nicknamed Turbaned Torpedo, Fauja raised 200,000 Hong Kong dollars (RM 77,636) for charity through the event. Read more of Fauja here . Then there was a 26-year-old runner who died near the finish line, as reported here . HD says: Contrasting tales indeed.