In his bracket, he’s captured the gold
With 9 distances now in his hold
Though a marathon’s rough
Fauja Singh had the stuff—
And, oh yeah… he’s one hundred years old.

Headline: Fauja Singh becomes oldest marathon runner

He finished in 8 hours, 25 minutes, 16 seconds, and ahead of five other runners. (Yes, behind 3,849 others, but so am I.) In his [100-yr-old] bracket, he now has the records for 8 other distances, from 100 meters to 5,000 meters.

I can do two miles, if I pace myself. I’m half his age.