This past weekend, at 101 years old, .
, known as the “Turbaned Tornado,” finished the Hong Kong Marathon’s 10K in 1 hour, 32 minutes, and 28 seconds. (From CBS: “Singh, a Sikh, wore a saffron turban and sported a flowing white beard.” I love the idea of “sporting” a beard that took, like, 25 years to grow.) He spoke to reporters before the race:
I am feeling a bit of happiness and a bit of sadness mixed together. I am happy that I am retiring at the top of the game but I am sad that the time has come for me to not be part of it. And there will always be times in the future where I will be thinking, “Well, I used to do that.”
While he’s no longer racing, don’t expect Singh to take to the couch. As he told us: “Running keeps me alive. It is like asking, ‘Why not stop breathing?’”