Monday Motivation

Fauja Singh. Winning at 104!

You haven't missed the boat. You're not even 100 yet!

Whatever your goals are, this will inspire you to get cracking!

• Fauja Singh, a 104-year-old man, completed the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, running 60 miles a day for 52 days, the only one out of 128 runners to finish.

• He proves that persistence and determination, not flash and speed, are what can accomplish miraculous feats.

  

  Most Americans can't imagine ever running a marathon, 26.2 miles.

  Less than 1% of Americans ever do.

  Now imagine running not 26 miles but 60 miles in a single day.

  Now imagine doing it every day for 52 days, 3,100 miles in total.

  That's equivalent to running across the US in less than two months.

  Would such a feat be impossible?

  Even crazy?

  Then you've never heard of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race.This is a grueling ultramarathon that spans 3,100 miles from the West to the East Coast of the United States.

  It's run over 52 days, each day consisting of a 60-mile run.

  In 2013, 128 runners attempted to run across the entire country.

  Just one succeeded.

  His name was Fauja Singh.

  Can you imagine the kind of Greek god super athlete it must take to accomplish such a superhuman feat?

  He must have Captain America's stamina and Wolverine's immune system.Perhaps, like the Khan Noonien Singh of Star Trek, he's a genetically engineered Indian Superman bent on world domination?

  The Only Person In 2013 Capable Of Running Across The United States Was 104 Years Old

  Fauja Singh was 104 years old (103 and 259 days) when he completed something that no one else could. Was he fast?

  Nope.

  Was he impressive to look at before his superhuman feat?

  Nope, you'd never imagine he was even a runner. Yet, he was one of the greatest athletes in human history, and he started running at 89.

  Got that? He was almost 90 when he first laced up his running shoes!

  Go get ‘em!

Fauja Singh ran the 100m in 23.14, 200m in 52.23, 400m in 2:13.48, 800m in 5:32.18, 1500m in 11:27.81, one mile in 11:53.45, 3000m in 24:52.47 and 5000m in 49:57.39, resetting five world records for his age group in one day.Mar 31, 2023

*quotes from seekingalpha.com