Changing room chat: Centenarian goes the distance

A 100-YEAR-OLD runner became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon when he finished the race in Toronto on Sunday.

Indian-born Fauja Singh earned a spot in the Guinness World Book of Records for his accomplishment. It took him more than eight hours to cross the line in last place. Event workers dismantled the barricades along the finish line and took down sponsor banners even as Singh made his way up the final few hundred yards of the race. Family and friends greeted Singh when he finished.