As the title suggests, this is a book on the human marvel – Fauja Singh who started running at the age of 89 and amazed the world with the number of records that he broke. His current personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours 2 minutes, and his marathon record, for age 90-plus, is 5 hours 40 minutes at the age of 92, at the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
The book is very well researched and simply written by Chandigarh based columnist and writer Khushwant Singh, taking the reader through Fauja Singh’s life journey covering his childhood, his village, his growing up years and how he took to running. It also talks about Fauja Singh’s work for charity and how he donates all the money that he gets from running.
I can say that it is a book with lessons on #inspiration, #motivation, #persistence, #success, hard work, #perseverance, #philanthropy and much more. What makes this book really special for me is that I received this book at the centenary celebrations of #Nestle India, where I got a chance to see and hear the superhero Fauja Singh live along with his coach Harmander Singh who unleashed the potential of the Sikh Superman. That is a memory to cherish!
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