Fauja Singh ji in Edinburgh 2006

A collage of pictures that I took at the marathon.

In the above picture from you can see the group having a picture taken by one of the press photographers. I thought I would seize the opportunity and pretend to be a paparazzi by getting a few shots for myself.
Above is a picture of myself with my Kenyan Brothers. The one wearing a grey top at the left won the race in 2hrs 11 minutes while the others came second and third places.
Above is a picture from left to right : Myself, Karnel Singh, Fauja Singh, Nirmal Singh. This was taken by a press photographer as we were going to the car. It was a great day and was really good to see the amount of respect that other non sikhs have for Fauja Singh ji.
Fauja Singh ji and Ajit Singh ji having a bite to eat after the long run. It was really hot outside and it was really nice to sit in the shade after the long run while helping ourselves to delicious snacks courtesy of the organisers to their VIP guests.

Here is a video I discovered from the archives of Fauja Singh ji(96) running in the Edinburgh Marathon. It was a relay race which included other great sikh runners ; Ajit Singh ji(76), Amrik Singh ji(75), Karnel Singh ji(?) and one other whose name I cannot remember. Their combined age was over 400 years.

In the video you will see running along side Fauja Singh ji are Harmander Singh ji who is his personal trainer and Sulakhan Singh ji who is a regular runner of Team Fauja. Sulakhan Singh ji ran the full marathon in 4 hours 30 minutes where he caught up with the other two and finished the race in style.

Happy Belated Birthday's

I was thinking of making individual threads for all the birthdays of friends of mine that I have missed, but thought I would wish them here collectively. I know there are probably some birthdays that I have forgotten about in the past three months, so please forgive for that as I am quite forgetful most of the time.Happy Belated Birthday to Dr. Kulraj Singh ji( with glasses) who turned 65 years young on 13th April.
Happy Belated Birthday to Bhai Fauja Singh ji who turned 96 on 1st April. Hope them all the best for the future and good luck to his hopes to break the record for the oldest marathon runner in a couple of years time.
Happy Belated Birthday to Mandeep Kaur ji( Ruby ) who turned 24 on 28th March. Good luck in your Masters. Hope you all the best for the future in persuing your career.
Happy Belated Birthday to Baljinder Kaur ji who turned 20 on 24th March. Good luck in your finals and hope you all the best for the future.
Happy Belated Birthday to Raminder Kaur ji ( Bhabi ji) who turned 30 on 23rd March. Hope you all the best in your new path with Bhai Davinder Singh ji and will be waiting on the good news soon...lol
Happy Belated Birthday to Simrit Singh ji (in yellow) who turned 2 on 1st March. Hope you a long, happy and properous life. Happy Belated Birthday to Gurpreet Kaur ji(Kiwi) who turned 31 on 16th March. Wish you all the best for the future.

Happy Belated Birthday to Kirandeep Kaur Rai ji who turned 23 on 15th March. Hope you have a long and wonderful life ahead. [picture to follow soon] Happy Belated Birthday to Amandeep Singh (Goony) who turned 25 on 11th March. Hope you all the best in your career and life ahead.

Happy Belated Birthday to Satpal Singh ji who turned 30 on 7th March. Wishing you all the best in your life and hope you can give us some good news in the coming future. [picture to be uploaded soon] Last but not least a warm welcome to the latest arrival in the Mohan family, Imaan Singh ji son of Diwan Singh ji son of Saroop Singh ji, who was born on 2nd of February.

Impossible is Nothing - Fauja Singh

I was just looking at a few pictures of Fauja Singh and I came across these couple of pics. I know it is quite an old campaign but thought I would upload it regardless. Fauja Singh started running again in his 80's and his dedication is an inspiration to all. Many people, young and old including myself, have taken up this new healthy lifestyle by getting inspiration from Fauja Singh. On the 1st of April 2007 he will be turning 96. He is hoping to beat the world record for the oldest marathon runner in three years time.