Oct 7, 2011
World’s youngest marathon runner
Budhia Singh ran 48 marathons and 20 half-marathons when he was 4 years old.
Filmmaker Gemma Atwal spent 5 years with Budhia for her documentary Marathon Boy. She says of his rigorous training and schedule,
I don’t approve of a boy made to run such long distances, but it’s important to remember — no one was protesting when Budhia was scouring through the rubbish for something to eat.
(via National Post)
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They all went to the same shoe store.
He’s a cutie.