Why read Fauja Singh Keeps Going?

Book cover of Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon

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Every step forward is a victory.

Fauja Singh was born determined. He was also born with legs that wouldn't allow him to play cricket with his friends or carry him to school miles from his village in Punjab. But that didn't stop him. Working on his family's farm, Fauja grew…

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1 author picked Fauja Singh Keeps Going as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Marsha Diane Arnold

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One of the things I love most about this book is the foreword, which was written by Fauja himself – Fauja, the oldest person ever to run a marathon. Fauja was unable to walk until he was five years old and after he walked, he was still very weak. People were always teasing him and telling him he couldn’t do things. There’s a wonderful refrain that runs through the book: “But Fauja did not listen and Fauja did not stop.” At 89, he completed his first marathon. He ran marathons from London to New York to Toronto. The book ends…

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