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One day he was watching people running a marathon on TV and decided that he would do one too.

What was he watching on TV? He was watching people on TV running a marathon.

With only 10 weeks before the London marathon, Fauja was thinking he needed to train, so he was looking for a running coach.

What was Fauja thinking? He was thinking he needed to train. Was he looking for a relaxing hobby? No, he wasn’t looking for a relaxing hobby. Was he looking for fame and fortune? No, he wasn’t looking for fame and fortune. What was he looking for? He was looking for a running coach.

Fauja was a simple farmer in India, but he was developing a taste for expensive clothes in England.

Who was developing a taste for expensive clothes? Fauja was developing a taste for expensive clothes.

He was wearing a stylish 3-piece suit for his first training session.

Was he wearing proper running clothes? No, he wasn’t wearing proper running clothes.

What was he wearing? He was wearing a stylish 3-piece suit.

After arguing with his new coach, he finally was wearing running clothes.

Was he arguing with his new coach? Yes, he was arguing with his new coach.

Fauja was training with his new coach every day and was slowly increasing the distance he ran.

How often was Fauja training with his new coach? Fauja was training with his new coach every day. Was he increasing or decreasing the distance he ran? He was increasing the distance he ran.

After 10 weeks of training he was feeling ready.

Who was feeling ready? Fauja was feeling ready.

At the age of 89, he was running his first marathon.

Was he running his first 10K? No, he wasn’t running his first 10K. What was he running? He was running his first marathon.

Many non-professional runners do one marathon and feel satisfied. Not Fauja. At the age of 90, he was running a marathon again.

Was he running another marathon at 90? Yes, he was running another marathon at 90.

This time he was finishing it almost one hour faster.

Was he finishing it faster or slower? He was finishing it faster. How much faster was he finishing? He was finishing almost one hour faster.

He was the fastest marathon runner in the world over 90. Fauja was beginning to receive requests for interviews and TV.

Who was beginning to receive requests for interviews and TV? Fauja was beginning to receive requests for interviews and TV. What was he beginning to receive? He was beginning to receive requests for interviews and TV.