By Simon Hamalienko
simon@asianexpress.co.uk



A local man has continued on his goal to achieve 100 medals after gaining number 82 at the New York Marathon on November 7.
Joginder Singh, 58, has been competing in marathons for 18 years and has no intention of stopping as this time next year will see him reach his goal.
The New York marathon is Joginder’s favourite event to compete in and this year saw him finish 11,940 out of 27,061 people with a time of 4:06:41.
Joginder said: “I have run in the the marathon four times over the last four years. I get a lot of support when I am running from people standing on the footpath. When they see you in a turban they say India’s coming.”
The Bradford runner got 20 medals this year with one more event to compete in before the year is over.
Joginder, who ran his first race barefoot, started on this quest after a friend said that he should try marathons because of the fact that Joginder walks everywhere he goes.
“I said to him I can’t do 13 miles it’s too much running, now I ended up doing 82 half and full marathons in France, India, America and all round England.”
Even now, Joginder’s target is to reach 100, with next years New York marathon being the landmark race, he has stated that running makes him feel younger and he may even continue past his goal.
“I want to continue to run, raise money for various charities and see how many medals I can get before I have to stop. I train everyday so my fitness is very good and I feel I can go further then 100.”
Joginder’s next race is on November 28 in Bradford. He will compete in Sab Rang Radio’s charity run, where he will be running on behalf of the blind people in Phagware in Punjab, India.

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