Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner, passed away in a road accident in Punjab. Despite his accomplishments, Singh regretted not winning medals for India. He credited his longevity to traditional Punjabi foods and contentment.

She wasn’t the only one who ended the race in the hospital, as others struggled with the heat; A total of 77 runners — out of nearly 8,500 — were treated for heat exhaustion at the finish line medical tent, with Syracuse.com reporting that six ended up being transported to the hospital for further care.

India's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident at age 114, his biographer said Tuesday. Singh, an Indian-born British national, nicknamed the "Turbaned Tornado," died after being hit by a vehicle in Punjab state's Jalandhar district on Monday.