It's usually the winner of a race that makes the news, not the loser, but when 100-year-old Fauja Singh crossed the finish line in last position on Sunday he staggered into the record books as the oldest person to ever finish a marathon, RadarOnline.com has learned.

It took the centenarian eight hours to finish the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Canada, making him the final runner to complete the 26.2 mile course and the oldest man in the world to run that far, reported CNN.com.

Nicknamed the Turbaned Tornado, Singh was born in rural India in 1911 and didn't even start running marathons until he was 89, when he moved to England following the death of his wife and son.

The toughest thing about a marathon is that you have to tackle the whole 26 miles on foot -- with no help from motorized vehicles.

After trying to buck this rule, a disgraced runner was forced to give back his third place medal when it was discovered that he got tired of pounding the pavement and hopped on a bus, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Rob Sloan, of Sunderland, England, dropped out of the race after 20 miles and hitched a ride on a double-decker spectator bus before jumping off just before the finish line in time to claim the third prize, reported BBC.co.uk.