Fauja Singh, the man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, died Monday in Punjab, India, after being hit by a car. He was 114.

Fauja Singh, the celebrated marathon runner, passed away at the age of 114 following a road accident in Beas, Punjab, on July 14. Tributes flooded in from fans and celebrities alike, including filmmaker Omung Kumar,

The 114-year-old was not just the world's oldest marathoner but for Punjab a moral compass, cultural icon and walking embodiment of chardi kala

Fauja Singh was a torchbearer at the 2012 London Olympics and set eight age-group world records in one day. He was honored by the queen of England.

It’s never too late to start over, goes the old adage and if ever there was proof needed that it actually isn’t, one could always marvel at the life of Fauja Singh. The widely-admired 114-year-old, whose career as a marathon runner began when he was 89 and propelled him to the status of a global icon,