Word: haraguchi
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...unofficial world record is held by Akira Haraguchi, who recited pi to 100,000 decimal places in Japan last fall, but did not register his feat with Guinness...
...Then there's 95-year-old Kozo Haraguchi, who in August broke the 100-m-dash record for 95- to 99-year-olds with a time of 21.69 seconds?0.35 seconds faster than the record he'd set just two months earlier. A former craftsman of paper doors, Haraguchi didn't take up running until the age of 65, which still left him 30 years to prepare for his record-breaking sprint. Haraguchi, who also holds the record for 90- to 94-year-olds, says he hopes his run will inspire fellow seniors to unleash their energy. "There...
...seconds New world record in the 100-m dash for 95- to 99-year-olds, set by Japan's Kozo Haraguchi...
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