Dagadu Bhamre

One would expect a person to be mostly confined to his home or at best walk a short distance to keep fit after the age of 100. But Malegaon resident Dagadu Bhamre, who celebrated his 104th birthday on January 8, is all set to participate in the senior citizens category of the Tata Mumbai Marathon this Sunday. Bhamre, who has a hearing problem, but is otherwise hale and hearty, said that his fixed daily routine is the secret to his fitness. "I wake up at 5am, then take a bath, finish my breakfast, which mostly consists of upma or poha and then visit the nearby temple. Lunch comprises of roti, sabji [vegetable], dal [lentils] and chawal [rice]. I don’t eat spicy food and have milk and curds daily. I walk around four to five kilometers every day," Bhamre told mid-day over the phone yesterday, carefully listening to the questions relayed to him through his son-in-law Subhash Wani.