text: Hidekichi Miyazaki (in red), 105, imitates the pose of Usain Bolt after running with other competitors over eighty years of age during a 100-metre-dash in the Kyoto Masters Autumn Competiton in Kyoto, western Japan, on September 23. (Photo: Toru Yamanaka, AFP/Getty Images) 
   
   Use it or lose it! A 105-year-old Japanese man broke his record for the oldest competitive sprinter on Wednesday at a competition in Kyoto, Japan. 
   
   Hidekichi Miyazaki finished a 100-meter sprint in just 42.22 seconds at the Kyoto Masters Athletics Autumn Competition, according to Guinness World Records. 
   
   Born on September 22, 1910, the race marvel recently celebrated his 105th birthday, but shows no signs of slowing down. 
   
   "Today my target was 35 seconds," Hidekichi said after the race, according to Guinness. "I shed tears of disappointment because I was not in good condition. I am not satisfied with today's time. But I am satisfied that I could cross the finish line." 
   
   Hidekichi is nicknamed the "Golden Bolt," after Usain Bolt, who is considered the world's fastest man, AFP reported. He told AFP his dream is to someday race the legendary Jamaican sprinter. 
   
   Despite his age, he may be up to the challenge. 
   
   "The doctors gave me a medical examination a couple of days ago and I'm fit as a fiddle," he told AFP. 
   
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   Hidekichi Miyazaki celebrates after clocking 42.22 seconds to set a 100 metres world record in the over-105 age category in Kyoto, western Japan 
   
   A fleet-footed Japanese centenarian raced into the Guinness World Records reference book on Wednesday and declared himself a "medical marvel" as he continues to stalk sprint king Usain Bolt. 
   
   Hidekichi Miyazaki, dubbed "Golden Bolt" after the fastest man on the planet, clocked 42.22 seconds in Kyoto to set a 100 metres world record in the over-105 age category -- one for which no mark previously existed -- a day after reaching the milestone age. 
   
   "I'm not happy with the time," the pint-sized Miyazaki told AFP in an interview after recovering his wind. "I started shedding tears during the race because I was going so slowly. Perhaps I'm getting old!" 
   
   Indeed, so leisurely was his pace that Bolt could have run his world record of 9.58 four times, or practically completed a 400 metres race -- a fact not lost on Miyazaki. 
   
   "I'm still a beginner, you know," he said, grinning from ear to ear. "I'll have to train harder. Training was going splendidly, so I had set myself a target of 35 seconds. I can still go faster." 
   
   "I will say this: I'm proud of my health," added Miyazaki, the poster boy for Japan's turbo-charged geriatrics in a country with one of the world's highest life expectancies. 
   
   "The doctors gave me a medical examination a couple of days ago and I'm fit as a fiddle. 
   
   "My brain might not be the sharpest but physically I'm tip-top. I've never had any health problems. The doctors are amazed by me. I can definitely keep on running for another two or three years." 
   
   Dressed in his trademark red, tight shorts hiked alarmingly high, Miyazaki got off to a wobbly start before finding a gentle rhythm and trotting across the finish line to loud cheers, greeted by his great-grandchildren carrying bouquets. 
   
   Cheekily, he celebrated by striking Bolt's famous "lightning" pose before being presented with a certificate from Guinness officials. 
   
   - Dream race - 
   
   Asked about Bolt's latest heroics at last month's athletics world championships in Beijing, Miyazaki screwed up his nose and said with a chuckle: "He hasn't raced me yet!" 
   
   The twinkle-toed Miyazaki, who holds the 100 metres world record for centenarians at 29.83 seconds, insisted there was still time for a dream race against the giant Jamaican. 
   
   "I would still love to compete against him," said Miyazaki, who loses valuable seconds because he cannot hear the starter's gun go off. 
   
   "Two or three years ago Bolt came to Japan and said he wanted to meet me. There was a call about it but I was out and he left without meeting me. I felt deeply sorry." 
   
   Miyazaki, who was born in 1910 -- the year Japan annexed Korea and when the Titanic was still being built -- only took up running in his early 90s and prepares for races by taking a sneaky catnap. 
   
   He stands just 1.53 metres (five feet) tall and weighs in at 42 kilograms (92 pounds). 
   
   He trains religiously by popping a kilogram weight into a rucksack and going for daily walks around his local park in Kyoto, where he now lives. 
   
   "It's all about willpower," Miyazaki said of his need for speed. "You have to keep going." 
   
   Japanese television crews jostled as Miyazaki, a native of tea-growing Shizuoka prefecture, arrived for his record tilt sporting dapper white slacks and a Panama hat. 
   
   Job done on the track, the Japanese iron man proved he was a dab hand at the shot put, tossing a best effort of 3.25 metres before calling it a day. 
   
   "I can't think about retiring," said Miyazaki, whose next competition is next month's Japanese Masters Championships. "I have to continue for a few more years, to show my gratitude to my fans." ||||| Hidekichi Miyazaki has today once again broken his own record for Oldest competitive sprinter after running in the 100m at the Kyoto Masters Athletics Autumn Competition in Kyoto, Japan. 
   
   Miyazaki was born on 22 September 1910 and has just celebrated his 105th birthday. 
   
   
   
   
   
   The impressive centenarian finished the race in just 42.22 seconds, greeted by his proud great-grandchildren. 
   
   Speaking afterwards, perfectionist Miyazaki said: "Today my target was 35 seconds ... I shed tears of disappointment because I was not in good condition. I am not satisfied with today's time. But I am satisfied that I could cross finish line." 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Nevertheless, Mr Miyazaki is often referred to as the “Golden Bolt” because he boldly imitates Usain Bolt’s renowned lightening pose. 
   
   He longs for the opportunity to challenge the legendary Jamaican sprinter (who holds the fastest 100 m record at 9.58 secs), and when asked about Bolt's recent successes at the Athletics World Championships, Miyazaki jokes: "He hasn't raced me yet!" 
   
   Guinness World Records adjudicator Kaoru Ishikawa waited on the sidelines ready to present the runner with his third official certificate and a copy of Guinness World Records 2016 
   
   
   
   
   
   Mr Miyazaki's record is all the more incredible as he picked up the sport in his 90s, explaining that he started running as he needed a new hobby to do on his own as many of his friends that he had played the board game Go with had sadly passed away. 
   
   The Golden Bolt had previously set the record on two occasions, the first time in 2013 at the age of 103, after finishing 100m in 34.10 seconds. 
   
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   He then went on to compete in the Asia Masters Athletics Championships in Kitakani, Japan last year at 104 years old, finishing in 34.61 seconds. 
   
   But age is no limit for the inspirational sprinter, who asserts he will continue and improve: "I will try my best again at coming Masters athleticsin Gifu next time."
target: – A Japanese man, who calls himself a "medical marvel," set his third world record for being the oldest competitive sprinter yesterday—one day after turning 105, AFP reports. Hidekichi Miyazaki ran the 100-meter dash at the Kyoto Masters Athletics Autumn competition in 42.22 seconds, but he was shooting for 35, according to USA Today. "I started shedding tears during the race because I was going so slowly," he tells AFP. "Perhaps I'm getting old." Guinness World Records reports Miyazaki's feat is even more impressive because he only started running in his 90s after most of his board-game buddies passed away. In addition to being the world's oldest competitive sprinter, Miyazaki holds the world record for fastest 100-meter dash for runners over 100 with a time of 29.83 seconds, AFP reports. That's about 20 seconds more than it takes Jamaica's Usain Bolt, one of Miyazaki's idols. Miyazaki, who boasts the nickname "Golden Bolt," hopes to one day compete against the famous sprinter. And it might happen. He tells AFP he thinks he has two or three more years of running in him. "I'm fit as a fiddle," he says. "The doctors are amazed by me."