Ultra Marathoner Sunil Sharma

Ultra-marathoner Sunil Sharma during  1480 K.M. marathon “The Great India Run”. Sunil Sharma had run usual 80 K.M. per day thorough the multi-city marathon Delhi to Mumbai. He was one of the top 3 marathoners out of 15 selected racers of world in 1^st week. Due to minor injury in foot Sunil Sharma had to slow down on 24^th to 26^th of July but he is back to his form after 27^th of July, 2016. Sunil Sharma belongs to Maina village of (संगड़ाह) Sangrah Subdivision and he is the single participator of The Great India Run from Himachal Pradesh. New he lives in Chandigarh where he is being practice or working hard to be a great marathoner of the world. Before this 1480 km multi-city marathon 35 years old Sunil successfully completed his Chandigarh to Delhi and Chandigarh-Renukaji marathon in obvious time. His well-wishers family members and other persons of Sirmour District are glad with his achievement. Sports Minister Vijay Goel, Khel Ratna Anju Bobby George, and actor Gul Panag were present at the flagged ceremony of The Great India Run. The run, one of the longest and most challenging in Asia, will test the resilience of even the most experienced of the pack. It will pass through Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, finally culminating at Mumbai in Maharasthra on August 6.  "The aim of this endeavor is to urge our countrymen to actively focus on their fitness and well-being. Through The Great India Run we also aim to showcase what phenomenal milestones a disciplined runner can achieve," said Gul Panag. The event will see the ultra-marathoners cover a total of 1480 km in 20 days. Running way ahead of schedule, the 15 runners are running more than the required average of 74 km a day with amazing ease. While India’s most famous ultra-marathoner Arun Bhardwaj, Chandigarh/ Himachal based Sunil Sharma and Olympic hopeful Kaushal Chauhan had ran about 80 km per day in 1^st week. Starting at 6 am every day, they ended the run at 9 pm. The run, which initially aimed to cover a distance of 1480 km between Delhi and Mumbai in 20 days, is running pleasantly ahead of schedule, now finishing in Mumbai on the 4^th rather than the 6^th of August. The Great India Run that features Icon runner Milind Soman along with strong elite field of 15 ultra-runners- Arun Bhardwaj, David Bredo, Yuri Esperson, Siddharth Choudhary, Meenal Kotak, Ranjana Deopa, Sreekanth Reddi, Melanie Delainey, Dinesh Heda, Joginder Chandna, Pia Hansson, Sunil Sharma, Shweta Sharma, Kaushal Chauhan, and Dhanaee Kumar has seen an excellent team atmosphere. The Great India Run has traversed the fields and deserts of Northern India and will now move onto the hills and forests of Western India. With an aim of spreading a message of fitness, the run features runners from the most diverse of continents such as Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. A support staff of 40 people along with two Ambulances, a Nutrition Vehicle with nutritionist on board, two Physiotherapists and two Masseurs has supported the team throughout.