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 marathon
Delhi to Mumbai in 1st week. He is one of the top 3 marathoners out
of 15 selected racers of world. Sunil Sharma belongs to Maina village of
Sangrah (संगड़ाह) 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
Great India Run, India’s first multi-city marathon, that kick-started at India
Gate here on July 17. The event will see the ultra-marathoners cover a
total of 1480 km
in 21 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. The Danish running pair of David
Bredo and Pia Hansson was hot on the heels of the runners, covering a similar
distance on each day. Starting at 6 am every day, they ended the run at 9 pm.
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