Ultra-marathoner Sunil
Sharma during 135 Mils Brazil Run- 2018. He successfully ran the distance of 217 K.M. in 47
Hours 9 Minutes, about an hour before cut off time. The Brazil
135 is held in the Serra da Mantiqueira Mountains in the state of Minas
Gerais from 1st to 3rd of February, 2018. Considered the most difficult foot
race in Brazil, it is run on the hardest, most challenging segment of the
Caminho da Fé (Path of Faith), the most difficult Brazilian pilgrimage path.
The primary objectives of the Caminho da Fé pilgrimage are the experience of
moments of reflection and faith through the exercise of walking - the
integration of man with nature and with religion. Before Brazil- 135 Sunil
completed 188 K.M. distance in 24 Hours on 7th of January, 2018
during Delhi Stadium Run. He was the winner of Bengaluru Stadium Run and Kargil
International Run held in 2017. Ultra-marathoner Sunil Sharma was
also a lead runner of 1480 K.M. “The Great India Run” culminated on 4th
of August, 2016 at Gate Way of India. 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 during marathon. Due to minor
injury in foot Sunil Sharma had to slow down on 24th to 26th
of July but he is back to his form after 27th 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. Now
he lives in Chandigarh where he is being practice or working hard to be a great
marathoner of the world. 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. The event
will see the ultra-marathoners cover a total of 1480 km in 18 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. Starting at 6 am every day, they ended the
run at 9 pm. 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 the hills and forests of Western
India. 1,480 K.M. in 21
days is an impossible ordeal for any normal working person, that is why 18
Indian and international runners embarked on this astounding journey from the
memorable India Gate in New Delhi to the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai. The
21-day ultra-marathon was finished on Thursday, two days prior to the initial
target set by the athletes. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
congratulated the athletes as they arrived in Mumbai and expressed his optimism
for the Indian athletes bound for Rio Olympics. "These athletes are no
less than Superman," exclaimed the minister.
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