At the world’s highest frozen lake marathon, Chennai’s Major Amirtharaj NS makes a mark
The HinduWhere the Greater Himalayas rise from the Indo-Gangetic plains to run along Pakistan and China lies a large salt lake on the roof of the world. Organised by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council and Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh, with help from the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, it holds the Guinness World Record for being the world’s highest frozen lake marathon. But it was basketball that was my first love.” Commissioned into the regiment of Artillery, Amirtharaj, the son of a retired Chief Engineer, TANGEDCO, and Government school teacher says the inspiration to run came from his 63-year-old father, Sathiaseelan. I excelled as a sportsperson, playing basketball, volleyball and squash at academy, Division and Command-level matches, but the push for running came from my father who has completed five half-marathons at his age,” says Amirtharaj who followed the drum, serving on the LoC, the North-East, Ambala and Jaisalmer. While the video of the run in this idyll looks exhilarating, it Training for his first marathon, Amirtharaj made sure his Army buddy Lakhwinder Singh was always by his side.
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