The story of Sufiya, India’s record breaking long distance runner
3 years, 8 months ago

The story of Sufiya, India’s record breaking long distance runner

Live Mint  

Around a year ago, Sufiya, 35, had hit the road for her most ambitious run yet. Nearly four months later, in the wee hours of the morning on April 6, Sufiya made her way back to the starting point at India Gate, having finally finished her epic run. “I would break up the daily distance of 50km into two, resting in the afternoon to see out the heat, before starting again to run the final 15km. “The sections with elevation gain were a challenge for me the last time around, so I specifically trained for it on flyovers, since we don’t have much elevation around Delhi,” she adds. Vikas would tend to her dietary requirements and gave her massages at the end of the day’s run, besides booking hotels on the move to spend the night.

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