How an ultrarunner trained for a gruelling race in Ladakh
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How an ultrarunner trained for a gruelling race in Ladakh

Live Mint  

In 2022, Amit Gulia quit the Silk Route Ultra, a 122km race in Ladakh, at the 62km mark. And by the end of the second edition of the Silk Route Ultra, he had finished fourth overall and first in the non-Ladakhi category in a time of 16 hours 21 minutes. In 2017, Gulia was the first Indian to finish the 222km category of La Ultra—The High; two years later, he took top spot among non-Ladakhi runners in the Khardung La Challenge. “Since the Silk Route race starts at 7pm, I also did a few night sessions to allow the body to adapt to running in the dark and without sleep.

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