chandigarhsportsnews.blogspot.in It was cold at 4 degrees centigrade when the Marathon run was flagged off at 7am sharp. 20 brave souls braved the cold, the mist and the cross country route along the trail to start their 42.2km journey. The run was flagged off by the coach of Indresh Dhiraj who ultimately came 2nd overall and 1st in the womens category. &0 year old Tripat Singh finished in an incredible time of 4:37, as did Anuj Kumar who came 1st at 3:03 in the full marathon. Tarik Khan from Ottowa came in 3rd. Major DP Singh - the famous blade runner and amputee who is a Kargil war hero came and gave an inspirational and short talk to the runners before taking off to run the 21.1km tough trail run himself. He finished after 7 falls he said - with a characteristic smile. Amazing! Sanyukta Jadhav and Sunita Malik came 1st and 2nd in the womens category. In the 5km run Arshdeep, Pankaj and Rewati Singh did phenomenally well to come in the 1st 3 positions and in t...
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