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Just out of compulsion in a noisy world 🤦
2025:
1) Manjushree 100 miles 🇳🇵6️⃣th
2) Silk route ultra 100k Himachal 🥉
3) Hanumangarh Epic 21k Himachal 4️⃣th
4) Summit Run Hamta 50k Himachal 🥈
5) One Hundred Ladakh 100 miles 🥇
6) Stars trail 26k 🇮🇹 20th
7) Trail delle macine 22k 🇮🇹 5️⃣th
8) Tor des Glaciers 450k 🇮🇹 🔟th
9) Solang 100k Himachal 🥉
10) One Hundred world championship Mons 200 miles 🇧🇷 11th
11) Brute Basar 50k Arunachal 5️⃣th
12) Chiang Mai Thailand by UTMB 100 miles 🇹🇭 33rd
13) Belagavi hill 50k Karnataka 🥇
Kept my head down, put in the work (1000+ hours), showed up, failed and got up again. Grateful for another year of learning. Onwards and upwards.
Actions speak louder than words 🤫
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2023 wrap:
JGMTR, Pune 100 k 🥇 17:39
Tata ultra marathon, MH 50k 4:41
Snow marathon, Lahaul 42k 🥉3:52
Jumla Rara ultra, Nepal 50k 7:18
Rinjani, Indonesia 100 miles DNF
Deep Japan ultra, 100 miles 7th 31:59
Tor des Glaciers, Italy 450k 172:10
Solang sky ultra, Himachal 100k 🥇 21:48
Indrahar, Himachal 30k 🥉5:32
Malnad ultra, Karnataka 100k 🥇 12:14
Doi Inthanon, Thailand 100 miles 35:34
Oh, there were immense highs, dreams came true. A few lows, definitely, but that was far outweighed by the learnings and experiences along the way.
Looking back at the hermit lifestyle with a singular goal in mind: Running a million feet of elevation gain. Rewarding indeed.
Process, grind, journey blah blah all seem vacuous statements. Both online and offline. Enough. Action speaks louder than words. 🤫
2022 was a mixed bag. Continuing where I left off:
1. Rinjani 162km - third 🥉
2. Mawla 75km - 4️⃣th
3. Solang 100km - 4️⃣th
4. Nine peaks, South Korea 124km - 4️⃣th
5. Malnad 100km - first 🥇
6. Jumping gorilla 100km - first🥇
Tor des Glaciers 450k and Asia trail finals in Philippines were events which didn't go as envisioned. There are some things we have no control over - I have learnt to accept that 🤷♂️. What I could do was log about a million feet of elevation gain. More than the races, it's training that's all-encompassing. Giving up is not an option, no sir.
Actions speak louder than words 🤫.
Posting this once and for all. I have zero interest in this social media narcissism. The proverbial chest-thumping and oh-look-at-me attitude prevalent makes me cringe.
I am an athlete and I believe in performances. Last 5 races, 5 podiums. Here you go:
1. Nainital trail ultra 50k, Sept. 2021 🥈
2. Solang sky ultra 100k, Oct. 2021 🥇
3. Jumping gorilla trail 120k, Jan. 2022 🥇
4. Lahaul snow marathon 42k, Mar. 2022 🥇
5. Kathmandu valley rim 110 miles, April 2022 🥉
I have many big races lined up this year, and any support would go a long way in achieving my goals. Feel free to reach out, I will not disappoint 🙏. I believe in No excuses. Actions speak louder than words 🤫
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