I am setting some tough benchmarks, am I not?” she asks before turning to prepare her run on the path covered with fresh snowfall against the backdrop of the majestic Himalayas. It’s not just about preparing the body but it is also about the mind. And it comes a few months before she will embark on another challenge in the desert – the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates in 7 days.ĪLSO READ: Sufiya Sufi – Running to define new boundariesīut for now, its running on the mountainous, curvy roads of Manali that is keeping her busy. This upcoming run by Sufiya comes a few months after she completed the Qatar circuit in under 200 hours. This will make my preparation easier,” she says in the hope that a few more hands in her challenge will allow her to finish the task with more ease. Sufiya is specially working on improving her lung powerįor this challenging run, Sufiya is hoping to get the support of a physiotherapist and a doctor. For this she does meditation and gives enough time to do yoga. But it was Roy’s record runand a public persona that grated on somethat motivated a small group of friends from the San Francisco Bay area to start their own low-budget New York-to-San Francisco Cannonballmodeled on the 24 Hours of Lemonscalled the 2904. So, I need to strengthen my lungs.” Add to that her requirement to be mentally strong enough to accept the challenge. Her regimen for this special task resolves around increasing her lung power and mental strength. For every 5-6 kilometres I do in the mountains, I can do 20 kilometres in the plains.” “Running in mountains is far more difficult than running on plains. On a given day this extends to about 30-40 kilometres. Up even as the snowfall adds to the beauty of the place, she runs about 10 kilometres every day. “Maybe I will stay here for the next year or so, even after the run,” she adds with a smile. I get to eat fresh food and the mentoring of village elders,” Sufiya chuckles talking about the decision to shift base to a remote village. Staying in a homestay helps me stay grounded. Majach is a small village with about 70 families. I have learnt from my mistakes and this time I set-up base in a village here.”īased in a village is allowing her to calmly prepare for her challenge without distractions. “That’s the reason I took more than 150 hours to accomplish the feat. Training in Majach village is giving Sufiya more time to prepare mentally for the challengeĭuring her last challenge, Sufiya feels she did not give herself enough time to acclimatise in the mountains. That is why I am giving myself enough time,” she says. Planning to reach peak preparedness by June, Sufiya plans to embark on this arduous task in the first week of July. She is currently training from a village called Majach, about 10 kilometers from Manali town. I challenged myself to cut it down to under 100 hours,” said Sufiya speaking to Awazthevoice.in from her base in a Manali village. This will be her second run on this route. This time, she is aiming to get herself a fifth Guinness record by running from Manali to Leh in under 100 hours. India’s most prolific ultra-runner Sufiya Sufi is on the road again.
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