Jaiswal gets medal in 100km run

 

 

 

ULTRARUNNER and ultra-cyclist Rajendra Jaiswal completed 100km Hennur Bamboo Ultra Marathon in Bengaluru recently. Jaiswal, who won the book Dubai Ironman 70.3 in March and during the COVID pandemic, had also set a record for non-stop running 85km in the drawing room, won a medal for completing the 100km ultra marathon in Bengaluru. It was a jungle trail and one had to run through the dense forest, facing many barriers inside the forest. It could be natural or other with fear of wild beasts. Overcoming all this, finally, Dr Jaiswal won the medal. “There were three stages. One is 100 km, the second is 161km and the third is 200km. It was raining heavily that day. Due to bad weather, the forest footpaths were muddy and slippery. Water was stagnant everywhere. It was hard to even walk and running was next to impossible. I had no idea how to deal with this situation.

 

I slipped four times because I couldn’t walk. The skin of my feet was ripped and there were many wounds and blisters. It started paining in my joints and even today those are not completely healed. In the end, I covered 100km in 24 hours and won a medal. I tried to finish 161km. but due to unbearable pain in my wounds, I had to stop at 135km only. “Running 135km for about 32 hours was my best effort till now.

 

The journey was tough but with such valuable guidance, I was able to endure for so long. The credit for my success goes to my mentor and trainer Dr Amit Samarth; my wife Vineeta, who helped me from time to time, special thanks to my friend Dr Sunita Dhote for her encouragement,” said Dr Jaiswal. Dr Jaiswal had also won a medal in the Bahrain Ironman 70.3 in December 2019. The non-stop running world record has been set by him as he held the tricolour in his hand for 12.5 hours and covered 81km. He has also won medals in the 100km and 161km trial run races.