Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
An Indian Army soldier has started a Kashmir to Kanyakumari ultramarathon to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records.
A defence statement said here on Saturday, "Naik N.A. Velu P of 60 Para Field Hospital is an Ultra marathon runner who is attempting a Guinness world record by running from Kashmir to Kanyakumari for a distance of approximately 4,300km in under 50 days.
"To start this epic feat, Naik N.A. Velu P was flagged off from 92 Base Hospital at Srinagar on April 1 by a heartwarming gathering of enthusiasts who accompanied him in his solo run for the initial 5km carrying the National Flag and boosting his morale. To cover this mammoth distance from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in 50 days Naik Velu P would be running 70-100km per day, crossing various States and major towns and cities.
"Naik Velu P has already won many ultramarathons, Tuffman runs and Stadium runs across India. He has been representing Athletics Federation of India (AFI) in long distance runs for the past 4 years and in coming September, he will be representing India for Stadium run at the World championship at Romania, for which he had won a trial run of 24 hours' stadium running held at bengaluru," according to Indo-Asian News Service.
"In an another laurel to his splendid performances till date, in June 2020 he ran 1,600km in 17 days. This feat is in the process of being entered as an Asian record."
