Ram Walase remembers walking a fair bit in school, in a village near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. A sporty child through school and college, Walase, 41, started distance running when he first ran the half marathon in the 2009 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon. His 35-year-old wife Pratibha, a gymnastics instructor, has also started running, and they plan to run a half marathon together soon. And Walase is sometimes joined on his runs by his elder son, nine-year-old Siddhant, who plays football. I train with Striders, a fitness and marathon training club, in Powai in Mumbai.

Source: Mint September 04, 2016 10:18 UTC