Achievement / World Marathon Challenge, Aditya completed 7 continents in 7 days, the first Indian to do so
Ahmedabad. Aditya Raj became the first Indian to complete the World Marathon Challenge. She ran 7 marathons across 7 continents in 7 days. Aditya from Gurgaon started the challenge in Cape Town (South Africa). He finished the last marathon in Miami (US). He ran marathons in Antarctica, Australia, Asia, Europe and South America during the Challenge.
32 players took part in the marathon, with 27 men and 15 women. It takes 168 hours to finish the marathon. Aditya finished the marathon in 164 hours. To participate in the marathon, an entry fee of around Rs 32 lakh is required.
Minuses ran in temperatures ranging from 30 to 36 degrees
Aditya said, “This challenge takes place every year and all the big athletes of the world take part in it. This has to be completed in 7 days or 168 hours. I finished in 164 hours. For this, one has to travel all over the world in 7 days, which is very tiring. I am the first Indian to participate in this challenge and have completed it. We started our journey from Cape Town. After finishing there reached Antarctica. The weather was very bad. We had very little time to complete the marathon. “
“We started running the marathon at 12 o’clock at night. Everyone’s marathon was over by 7 o’clock in the morning. We all have to wait for the race to finish, because everyone goes to second place together. Minus 30 degrees in Antarctica The temperature was there. The wind was also running at a speed of 50-60 km / h. So it is difficult to even breathe. After that, after traveling for 13 hours we reached Australia. Got there at 11 pm and started running at 12 pm The next day, after finishing the marathon in the morning, left for Dubai at 7 am. Started the race there also at 11 pm and the next morning everyone finished the marathon. Due to bad weather we were wasted a lot of time, so we feel That we will not be able to complete the challenge in 7 days. The situation had become such that complete the marathon, sit on the flight and reach the next country. There was no time to rest. After Dubai, Madrid, then Brazil and A Finally finished the challenge in Miami. In Brazil, it ran at 35-36 degrees at 12 noon. There was more than 90% humidity. “
It breaks the body
Aditya said that this marathon absolutely breaks the body. Body recovery usually takes 3-4 days after completing a marathon. But here we ran a marathon in 14-14 hours. For this challenge, mental strength is more important than physical strength. During the challenge, the body reaches such a level, where the muscles get tight, the cramps start coming, the energy level reaches down. How strong you are mentally and psychologically, it only matters.
