Bhardwaj, Arun
 Arun Bhardwaj M (IND), geb. 1969-02-24Arun Bhardwaj From MultidayWiki A pioneer Indian runner, Arun has been running multiday and ultra races since 2000 and shorter races since since 1991. Born in Baoli, Distt. Baghpat. UP. 24 February 1969 Personal Bests: * 180 km in 23.25 hours on 28-29 July 2000 (solo run from Haridwar to Baghpat, UP) * 270 km in 33.10 hr on 7-8 November 2001(solo run from Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi to National Ayurved Institute, Jorawar Singh Gate, Jaipur). Indian Record for the distance w.r.t. time taken. * 138.172 km in IAU Asia 24 hr Track Championships in Taiwan on 2-3 March 2002.(9th place). First Indian representative in any 24 hr Ultra Marathon. * 492 km in Australian 6 Day Race 17-23 Nov. 2002 & broke former Indian national record for 6 days race of 478 km made by Tirtha Kumar Phani in 1987. Thus, became first ever Indian to cross 300 miles in six days race (15th Place). * 516 km in Self-Transcendence 6-Days race, New York 27 April -3 May 2003 and became the first Indian to cross 500 km in a 6-Days race (7th Place). * 520 km in Copenhagen 6 Day Challenge, Denmark 3 – 9 August 2003 (4TH place). Became first Asian to complete three 6-Days races within one year, and every time with a new national record. * Finished IAU 100 Km World Cup 2003, Taiwan 16.11.2003. Became first ever Indian to participate and finish any 100 Km World Cup. * 8. 501 km in International Six Day Running Championship, Mexico on 22-28 March 2004 (4th place in age category and 8th Place in general). First Indian representation in any Mexican ultramarathon championship. * 532.8 km in Erkrath International 6-day race, Germany, 1-8 August 2004. Placed 15th. New Indian Record. * 550 km in 122.45 hr Delhi to Chandigarh and back. * MIR Marathon, Moscow, finished in 3.56.45 in –4 Deg. Celsius and Rain. (My first ever marathon) * 153 km in 24 hr Open Championship of Russia, 7-8 May 2005. Became the only Indian in the history of Russian Ultramarathon. * 558 km in 20th Australian Six Days Race, 20-26 Nov. 2005. 14th / 36. New Indian & South Asian Record. Got 26th place in the world rankings for 6-days races in 2005. * 521 km in the Loutraki 7 Day Race, April 1-8 2006 (on a hilly course). * 3.34.56 Marathon, Meerut 22.Dec.2006. (My second marathon) * 370 km in 74.37 hrs i.e. Delhi-Shimla from 1 Feb to 4 Feb, 2007. http://arunbhardwaj.wordpress.com/ (From MultiDayWiki) |
