THE quartet of Ajit Bende, Abdul Mashood, Rutuja Madavi and Faleshwri Rajwawe emerged winners in their respective groups of the Breads N Beyond Nagpur Marathon that was held at St Ursula Girls High School, Civil Lines, on Sunday. More than 2500 fitness enthusiasts participated in the marathon. Indian football legend Padma Shri Baichung Bhutia flagged off the races and was also chief guest of the prize distribution ceremony. Twenty lucky participants got an autographed football from Baichung Bhutia. Race Director Mitesh Rambhia informed that Bhutia was very happy to see Gen Z participating in large numbers in the marathon. In the 21km half marathon for men, Bende carved out a time of 1:11:05 in 18-30 years age group to finish ahead of Vikas Bisne (1:15:28) and Vaibhav Dandekar (1:18:02) who took the second and third spots respectively. Interestingly, in the 31-45 years group, winner Mashood had a better timing (1:09:18). He was followed by Manish Kumar (1:15:43) and Aslesh Rajwade (1:16:39). In 18-30 years women’s category, Rutuja (1:54:38) was the first to cross the finish line and was followed by Risha Shetty (2:40:58) and Mayuri Meshram (2:49:04). Here too, Faleshwri (1:34:03), who took part in the 31-45 years group, carved out much better timing than Rutuja and even Soniya Pramanik (1:45:28), who finished second in this group was better than winner of the mush younger age group. Nikita Mandloi (1:55:19) finished third. Prominently amongst those present during the prize distribution ceremony were Nibha Roshan of Breads N Beyond, Pankaj Roshan of Roshan Real Estate, Mayank Sharma of Nagpur Today, Ghanshyam Gusani and Pradeep Khare of Max Healthcare.

 

Results 21km Men (top three) 18-30 Years: Ajit Bende(1:11:05), Vikas Bisne (1:15:28), Vaibhav Dandekar (1:18:02). 31-45 Years: Abdul Mashood (1:09:18), Manish Kumar (1:15:43), Aslesh Rajwade (1:16:39). 46-60 Years: Jaipal Bhoyar (1:17:16), Sunil (1:22:34), Gangaram (1:35:02). 61+ Years: Damodar Wankhede (3:04:05). Women: 18-30 Years: Rutuja Madavi (1:54:38), Risha Shetty (2:40:58), Mayuri Meshram (2:49:04). 31-45 Years: Faleshwri Rajwawe (1:34:03), Soniya Pramanik (1:45:28), Nikita Mandloi (1:55:19). 46-60 Years: Kshirasagara Ramaasmita (2:01:27), Ujwala Chitre (2:19:26), Vidya Dhapodkar (2:25:25). 10km Men (top three) 15-30 Years: Manish Pathe (0:32:29), Pranay Mahurle (0:34:06), Mohit Kore (0:34:09). 31-45 Years: Bhojram Sahu (0:34:55), Amol Chachane (0:35:59), Darren Teitelbaum (0:44:47). 46-60 Years: Pramod Urkude (0:35:42), Subhash Chimankar (0:40:04), Ravindra Gajbhiye (0:51:33). 61+ Years: Ranrajsingh Verma (1:00:41), Harish Kanabar (1:12:57), Tejinder Singh Rawal (1:28:36). Women: 15-30 Years: Suchita Wadme (0:46:37), Malvika Iyer (0:50:11), Vidula Jain (0:53:02). 31-45 Years: Kiran Sahu (0:47:41), Yamini Kale (1:05:35), Pallavi Mate (1:07:24). 46-60 Years: Vandana Dongre (1:05:52), Reena Ilurkar (1:10:23), Madhavi Milmile (1:13:42). 61+ Years: Mahodari Rajwadr (1:05:42), Sunita Suryawanshi (1:09:37).