DR SUNITA Dhote,professor at Ramdeobaba University and apassionate fitness enthusiast, has once again demonstrated her determination and endurance by successfully completing theBharat Race held in Chandigarh. TheBharatRaceisdescribed as afirst-of-its-kind fitness hybrid event conducted by Indiansand for Indians.The challenging race combined runningwithfunctional fitness stations,testing participants’ strength, stamina, agility and mental endurance. The event included repeated 700-metreruns followed by demandingworkout stations. These included barbells hang clean and press,a50-kg sled pull, 50-cm boxjumps,a 55-kg tyreflip over 50 metres,60- metrebroad burpees,10-kg walking lunges and 50 repetitions of 4-kg wall-ball shots. Dr Dhote credit sher achievement to the constant guidance and support of her coach, Dr Anil Trivedi, physiotherapist and her friend and philosopher, Dr Rajendra Jaiswal. She attributes her success to the unwavering support by the university authorities, her brother Ganesh Kshirsagar, husband Nitin Dhote and sons Tejas and Rajas. Dr Dhote, who is 54 years old, has participated in three HYROX events in succession over the past six months. She is also the first female Iron man 70.3 athlete and a10-kilo metre sea swimmer fromVidarbha.