Mumbai: Ultra-ordinary effort this I-Day

Updated On: 12 August, 2019 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | A correspondent

The meet ended on a sombre note with Lata Alimchandani, 61, a brain tumor survivor who will be running, saying it is important to seize the day. "I want to live today, who has seen tomorrow?" she asked

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Over 500 challengers and 2,000 supporters will participate to spread uplifting messages of 'Run Over Cancer' and 'Wellness Over Illness' in the sixth annual 'Mumbai Ultra-12-Hour Run' on August 15. It will have competitors running for 12 hours, in loops from Shivaji Park to Worli Sea Face. At a press conference held at the Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak at Shivaji Park race director Daniel Vaz said it was, "unique with water and fuel stations along the route manned by runners. This way the entire running fraternity is involved in the Ultra, making it special."

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