Ask any serious marathon runner and he will vouch for the indispensability of their shoes. But not Supriya Patil. For the 23-year-old, shoes are baggage she can do without.


Half marathon winner Kavita Raut (centre), runner-up Eve Bugler and Supriya Patil (left) pose with their Mumbai Marathon medals and cheques on the podium yesterday. Pic/Sameer Markande 

Supriya, who hails from Uran, finished third in the half marathon event of the Mumbai Marathon yesterday after clocking a time of 1:26:48 secs. Only Kavita Raut (1:19:50) and Eve Bugler (1:22:18) finished above her.