In a sport where most Indian long distance runners are still a little unsure when facing the press, Nitendra Singh Rawat, the Indian men's Mumbai Marathon winner, is a dude with a cool attitude. The army runner used the visible Mumbai platform to launch an appeal for support.

Rawat said in the press interaction post his breathtaking 2:15:52 run that, "my next challenge is the London Marathon on April 28. I hope the Mumbai Marathon organisers Procam can help me. I need help for tickets and visa for London."