Mumbai: While Lalita Babbar and Vijaymala Patil, who took the first and second spots respectively in the Indian women’s full marathon made their way to the five-star hotel accommodation in vehicles yesterday, third-place winner Jyoti Gawate, tugged her Rs 3 lakh prize money representative cheque under her armpit and headed to the modest Amdar Niwas at Nariman Point with coach Ravi Raskatla and cousin brother for company.

Jyoti Gawate with her coach Ravi Raskatla. Pic/Amit Kamath