New Delhi: Legendary marathon runner Ashis Roy, 82, had to undergo a neurosurgical operation after the right side of his body got paralysed soon after the New York Marathon in 2011.

But just six months later, Roy, a veteran of 115 marathons, participated in the Gurgaon Half Marathon. "I just want people to remember me as a runner from India where running is not so popular," Roy, a cardiologist, told MiD DAY on the sidelines of the release of his book 'Wonderful Joys of Running' yesterday.