Tag: Bangalore

BSA Hercules Duathlon 2009 Results: 17 year old Bharath wins

India’s first ever Duathlon (cycling + running) event happened on Sunday, June 14th, and saw a total of 322 participants battle it out. There were two events on the day:

  • 10k run + 20k cycling (5k run + 20k cycle + 5k run)
  • 5k run + 10k cycling (2.5k run + 10k cycle + 2.5k run)

The event was organized by Runners for Life, Bangalore (event website www.bsaherculesduathlon.com), and was unique in that it gave an opportunity for runners to try out their cycling skills, and for cyclists to test their mettle against the runners. Bangalore has a great community of runners and cyclists, and this was a perfect platform for both the communities to get together and have fun.

Complete results for all participants here.

The winners for the various events and categories are as follows:

Results: 10k run + 20k cycling:

  • Men’s Open – Bharath KA (1:24:37)
  • Women’s Open – Joshine Antony (1:48:44)
  • Men’s Senior – Ashok Nath (1:31:11)
  • Women’s Senior – Juju Grieve (2:18:35)

Results: 5k run + 10k cycling:

  • Men’s Open – Siddharth Kansal (48:20)
  • Women’s Open – Tiiu Vail (1:01:09)
  • Men’s Senior – Suresh Pathi (55:53)
  • Women’s Senior – Usha Mani (01:38:01))

Some reviews and updates on the event from blog world:
– Jayadeep does the 5K+10K in 1:10

– Dharmendra does the 10K + 20K in 1:44
– Sumil does the 10K + 20K in 1:54
– Sathish does the 10K + 20K in 1:58
– Krupakar does the 10K + 20K in 2:09 (and then cracks a good joke too!)
– Srinivas does the 10K + 20K in 2:10

To check out various news stories on the event, see below.
– SportzPower article
– Bangalore Mirror article
– MyBangalore article

Sunfeast World 10K 2009 Results: Merga, Mergia win

Elite Championchip results
General Championchip results

Coming down to Bangalore after a great win at the Boston marathon, and a 27:24 10K at Ottawa a week earlier, Deriba Merga of Ethiopia won the 2nd edition of the Sunfeast World 10K run in Bangalore on May 31st. Merga won in 28:13. Kenyan Mark Kiptoo was second in 28:15 while fellow Kenyan Bernard Kipyego was third in 28:24. The event saw a total of 23,000 runners taking part in the various runs on the day. The weather was reported to be better than last year, and the early start this year also helped, though last year’s course record was not broken.

(Photo courtesy: potogeek @ flickr)

In the womens elite run it was a close contest where just a second separated winner Ethiopian Mergia Asslefech (32:08) and first runner Mary Keitany of Kenya (32:09) while Ethiopia’s Aberu Kebede was third in 32:11.

Overall results (courtesy IAAF):

MEN
1. Deriba Merga (Ethiopia) 28:13
2. Mark Kiptoo (Kenya) 28:15
3. Bernard Kipyego (Kenya) 28:24
4. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) 28:30
5. Dino Sefir (Ethiopia) 28:39
6. Fabiano Joseph (Tanzania) 28:49
7. Dejere Tadessa (Ethiopia) 28:55
8. Dechase Chala (Ethiopia) 29:00
9. John Wambua (Kenya) 29:08
10. Ezekiel Cherop (Kenya) 29:24

WOMEN
1. Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia) 32:08
2. Mary Keitany (Kenya) 32:09
3. Aberu Kebede (Ethiopia) 32:11
4. Hilda Kibet (Holland) 32:22
5. Meseret Mengistu (Ethiopia) 32:26
6. Peninah Arusei (Kenya) 32:27
7. Workitu Ayanu (Ethiopia) 32:36
8. Sally Barsosio (Kenya) 33:07
9. Atsede Baysa (Ethiopia) 33:14
10. Zakia Mrishko (Tanzania) 33:47


Indian Performance at World 10K: None of the Indian runners, men and women, finished in the top 10, mostly occupying the 15-20 slots, and were about 2 minutes off the timing of race winners. Thats a big deal for a 10K.

Mens 10K:

  1. Sandeep Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 30:02
  2. Kashinath Aswale 30:08
  3. Santosh Kumar (Railways) 30:13
Womens 10K:

  1. Kavita Raut (Maharashtra) 34:32
  2. Preeja Sreedharan 34:40
  3. Preethi L Rao 35:21
IAAF report on the event can be read here.

Some of my fellow runner/bloggers ran too, and below are their race reports.

  • Dharmendra runs his best 10K in two years (47:52)
  • Rohit does a PB (50:36)
  • Kiran shaves off about 20 minutes from his previous PB (51:50)
  • Anbusivam shocks himself with a great finish (68:00)
  • Vikram takes the running challenge (74:00)

Bangalore Duathlon on June 14, 2009

Runners for Life is organizing the first ever of its kind event in India on June 14th. The event will be held in Bangalore, and will include a running and a cycling leg.

Following runs are part of the event:

  • 10K running + 20K cycling
  • 5K running + 10K cycling

Event website: http://www.bangaloreduathlon.com/

Bangalore already has a big running as well as biking community, and it would be fun to see the two communities battle it out in this combined event.
More details available on RFL website events section.

References:
Bangalore Bikers Club
BikeZone forum

For event registrations, click here. Entry fees are as follows:

All inclusive (participation, t-shirt, lunch, cycle transport) A la carte
Participation T-shirt Lunch Cycle transport
Premium members 900 500 250 250 200
Non-members 1100 625 250 250 200

Sunfeast Bangalore 10K on May 31, 2009

Update (Mar 26): Its confirmed. Event is on May 31st. Online registrations have started.

Once again, I hear a new date coming out, this time it is May 25th (or is it May 31st?).

Check out the story from The Hindu here and here. Hindu first published the date as May 25th, and then changed it to May 31st.

F. Chisel, official training partners for the event, organized a three day workshop for 32 trainers conducted by Ian Ladbrooke and Kenyan runner Zachary Kihara, who will now train the corporates and the student communities in Bangalore for the event.

Some more updated info on the event from Bangalore Cares:
Registration Start Date: Friday, 19th March 2009
Registration End Date: Saturday, April 25th 2009
Event Entry Form Availability:

  • Printable version of entry form on event website www.sunfeastworld10k.indiatimes.com
  • At Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore
  • At Standard Chartered Bank branches in Bangalore
  • At the Windsor Manor in Bangalore
  • At Nike outlets in Bangalore
  • At f.Chisel gyms in Bangalore
  • At DHL Express Centres in Bangalore
  • At Radio Mirchi office in Bangalore
  • At Manipal Cure & Care retail outlets
  • The Windsor Manor Bangalore

Marathon buzz: Bangalore marathon on May 18th?

When the news about a marathon breaks out with a story on a Bollywood actress, take it with a pinch of salt. If the story is coming from Bangalore, add more salt, and on top of that, if Crossover is associated with it, well, you can probably pour some of the salt on top of your head and just forget about it.

The news is that actress Deepika Padukone will be the face of the Bengaluru marathon, going to be held on May 18th (Monday?). Here are a couple of news sources, here and here. Well, I have yet to hear about Crossover’s association with this event, so maybe there is hope yet.

To be fair to Bangalore, it is also boasts one of the most organized running environment in the country, with the Runners for Life group doing some great work, including the recently organized Feet on the Street monthly run.