Uttar Pradesh: Making Prayagraj proud, this female army officer completes stadium run of over 82km

PRAYAGRAJ: Making the city proud, one of the ace long-distance runners from the city and administrative officer of 6 National Cadet Corps (NCC), Major Farah Deeba has successfully completed the stadium run held at Bengaluru on August 7-8. She ran continuously for 12 hours covering the distance of 82.91km.
After her return to the city from Bengaluru, Maj Deeba informed, “The run started at 5pm on August 7 and ended at 5am on the next morning. At an average speed of 8.21 km/hr, I completed the run of over 82km which was my second this year”. The first one was the Chandigarh stadium run which was held in March 2021 wherein I ran for 70.62km in 12 hours, she added.
Maj Deeba has been a regular participant in several of the major long distance runs of the country including the Indira Marathon which is held in the month of November in the Sangam city. Mother of two sons, she is also one of the founding members of the Prayagraj Pacers, a group of female fitness enthusiasts from the city who often undertake long distance runs along with routine yoga, cycling and exercises.
For participate in the stadium run, the contestant must have completed a full marathon (of 42.195 km) within 5 hours and 30 minutes in the past 2 years. Along with this, the runner should have completed an Ultra Run within the time of 7 hours in the past 2 years. Stadium runs are specially curated for season runners and fitness enthusiasts as it is a track provided for foreigners who are looking to get their mileage and timing. This run also offers programs such as team runs for corporates and running groups who make this up a part of their training and fitness plan in a way to encourage and motivate them.
The 8th edition of the Bengaluru stadium run was held at Jayaprakash Narayan Rashtriya Yuva Kendra, Vidyanagar, Bengaluru.