The Diehard “Runthusiast” By Aditya Bhosale, XI A

The Diehard “Runthusiast”

By Aditya Bhosale, XI A

Wondering about the title? A Runthusiast is person who is very interested and passionate about the particular sport ‘running’. One such Runthusiast is the fifty-four year old Sandeep Kulkarni, the co-founder and a core-team member of the Bavdhan Brigade group. He believes that “Running is nothing more than a series of arguments between the part of your brain that wants to keep going and the other part that wants to stop”.

He realized the risks of high cholesterol and blood pressure which were the common problems in his family. As an individual he started aerobic exercises in his residential area, Bavdhan. Gradually the years passed by and he met a few friends who later turned into his running partners for years to come. In 2016, the group “Bavdhan Brigade” was born with only a few members and gradually grew up to a 50+ members running squad.

Today, Mr. Sandeep a professional marathoner can run up to 50+ kilometers in one go. He has completed numerous full and half marathons across India in different climatic and geological conditions. The main aim of the group formed by him is to encourage, inspire and motivate people of all ages and backgrounds to improve their mental and physical health through running.

The most highlighted strength that he has is being self-focused and ready to learn and teach new techniques or solutions to different problems. He promotes the fact of bare-feet running as the most beneficial by not just learning it from others, but by self-experimentation. He conducts sessions regarding the benefits of running and how to overcome difficulties that we face while running. He gives personal assistance to the people in need of guidance. He has also researched in aerobic training.

For Mr. Sandeep every marathon is a new story that he adds to his book of life. He is always focused and extremely passionate towards his hobby and has completed around 11000+ kilometers of running till now and plans to continue in the coming years.

Thus to conclude, one can truly call him a diehard Runthusiast.

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