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Marathon Man Of India

25 02 2014

Marathon Man Of India

 Dr. (Wg. Cdr.) Ashis Roy served in the Indian Air Force for 21 years and after retirement settled in New Delhi in 1978 as a Practicing Physician Cardiologist. At the age of 50 years Dr. Roy took up jogging and running to maintain good health. He ran his 1st Marathon at the age of 53 years and by the time he became 80 years old, he had completed 115 marathon races, which is a National record for men in India. His achievements in the field of most strenuous sports of running 42.2 Km. marathon, is the rarest example of extraordinary excellence in sports. His achievements are enumerated in the following paragraphs.
Roy’s 115 marathon races include 75 marathons in foreign countries like U.S.A (44 marathons), Canada (12 marathons), U.K. (2 marathons), and one each in Greece, Holland, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Macau, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Pakistan.
Roy has run 40 marathons in India.
Roy holds the Indian National record of marathon for 55+ age group which he made in 1987 in a record time of 3 hrs 10 min. This record is still unbroken after 25 years.
Roy is the first Indian to have run a marathon race after attaining the age of 70 years as well as 80 years.
Roy is the first Indian to have run on the following occasions two marathons on two consecutive Sundays;
                In 1997 – 1. New York City Marathon – 2 November 1997.
                                      2. Rhode Island Marathon –  9 November 1997.
                In 1998 -  1. Rotterdam Marathon      — 19 April 1998.
                                      2. Wroclaw Marathon —-         26 April 1998.
                In 2003 -  1. Prague Marathon —            18 May 2003 (Age – 71 yrs).
                                 2. Vienna Marathon —             25 May 2003.
Roy is the only Asian to have run the following three Marathon Races in U.S.A. on three consecutive Sundays and stood first in all three races in his age group of 65 – 69 Years.
  1. Toledo Marathon – 25th April 1999.
  2. Cleveland Marathon – 2nd May 1999.
  3. Cincinnati Marathon – 9th May 1999.
Roy has run 13 Marathons in 2009 at the age of 77.
[1]   Mumbai Marathon[India]——————–2009.
[2]   Gurgaon Marathon[India]——————-22 February,2009.
[3]   Potomac Marathon[USA]——————–3 May,2009.
[4]   Delaware Marathon [USA]——————18 May,2009.
[5]   Bob Potts Marathon [USA]—————–31 May,2009.
[6]   Niagara Marathon [Canada]—————-20 June,2009.
[7]   Massey Marathon [Canada]—————-19 July,2009
[8]   Self Transcendence Marathon[USA]—-22 August,2009.
[9]   Rochester Marathon [USA]—————–13 September,2009.
[10] Baltimore Marathon [USA]——————10 October,2009.
[11] Marine Corps Marathon[USA]————-25 October,2009.
[12] Harrisburg Marathon [USA]—————–8 November,2009.
[13] Gurgaon Marathon [India]——————-9 December,2009.
Roy has also won medals in his age group in the following International Marathons:
  1. International Veterans Marathon, Athens (1986) – 3rd Position.
  2. Asian Veteran Marathon, Kuala Lumpur (1990) – 1st Position.
  3. Toledo Marathon USA – (1999) 1st Position.
  4. Cleveland Marathon USA – (1999) 1st Position.
  5. Cincinnati Marathon USA – (1999) 1st Position
  6. National Capital Marathon,Ottawa (2000) – 2nd Position.
  7. Pepsi Millennium MarathonBurlington (2000) – 1st Position.
  8. Midnight Sun Marathon,Tromso (2002) – 2nd Position.
  9. Prague International Marathon(2003)- 1st Position.
  10. San Diego Marathon (2004) – 3rd Position.
  11. Lahore International Marathon, Pakistan (2005) – 1st Position.
  12. Charlottesville Marathon, USA (2005) – 1st Position.
  13. Forest City Marathon, Canada (2005) – 1st Position.
  14. Frederick Marathon, USA (2006) – 2nd Position.
  15. Calgary Marathon, Canada- (2006) – 2nd Position.
  16. Nashville Marathon, USA (2007) – 3rd Position.
       17. Foot Traffic Flat Marathon,USA (2007) – 2nd Position
       18. Edmonton Marathon, Canada (2007) –2nd Position
         19. Grandmas Marathon, USA (2008) – 3rd Position
         20. Friendly Massey Marathon,Canada (2008) – 3rd Position
       21. Self-Transcendental Marathon,USA (2008) – 2nd Position
       22. Mumbai International Marathon,India (2009) – 2nd Position.
       23. Potomac River Marathon, USA (2009) – 2nd Position.
       24. Bob Potts Marathon, USA (2009) – 1st Position.
       25. Niagara-on-the-lake Marathon, Canada (2009) – 1st Position.
       26. Friendly Massey Marathon, Canada (2009) – 2nd Position
       27. Self Transcendence Marathon, USA (2009) – 2nd Position
         28.  Rochester Marathon, USA (2009) – 2nd Position.
       29. Baltimore Marathon, USA (2009) – 2nd Position
       30. Harrisburg Marathon, USA (2009) – 1st Position
       31. Gurgaon Marathon, India (2009) – 1st Position
       32. Mumbai Marathon, India (2010) – 1st Position
       33. Chandigarh Marathon, India (2010) – 1st Position
       34. Potomac River Marathon, USA (2010) – 1st Position
       35. Bob Potts Marathon, USA (2010) – 1st Position
       36. Sunburst Marathon, USA (2010) – 1st Position
       37. Self Transcendence Marathon (2010) – 2nd Position
       38. Gurgaon Marathon, India (2010) – 1st Position
       39.  Yakima Canyon River Marathon (2011) – 3rd Position
       40.   Potomac River Marathon [2011] – 1st Position.
       41.   Grant-Pierce Indoor Marathon[2011] – 1st Position
       42.   Self Transcendence Marathon [2011] – 1st Position
       43.   Gurgaon Marathon, India [2012] – 1st Position
Roy has written a book on running named “Joy of Running” which contains his experience of running 80 marathons in 20 countries and the scientific facts of the benefits of running along with advice on how to train for running marathons.
Roy is the First Indian to have been made a member of the Elite 100 Marathon Club of North America and 100 Marathon Club of UK.
Roy has been honoured by the Marathon Maniacs Club of USA by upgrading his status to Iridium [****] level.
Dr [Wing Commander] Ashis Roy                                                                       
Consultant Physician & Preventive Cardiologist                                                  
Phone: 91-11-26279922, Mobile: 09711475558.                                                                  
E-mail: ashisroy32@yahoo.com  
Website:www.marathonmanofindia.com                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                       

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Best Regards,
Shakti Raj Vidyarthi

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