Thursday Challenge - Cleaning

 

Cleaning up after the Mumbai marathon in Worli. These are self employed individuals who pick up all paper, plastic and metal waste and sell it to the recyclers, for a living in Mumbai.

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ABC Wednesday - I

 

Indian marathoners at the Mumbai Marathon

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Saturday Photohunt - Sports

The Mumbai marathon - an international event is due to be held in a couple of months from now. This year there are plans to make the Bandra Worli sealink to be part of the route.

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Surround vision?!

Photographers recording the proceedings at the Mumbai Marathon held on 18Jan09.

Skywatch Friday

A nice blue sky in Mumbai on 18Jan09 at 0858hrs, under which ran the athletes The Mumbai Marathon!

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Super Veteran

Dr. Ashis Roy (born June 1, 1932) is an Indian Marathoner who ran his first Marathon at the age of 52, and now at the age of 76 has completed over 86 Marathons in 21 countries!

Dr. (Wing Commander) 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.

Mumbai Marathon

 

The lead vehicle followed by the lead pack at the halfway mark of the Mumbai Marathon held on 18Jan09. They were flagged off at 0740hrs from Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus. This picture was clicked at 0854hrs. The runner alongside the lead vehicle is Milind Soman - the only runner from the glamour world of modelling and films who ran the Full Marathon of 42.19kms. There were a total of 35000+ participants in the various categories of the Marathon like the Dream Run and Half Marathon. The total prize money at stake was USD250,000/-

Over the next few days shall post some more details and pictures of this fabulous event.

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