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This story is from June 20, 2016

Sprinting Spoorthi completes ultra-run between Bengaluru and Chennai in six days

What started two years ago as a regimen to lose weight gave a whole new meaning to Spoorthi’s life, and now, she stands as an inspiration for many to push boundaries and achieve life goals.
Sprinting Spoorthi completes ultra-run between Bengaluru and Chennai in six days
Spoorthi Seethamma Muruvanda
If you think that climbing three flights of stairs every day is a task, you’ve got to meet ultra-runner Spoorthi Seethamma Muruvanda, who runs 60 kilometres a day. Fresh from a 350-km marathon from Bengaluru to Chennai that she completed in six days earlier this month along with two other runners, the 29-year-old, who works as an HR professional at a city-based MNC, is upbeat about taking up more such adventures soon.
What started two years ago as a regimen to lose weight gave a whole new meaning to Spoorthi’s life, and now, she stands as an inspiration for many to push boundaries and achieve life goals.
“I weighed about 71 kgs when I started running two years ago. I started off by practising on the treadmill at the office gym. In December 2015, I started with the ultra runs across cities. My first run was from Bangalore Palace to Mysore Palace (covering 150 kms in two days) and the second one was from Bengaluru to Hyderabad (covering 600 kms in 11 days) in March this year,” Spoorthi says.
So, how thrilling or gruelling is it to be part of such long-distance running events? “Once I hit the highway, I slip into a trance. All I see is the road ahead. We usually embark on an ultra-run very early in the morning (between 3 am and 4 am) and wind up by 5.30 in the evening. Running between cities in extreme climate with sore thighs and limbs; eating anything that you get on the streets (sometimes just idlis or a dosa); being stared at by random people on the road or even chased by a kennel of dogs can take a toll on you both physically and mentally, more so if you are the only woman on the team,” she says.
What’s her inspiration? “I love running in the rain. Such sprinting trips bring you closer to your inner self, and give you the opportunity to think about life on many different levels. As for a role model, I look up to model-actor and fitness promoter Milind Soman. I have been associated with the Pinkathon for a long time now, and feel proud to be running for a cause. At the end of the day, it’s all a mind game. All you need are passion and determination,” she sums up.
Sporting tattoos
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Adding more energy to the spirit of running, Spoorthi has got a tattoo on her left arm, depicting a girl runner and the chemical formula of endorphin, which is also known as the runner’s high. She has two more tattoos - one on her ankle and the other one her waist.
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