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 – 25^th April 1999.
2. Cleveland Marathon – 2^nd May 1999.
3. Cincinnati Marathon – 9^th 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) – 3^rd Position.
2. Asian Veteran Marathon, Kuala Lumpur (1990) – 1^st Position.
3. Toledo Marathon USA – (1999) 1^st Position.
4. Cleveland Marathon USA – (1999) 1^st Position.
5. Cincinnati Marathon USA – (1999) 1^st Position
6. National Capital Marathon,Ottawa (2000) – 2^nd Position.
7. Pepsi Millennium MarathonBurlington (2000) – 1^st Position.
8. Midnight Sun Marathon,Tromso (2002) – 2^nd Position.
9. Prague International Marathon(2003)- 1^st Position.
10. San Diego Marathon (2004) – 3^rd Position.
11. Lahore International Marathon, Pakistan (2005) – 1^st Position.
12. Charlottesville Marathon, USA (2005) – 1^st Position.
13. Forest City Marathon, Canada (2005) – 1^st Position.
14. Frederick Marathon, USA (2006) – 2^nd Position.
15. Calgary Marathon, Canada- (2006) – 2^nd Position.
16. Nashville Marathon, USA (2007) – 3^rd Position.

       17. Foot Traffic Flat Marathon,USA (2007) – 2^nd Position

       18. Edmonton Marathon, Canada (2007) –2^nd Position

         19. Grandmas Marathon, USA (2008) – 3^rd Position

         20. Friendly Massey Marathon,Canada (2008) – 3^rd Position

       21. Self-Transcendental Marathon,USA (2008) – 2^nd Position

       22. Mumbai International Marathon,India (2009) – 2^nd Position.

       23. Potomac River Marathon, USA (2009) – 2^nd Position.

       24. Bob Potts Marathon, USA (2009) – 1^st Position.

       25. Niagara-on-the-lake Marathon, Canada (2009) – 1^st Position.

       26. Friendly Massey Marathon, Canada (2009) – 2^nd Position

       27. Self Transcendence Marathon, USA (2009) – 2^nd Position

         28.  Rochester Marathon, USA (2009) – 2^nd Position.

       29. Baltimore Marathon, USA (2009) – 2^nd Position

       30. Harrisburg Marathon, USA (2009) – 1^st Position

       31. Gurgaon Marathon, India (2009) – 1^st Position

       32. Mumbai Marathon, India (2010) – 1^st Position

       33. Chandigarh Marathon, India (2010) – 1^st Position

       34. Potomac River Marathon, USA (2010) – 1^st Position

       35. Bob Potts Marathon, USA (2010) – 1^st Position

       36. Sunburst Marathon, USA (2010) – 1^st Position

       37. Self Transcendence Marathon (2010) – 2^nd Position

       38. Gurgaon Marathon, India (2010) – 1^st Position

       39.  Yakima Canyon River Marathon (2011) – 3^rd Position

       40.   Potomac River Marathon [2011] – 1^st Position.

       41.   Grant-Pierce Indoor Marathon[2011] – 1^st Position

       42.   Self Transcendence Marathon [2011] – 1^st Position

       43.   Gurgaon Marathon, India [2012] – 1^st 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