R&D in DRDO & running, story of Siddesha Hanumanthappa as he talks abuot crunching miles repeatedly

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Sid profile as below A Scientist by profession but a runner at heart. A 61 year old, Defence scientist and a runnaddict since 1992. Professionally Fighter aeroengine specialist. He was Technology DIRECTOR for.propulsion on INDIAN DESIGNED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TEJAS. He was also project DIRECTOR for Advanced LCA Project- LCA Mk2 for 11 yeras. He has run all forms of runs, be it 10k, hm, fm, and ultra Best timings 10k 43 mins Bangalore 10k in 2016 Best hm, 1 36 in 2017 at Rudgers nj USA Best fm 3 23 during IDBI new Delhi fm in 2018 He run Boston fm twice 2016 and 2017 Ny fm 2018 Chicago fm 2019 He has run longest distance of 89 kms during 12hrs stadium run in Bangalore. He completed about 32 FMs in 44days during his training runs in the month of jul. Aug and sep. He logged 970km in may, 1100km in june, 1350 in july and 1200km in aug20. Regularly runs daily without rest days. Has been running an average of about 5500kms a year since 2009. No formal run training but a self trained run survivor. If you are here, then most likely you wish to live a life beyond your limits and aspire to be out of your comfort zone. On this channel, we invite people who are passionate about life. These people could be from different fields with the sole aim to excel and now want to inspire others to share their stories. We have a group where we post details of upcoming talks and links. If you want to recommend someone be invited to the channel please feel free to connect on Please like, comment, subscribe, and share with your friends & family.