Running career Kieren D’Souza

1 running career

1.1 beginning
1.2 2014
1.3 2015
1.4 2016
1.5 2017

running career
beginning

he first took running undergrad student in bangalore in 2011. says, “to honest didn’t know marathon running till in college. heavily sport, choice never running.” started 12 kilometre inter-college event in bangalore, did not go well. after that, ran 10 kilometre event @ nagpur , finished comfortably. after race realised “made such events” , tried “half marathon @ new delhi, , 100 kilometre race @ mt blanc, , salomon bhatti lakes 160 kms [sic] race.”

2014

in 2014, ran 111 kilometre la ultra [1] ultramarathon in ladakh failed finish. came in 2016 , won 111 kilometre version of race, again becoming first indian so. posted time of 15 hours , 30 minutes. la ultra dubbed cruellest race on earth, starting @ altitude of 10,500 feet in nubra valley, before going “khardung la, world s highest motorable pass @ 17,700 feet.”

2015

in 2015, aged 22, won salomon bhatti lakes 160 kilometre ultramarathon in faridabad, time of 20 hours , 32 minutes, on 9 hours ahead of second place finisher. @ time, fastest time recorded indian on 100 mile race. qualified him ultra-trail du mont-blanc — courmayeur champex chamonix (utmb-ccc) — 100 kilometre race @ along base of mont blanc in alps. indian competitor @ race held in august. finished time of 18 hours 46 minutes , 2 seconds, placing 224th out of 1900 runners.

2016

in 2016, qualified spartathlon after winning salomon bhatti lakes ultramarathon. entry spartathlon through lottery. person on support crew mother christabel d’souza. during race, “created new 100-mile record of 18 hours 37 minutes, first indian, when reached 47th check point @ distance of 159.5km.” @ checkpoint 47, in 64th place, moving 60th place @ checkpoint 60 (195.5 km start , 51 km finish). @ point developed inflammation in tendon, slowing him down. told indian media, “it 50km finish when pain around left shin developed, felt take longer expected reach finish line. on next 50km, kept setting small targets , reached more 2 hours 35 minutes left cut-off.”

2017

on 14 january 2017, competed in vibram hong kong 100 km ultra trail race. finished in 13 hours 28 minutes, placing 78th among 1576 finishers. in preparation high altitude race, spent of time training in beautiful hills of manali, hills more treacherous [he] expected in hong kong. hk100 focus on putting lot of elevation or vertical kilometers in training. .