OOTYULTRA
| OOTYULTRA | |
|---|---|
| Date | April |
| Location | Ooty, India |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Multiple (15K, 30K, 60K, 90K) |
| Primary sponsor | Twinbirds |
| Established | 2018 |
| Official site | OOTYULTRA Marathon |
OOTYULTRA is an annual ultramarathon in Ooty, India. The event is organized by KaysFIT Academy, and has been conducted yearly since April 2018, with a brief interruption due to COVID-19 in 2020 & 2021, where it became online-only. OOTYULTRA has four distance categories: 15K, 30K, 60K and 90K.[1][2][3]
The event begins at YWCA, Ooty, and runs via Doddabetta Peak, the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains, and terminates at Battarkambi Tea Park, 8 kilometers from Ooty.[4][5]
The 5th edition was held on 3 April 2022, and was the largest sporting event in Ooty that year.[6]
Results
Course record
15K
| Year | Participants | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| 2018 |
400 |  Giorgos Manoudis (GRC)Time: 1:33:57 |
 Chandni Shyam (IND)Time: 1:55:24 | |||
| 2019 |
600 |  Ben Reynolds (GBR)Time: 1:17:22 |
Bhavani Ramamurthy (IND) Time: 1:48:58 | |||
| 2022 |
800 | Balaji Perumal (IND) Time: 1:16:48 |
Aarathi Swaminathan (IND) Time: 1:45:07 | |||
30K
| Year | Participants | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| 2018 |
400 | Chandramani (IND) Time: 3:10:32 |
A. Kalaimani (IND) Time: 4:11:41 | |||
| 2019 |
600 | Kannan (IND) Time: 2:50:04 |
Yasmin G. (IND) Time: 3:45:23 | |||
| 2022 |
800 | Paras Kushalani (IND) Time: 2:41:31 |
Sandya Shanker (IND) Time: 3:26:31 | |||
60K
| Year | Participants | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| 2018 |
400 | Georgy Cherian (IND) Time: 7:29:45 |
 Chris Walter (IRL)Time: 7:14:46 | |||
| 2019 |
600 | Murali Gaddam (IND) Time: 6:16:32 |
Nikita Seth (IND) Time: 8:06:10 | |||
| 2022 |
800 | Vijay Kumar Singh (IND) Time: 6:14:58 |
Anitha Mysore Shivanna (IND) Time: 8:49:49 | |||
90K
| Year | Participants | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| 2022 |
800 | Velu P (IND) Time: 10:48:31 |
Preeti Lala (IND) Time: 11:38:27 | |||
Charitable contributions
OOTYULTRA participants have the opportunity to make a charitable contribution to Nilgiris District initiatives related to sports, sports-related tourism and sustainability.
On 17 August 2021, KaysFITAcademy (on behalf of OOTYULTRA) made a charitable contribution of 1 lakh INR to the Innocent Divya, Collector of Nilgiris District. Approximately 42000 INR of the said donation was contributed by OOTYULTRA participants.[7]
| Year | Number of Contributors | Runner Contributions (INR) | Organizer Contributions (INR) | Total (INR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
68 | 34000 | None | 34000 |
| 2020 |
85 | 42000 | 58000 | 100000 |
| 2022 |
71 | 34999 | 30000 | 64999 |
References
- ↑ "About OOTYULTRA". Twin Birds OOTYULTRA, 2-Apr-2023, Sun. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ↑ "Registrations open for the Ootyultra marathon". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ↑ "Indian Marathon Calendar 2020 - Upcoming Marathons India In 2020". India Chronicles. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ↑ "Run Or View: 5 Marathon Trails To Sign Up For". https://www.outlookindia.com/. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-08-13. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Patwa, Priyadarshini (2020-02-29). "#9 Marathons to Run & Explore Life Beyond Office". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ↑ Frederick, Prince (2022-04-02). "Fitness and friendship on the run". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ↑ "Ootyultra's commitments towards The Nilgiris". Twin Birds OOTYULTRA, 2-Apr-2023, Sun. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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