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04 Sep 2023

Maiya was heading to Ladakh to do his first midnight marathon, the Rezangla Full Moon Marathon that’s starts from the banks of Pangong Lake at Merak village and finishing at the Rezang La war memorial. 

Forty two km long, it is held in honour of the soldiers who lost their lives in the 1962 war. Maiya was expecting inclement weather conditions in Leh. But more challenging was the terrain. “There was no road or path on the last 12-km stretch,” describes Maiya, “you need special shoes for that terrain which I didn’t have.” 

Temperatures dip further at night and when one breathes in such cold air, it slows you down. 

“It felt better to wear a bandana covering my nose and mouth but that made the intake of oxygen even poorer,” he spoke from Ladakh the morning after. “So I was running with a severe headache,” says Maiya.

Typically oxygen levels are 50% at such altitudes, near Pangong Lake which is why tourists and trekkers are now mandatorily required by the Directorate of Tourism to acclimatize for 48 hours. Acute Mountain Sickness can make you dizzy, nauseated and make you feel so out of breath it can precipitate a panic attack, say seasoned bikers. 

Ladakh is not for a short vacation, warns Maiya. Go well planned, drink lots of water and be respectful towards nature. 

After completing 30-km, having no road to run on must have been really hard, that too in pitch darkness. “It was indeed my toughest Full Marathon, so far,” admits Maiya. 

“It forces you to wonder about those who defend our country at such inhospitable conditions, day in and day out,” reminisces Maiya. The mighty mountains are a force to reckon with. 

Rohit Maiya’s Ladakh Marathons were supported by Infyni. As a veteran trainer and long term instructor with Infyni, Rohit Maiya takes live and online SAT classes. He trains and prepares students from Grade 9 onwards, to clear the SAT tests with high scores. To take a free SAT test and get evaluated for free, click on : infynikids.com

25 Aug 2023

After his successful Last Run across Pangong Lake, Infyni’s trainer Rohit Maiya gets ready for the Ladakh Marathon. At a height of 5,370 m the Ladakh Marathon is not just the highest but the toughest Marathon.

“It truly tests the limits of human endurance,” says Maiya as he prepares from his

home base in Bangalore. With less than 2 days left for him to pack for Ladakh, he sat with Infyni’s writer

Anjana Das to share his view of the skills that have helped him survive life’s challenges.

Sponsored in part by Infyni, Rohit Maiya will be sending updates from his camp

about the event as it unfolds.

This year’s Ladakh Marathon kicks off on Sept 10, 2023 but participants are required

to reach two weeks in advance, to acclimatize to the thin air at 11,500 ft. altitude. The

practice is rigorous, but then so is the 42-km run.

Maiya, though is no stranger to long hours of workout, counting up to 20,000 skips a

day. But what is different about marathon runners is the consistency.

“Day in and day out, come rain or sun,” chips in Maiya, “you have to be at it.”

A typical day for Maiya begins at 4 am with a Pranayama (breathing exercise) and

starting his run at 4.30 am for more than an hour. After a short break he continues

for Taekwondo classes and follows it up with a 5-km walk with his mother.

Upon returning, he starts his live and online SAT coaching classes for infyni

students. As a veteran, Maiya trains kids in the US as young as 12 years to take the

preparatory tests, some of who have gone on to score high in SAT.

“Like running,” Maiya says in his soft spoken manner, “approach any goal in life be it

a skill you are pursuing or a score you are aiming for, with a single minded

determination.”

Infyni is always committed to finding new ways to engage with the community. To be

able to support trainers and mentors in their personal journey is a matter of pride for

Infyni. When it serves a cause, it becomes a mission of responsibility.

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19 Jun 2023

06 Jun 2023

One of infyni's youngest chess student, Vyas won the second place at the Shrine Chess Tournament held at Detroit on June 2, 2023. Out of 6 games played, he won 5 games. The last one was a draw, bringing his score to 5.5. Vyas is currently enrolled in infyni's Chess Mastery Level Batch for Kids. Under the training of instructor Sandeep Gupta for close to 2 years, Vyas has won almost every Chess championship he has taken part in. "He is an exceptionally bright player," commented trainer Gupta. 

infyni offers live online chess tutoring for chess at all levels from beginner to advanced. These classes are offered 1-1 or in small groups of 5-6 students so that each child is given individual attention. "Children pick up skills very fast," says Dwisain Suthar, academic moderator for the particular course, "Vyas pays keen attention to all the moves the instructor makes." Plus, we conduct regular championships with other teams in infyni, he explains. infyni also offers Summer workshops in 2023. These are 2-month long short courses that kids can enroll in just for the summer 2023. ~

15 May 2023

Courses in Artificial Intelligence are very popular currently with parents requesting for short workshops that they can get kids enrolled in for summer. In this live online workshop, kids learn about Artificial Intelligence in a fun and exciting way. As a 3-hour workshop they learn the many uses of AI & how it can be used to create an app that recognizes emotions. 

Along with AI, Python is another short summer program that is forever in demand among summer workshops for kids. Basic Python programming is covered in school but this summer workshop is a project-based, hands-on course taken by expert instructors from the industry. Live and online, the training allows them to interact with peers, clarify challenges and practice along with the trainer.