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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Anjana Das
About Author
I handle all content for infyni. My writing career started as a foreign correspondent in Cairo, Egypt and through 12 years I wrote business articles, travel and feature stories on Europe, Middle and Far East. I grew up in West Africa, completed my Masters in Dentistry after which I taught and practiced. For the last 22 years, I have been devoted to writing & teaching young adults in Egypt, Malaysia, and now India.
