The Ultra Team

People behind the Ultra:

Madhu Avasarala – Visionary/ Race Director and the only runner in the core committee who has run ultra marathons before. It was his idea to bring ultra marathons to India and especially Bangalore.
Arvind Bharathi - The man who runs Runners for Life. The man running the show.
Rajat Chauhan – An experienced runner / marathoner and a sports medicine doctor. Has the perfect combination of theoretical and practical knowledge on running.
Athreya Chidambi – A marathoner, one of the 80k runners in the ultra. The creative genius of the core committee.
Arvind Krishnan – A wannabe ultra marathoner and the founder of Runners for Life.
Ashok Nath – A marathoner and one of RFL's fastest members. Part of the marketing team for this effort. One of the brains behind everything planned for the run.
Nischal Pai – A half marathoner and a fast one at that. The first woman to attempt a 80k in India. Part of the design and run operations committee for the ultra
Jagannath Raju – A marathoner and the grandmaster for the Bangalore Hash. The man is a walking talking map with built in GPS. Instrumental in getting the beautiful race route for the ultra marathon
Partha Roy – A marathoner and the technical wiz for the ultra marathon
Bhasker Sharma – One of the most experienced marathoners in Runners For Life. Was involved in planning for the ultra in every department

Bangalore Hash House Harriers - part of the international Hash Community.

Runners for Life, the organisers behind this run, has over 700 runners on their mailing list and their membership includes running enthusiasts of every shape and size including CEOs, techies, marketing folks and entrepreneurs. The club was formed to give runners in the city a platform to run and train together.