Kargil to Kohima Ultra Marathon- ‘Glory Run’

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New Delhi : Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria,  Chief of the Air Staff Indian Air Force, felicitated a team of 25 Air Warriors at Air Force Station, New Delhi on December 16, 2019, for a unique achievement – a running expedition from Kargil to Kohima aptly named as K2K Ultra Marathon-Glory Run. The event commemorating the 20^th year of Kargil Victory was flagged off from the Kargil War Memorial at Drass on September 21, 2019.

The Air Warriors undertook the challenging task of carrying the ‘Glory Torch’ through 4,500 km averaging 100 km on the road per day for 45 days  passing through mountains and plains, traversing densely populated cities and wilderness enroute, culminating on November 6, 2019, at Kohima, Nagaland, according to a PIB release. The expedition also saw the Air Warriors break the mental barriers of age and gender and spread awareness on Pedestrian safety and Fit India Movement.

The ceremonial Flagging In of the Glory Run Warriors at Air Force Station New Delhi by the CAS IAF on Vijay Diwas reinforces the commitment of the Men and women in Blue towards remembering our martyrs and lives up to the true tradition and motto of the IAF – Touch the Sky with Glory!