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By Jonali Buragohain
In the case of Indian Railway Traffic Service officer Ity Pandey too, the journey of a thousand miles began with that first step. After cautiously stepping into the field of marathon running, close on the heels of her civil servant husband, IRS officer Virendra Ojha, she fell in love with this high endurance sports, and continues engaging in it till this day.
Although after being promoted as DRM of Bhusawal, Maharashtra, in Central Railways, her work responsibilities increased, affecting her running schedule, she is glad that prior to this new posting, she could complete the world’s most challenging ‘Comrades’ run held annually in South Africa, becoming the first in IRTS to achieve this feat and also the first woman civil servant in India to become a Comrades finisher.
However, running has taken a backseat for now with the increased load of work weighing her down, but she still hopes to work out a schedule to train for some international runs like the Norway Night run and the Everest Base Camp run.
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