Tech Whiz to ultrarunner: Amarjit Singh's Path of Passion and Purpose - Conquering Ultramarathons and Serving Humanity

During his days at Lovely University, Amarjit Singh delved into the web world through ethical hacking, setting the stage for a life intertwined with technology and passion. As a solution architect in cloud computing, he not only earns a living but also pursues his dream of popularising ultramarathons.

"Ultra running is a tough sport, and the runners rarely get recognition. In an effort to showcase their feats beyond the running community, I started [technicalmuscle.co.uk](http://technicalmuscle.co.uk)  to highlight the efforts of ultrarunners," says Amarjit.

Being an ultrarunner himself, the 39-year-old clinched top honors in the 100km run at the Tuffman Stadium Run at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday.  Running on a closed loop course, he completed it in an impressive nine hours and 31 minutes.

His journey into running began when an overweight Amarjit struggled to keep up with his energetic child. This incident prompted him to hit the road seven years ago. Now, weighing 69kg, he stands as a champion ultrarunner, shedding 20kg of extra body fat along the way.

"I had quite an undisciplined lifestyle. Drinking was part of my daily routine, but ultrarunning forced me to quit the habit completely. Thanks to running, my health is back on track," says Amarjit, who is part of the Chandigarh-based running group 'Chandigarh Distance Runners.'

Going beyond his work and running, Amarjit, along with his peers, established the 'Serve Humanity Serve God Charitable Trust.' Their focus is on rehabilitating spinal cord injury patients, and they've opened a rehabilitation-cum- care home for them in Matanheri village, Kharar, equipped with 100 beds.

"I also got some of the wheelchair-bound patients to participate in the runs, includingTuffman Half Marathon held in Chandigarh. Moving on wheels along with abled body runners not only makes them feel that they are part of the society but also sensitises the society about their existence and to think about inclusivity," says Amarjit.