it was my first official longdistance running event in 2015 in such unprecedented times adhm has once again proved to be the torchbearer specially designed personalised unity medal was the icing on the cake adhm 2020 gave me and jammu runners group my running group an opportunity to run together after a long break from group running he said for deepa aneja a school teacher in delhi who recovered from covid19 in november running the adhm for the first time was a way of bouncing back to life in full gusto i had registered for the adhm before i tested positive for covid19 it was the first time i was going to take part in the adhm and i did not want to let covid affect my spirit to participate all through my battle against covid19 i ensured i took care of myself well ensured i was taking my medication as well as nutrition and kept up my mobility exercises with my personal coach i was tested negative on 16 november and i started training soon after on 28th november i completed the 21km race in 21032 secs it was my first adhm so i was really very excited overall international elite mens group in the front of india gate at the adhm 2020 event on sundayadhm saw participation in various parts of the country with over 400 run clubs more than 500 participants ran their chosen course in hyderabad while bangalore saw a turnout of more than 1200 participants prashant morparia who participated from hyderabad said i had a great experience running adhm through the app the app kept telling me about my potential finish time and after i finished my run i could take an event photograph through the app it was nice to run adhm from hyderabad this year i had a good time hyderabad runner groupwhile the ongoing pandemic has been extremely difficult for one and all it has been particularly challenging for sportspeople who strive on the competitive spirit that is clearly visible at such onground events this was evident in the sheer number of records that were created at the airtel delhi half marathon 2020 the first major athletic event organised since the lockdown avinash sable became the first indian to complete a half marathon in less than 61 minutes smashing the national half marathon record by more than three minutes indian elite mens winner avinash sable at the finish linedelhis deputy chief minister manish sisodia who kickstarted the event said the past months have been full of trauma for the residents and sports lovers of delhi and a sporting event like adhm is a beacon of hope i was happy to see avinash sable crossing the finish line in record time i can see him as a strong olympic contenderthats not all amdework walelegn won the mens race in 5853 an event record by 13 seconds and the top three elite runners finished in under 59 minutes meanwhile yalemzerf yehualaw completed the