Father/son duo conquer TTIM Ultra Challenge
Sunday 31 January 2021
Father and son, Nimchan, right, and Akash support each other on the home stretch to Mayaro during their 42-mile personal challenge marathon on January 23. -
DISTANCE RUNNERS Nimchan and Akash Ramsaroop made light work of the 2021 TT International Marathon (TTIM) 35-mile Ultra Challenge by trekking an additional seven miles and finishing at the water’s edge in Mayaro.
The father/son combination used this year’s new TTIM distance as a personal challenge to complete their own coast-to-coast marathon.
The pair journeyed from the shores of the Gulf of Paria in La Romain on January 23, from 1.45 pm, to Mayaro, covering a total distance of 42 miles in eight hours and 27 minutes.