Marathons are all about endurance, body control and stamina: Limca Book Record holder Siddhartha Ghosh

Sharing tips for youngsters who would like to run marathons in the future, Siddhartha Ghosh says the most important thing is to believe in one’s dream until you finally achieve it.

Kolkata-based Siddhartha Ghosh always aspired to represent India in sports at an international level. While it was cricket he wanted to pursue, today he is an established marathon runner who has successfully completed the Six Star World Marathon Majors comprising of six marathons in Boston, London, Chicago, Tokyo, Berlin and New York.

“It was a dream to represent India in cricket. But since education is given utmost importance in our culture, cricket soon became secondary. But the desire to pursue sports was always inside me. Which is why when I got the opportunity to run my first marathon in Dubai in 2012, I participated without a second thought. But to be honest, I did not know then that I would reach this level,” Ghosh, a Limca Book Record holder for completing all six world marathons….

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