How are your new year's resolutions going? Getting back on that treadmill? Thinking about running a marathon? If you're thinking about lacing up and going the distance, consider this story from a couple of weeks ago... Last month in India, a 61-year-old woman finished first in her race at the Baramati Marathon. Dressed in a sari. Barefoot.
61-year-old woman clad in sari and running barefoot wins Baramati Marathon
Lata Bhagwan Kare, a laborer from the town of Pimpli, surprised everyone by coming out of nowhere to not only win her first-ever 3K race, but beating out much more experienced runners in the senior category to the finish line. Pretty badass, considering that she signed up to participate in the race just days before the event.
And did I mention she did it without any sneakers or fancy running gear? Well, she actually started the race with slippers on, but they came off just a few meters into the race. They just got in the way:
