Friends,

Have opened a voting for the Best Male Runner and Best Female Runner 2011 from amongst the following nominees.

 

Male Runner 2011 – Nominees (in alphabetical order)

1)      Allen D’souza (for podium finish during the year)

2)      Anand Anantharaman (for completing the Marathon Grand Slam during the year)

3)      Apurba Dass (for successfully completing two 100 kms runs during the year)

4)      Bhasker Desai (for podium finish during the year and for qualifying for Boston marathon)

5)      Dnyaneshwar Tidke (for podium finish during the year)

6)      Dr. Ajit Oak (for successfully completing the Comrades Marathon during the year)

7)      Giles Drego (for podium finish during the year)

8)      Milton Frank (for podium finish during the year)

9)      Mumtaz Qureshi (for successfully completing 75 kms at Bangalore Ultra)

10)  Pravin Gaikwad (for podium finish during the year)

11)  Raj Vadgama (for successfully completing two 100 kms runs during the year)

12)  Sanjay Kasle (for podium finish during the year)

13)  Srinivas (for successfully completing 75 kms at Bangalore Ultra)

 

Female Runner 2011 – Nominees (in alphabetical order)

1)      Arti Gaikwad (for podium finish during the year)

2)      Natasha Ramarathnam (for podium finish during the year)

3)      Radhika Misquitta (for podium finish during the year)

4)      Rebecca Pinto (for podium finish during the year)

5)      Roshni Rai (for podium finish during the year)

6)      Sumedha Mahajan (for podium finish during the year)

7)      Supriya Shashidhar (for podium finish during the year)

 

The criteria for inclusion in the nominations list are all the podium finishers in all the events during 2011 in the half-marathon and above categories.  Apart from the podium finishers, we have included few other runners who have had major achievements during the year. Brief Bios of all the nominees are given below:

 

Each person will vote only once and will give three preferences i.e. Best Male Runner – Preference 1, 2 & 3 and similarly Best Female Runner – Preference 1, 2 & 3. 

 

Marks will be given as follows:

3 points for Preference 1,

2 points for Preference 2 

1 point for Preference 3.

 

Runners who have gained the maximum points in the above system will be declared the Winners and 1^st Runner-up and 2^nd Runner-up respectively.

 

Please write the name of the person chosen and not the initials only. Also note please the nominees cannot vote for themselves but can vote for others.

 

Voting will be through the web platform only as per link below.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1QMnptV1FRWn...

 

Voting will close on 10^th January 2012 and the results will be announced during the Runners’ Bash on 21^st January 2012.

 

BIO’S OF THE NOMINEES

 

ALLEN D’SOUZA

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           1^st full Marathon – SCMM 2011 – 4.22 hours;

2)           BNP Half Marathon – 1.59 hours – 3^rd place in Men’s Veteran category.

 

ANAND ANANTHARAMAN

Nominated for completing the Marathon Grand Slam during the year

1)           Safaricom Marathon, Lewa, Kenya – June 2010;

2)           Australian Outback Marathon, Ayers Rock – July 2010;

3)           Athens Classic Marathon – October 2010;

4)           Disneyworld Marathon, Florida, USA – January 2011;

5)           North Pole Marathon – April 2011;

6)           Galapagos Marathon, Galapagos, Ecuador – May 2011;

7)           Borneo International Marathon, Borneo, Malaysia – May 2011;

8)           Antartic Ice Marathon – December 2011

 

APURBA DASS

Nominated for successfully completing two 100ks run during the year

1)       1^st Full Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 3.41.23 hours;

2)       Thane Half Marathon – February 2011 – 1.46 hours;

3)       556 kms Greenathon run from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in 15 days;

4)       100 kms run on World Heart Day in 15.07 hours;

5)       100 kms Midnight Ultra run at Mumbai – November 2011 in 15.40 hours;

6)       Goa River Half Marathon – 1.40 hours – 4^th place in Senior Men’s category;

 

BHASKER DESAI

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           Full Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 3.49.13 – 4^th in Senior Veteran Category and 1^st among Indian Senior Veterans;

2)           Thane Half Marathon – February 2011 – 1.44 hours

3)           Full Marathon at SunTrust National at Washington D.C. in March 2011– 3.41 hours – qualifies for Boston Marathon 2012 with this effort;

4)           Full Marathon at Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur in June 2011 – 3.58.58 hours;

5)           BNP Half Marathon in August 2011 – 1.52 hours– 1^st in Veteran Category;

6)           Full Marathon at Hyderabad in August 2011 – 4.16 hours– 1^st in Senior Veteran Category;

7)           Kaveri Trail Full Marathon in September 2011 – 3.57.59 hours – 1^st in Veteran Category;

8)           Bhatti Lakes Trail Marathon in October 2011– 30 miles (48 kms) – 6.01 hours – 3^rd in Open Category;

9)           Bangalore Ultra – 37.5 kms in  November 2011 – 3.41.09 hours– 1^st in Senior Veteran Category;

10)        Delhi Half Marathon in November 2011 – 1.42 hours – 5^th in Senior Veteran Category;

11)        Goa River Half Marathon in December 2011 – 1.50 hours.

12)        Sabarmati Marathon, Ahmedabad in December 2011 - 3.55 hours - 1st in Senior Veteran Category

 

DNYANESHWAR TIDKE

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           Full Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 3.20 hours;

2)           Thane Varsha Half Marathon in July 2011 – 1.30 hours

3)           BNP Half Marathon in August 2011 – 1.29.03 hours – 5^th place in Men’s Open category

4)           Hyderabad Full marathon in August 2011 – 3.11 hours – 3^rd place in Men’s Open category

5)           Pune International Full Marathon in December 2011 – 2.53 hours

6)           Goa River Half Marathon in December 2011 – 1.26.54 hours

 

DR. AJIT OAK

Nominated for successfully completing the Comrades Marathon during the year

1)           Comrades Marathon 2011 – 11.34.13 hours;

 

GILES DREGO

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           1^st Full Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 4.14.10 hours

2)           Hyderabad Half Marathon in August 2011 – 1.56.50 hours – 1^st place in Sr. Veteran Category;

3)           Goa River Half Marathon in December 2011 – 1.52.34 hours

 

MILTON FRANK

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)       Half Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 1.45.41 hours

2)       Half Marathon at Thane in February 2011; 1.46.26 hours – ran through pain and toe fracture sustained 2 hours before the race;

3)       Half Marathon at BNP in August 2011; 2.04.23 hours – 4^th in Men’s Senior Category – came off respiratory illness the previous week of the race;

4)       Kaveri Trail Half Marathon in September 2011 – 1.53.20 – first ever trail marathon – 3^rd place in Men’s Senior Category.

 

MUMTAZ QURESHI

Nominated for successful completion of 75 kms run during the year

1)           Full marathon at SCMM 2011 – 4.16 hours - personal best;

2)       Thane Half marathon in February 2011 – 1.53 hours – personal best;

3)       Bangalore Ultra 75 kms – November 2011 – 11.52.38 hours

 

PRAVIN GAIKWAD

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           Thane Varsha Half Marathon - July 2011

2)           BNP Half Marathon in August 2011 – 1.55.09 hours – 2^nd place in Men’s Senior Category

2)           Goa River Half Marathon in December 2011 - 1.56.00 hours

 

RAJ VADGAMA

Nominated for successfully completing two 100ks run during the year

1)       Full Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 3.53 hours  - Personal Best;

2)       556 kms Greenathon run from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in 15 days;

3)       100 kms run on World Heart Day in 15.07 hours;

4)       120 kms Ultra Trail run at Bhatti Lakes – October 2011 in ??

5)       100 kms Midnight Ultra run at Mumbai – November 2011 in 15.40 hours.

 

SANJAY KASLE

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           Vasai – Virar Marathon in September 2011 – 1^st place in Men’s Senior Cateogory;

2)           Bangalore Ultra 100K in November 2011 – 12.50.11 hours – 1^st place in Men’s Senior Category;

 

SRINIVAS RAMANUJAM

Nominated for successfully completing 75 kms run during the year

 

1)           Full Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 4.17 hours

2)       Full Marathon at Hongkong in February 2011 -     3.54 hours;

3)       Bangalore Ultra – 75 kms – 10.54 hours

 

WOMEN NOMINEES

ARTI GAIKWAD

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           Thane Varsha - 15K for Women - July 2011 - 1.43 hours

2)           BNP Half Marathon in August 2011 – 2.35.09 hours – 1^st place in Women’s Senior Category

3)           Goa River Half Marathon in December 2011 - 2.37.17 hours - 4th place in Women's Senior Category

 

NATASHA RAMARATHNAM

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           Half Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 2.35.33 hours

2)       Half Marathon at BNP – August 2011 – 2.44.36 hours – 3rd place in Women’s Senior Category;

3)       Bangalore Ultra – 37.5 k – November 2011 – 4.52.19 hours – 3rd place in Women’s open Category;

4)       Goa River Half Marathon – December 2011 – 2.18.17 hours – personal best by 17 minutes;

 

RADHIKA MISQUITTA

Nominated for podium finish during the year

 

1)           Half Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 2.08.30 hours;

2)           BNP Half Marathon – August 2011 – 2.03.04 hours – 3^rd place in Women’s Open category.

 

REBECCA PINTO

Nominated for podium finish during the year

 

1)       1^st Half Marathon at SCMM 2011 – 1.55 hours;

2)       BNP Half Marathon in August 2011 – 1.57 hours – 2^nd place in women’s open category;

3)       Goa River half marathon in December 2011 – 1.47 hours – 3^rd place in women’s open category;

 

ROSHNI RAI

Nominated for podium finish during the year

 

1)       Full marathon at SCMM 2011 – 5.01 hours;

2)       Half marathon at Thane – February 2011 – 2.13.21 hours;

3)       Half marathon at BNP – August 2011 – 2.35 hours;

4)       Bangalore Ultra – 75 kms – 12.54 hours – 3^rd place in women’s open category;

 

SUMEDHA MAHAJAN

Nominated for podium finish during the year

 

1)       1^st full marathon – SCMM 2011 – 4.48.38 hours;

2)       2^nd full marathon – Borneo International Marathon 2011 – 5.13.47 hours – this marathon was held at Borneo Island in Malaysia, which is closer to the equator, hence extremely humid conditions;

3)       Bangalore Ultra Marathon – 75 kms – 1^st place – 11.16.44 hours

 

SUPRIYA SHASHIDHAR

Nominated for podium finish during the year

1)           BNP Half Marathon – August 2011 – 2.40.46 hours – 2^nd place in Women’s Senior Category