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| Vishwas Mote |
As Vishwas Mote, a civic ward officer sprinted to the finish line on Sunday morning, the number ‘42’ kept bobbing in his mind! As he put his best foot forward to complete the 42.1km full marathon, Mote couldn’t but help think of his 42nd birthday that he will celebrate next month.
“Yes, this is a birthday gift to myself as I turn 42,” Mote told TOI, beaming with pride at the finish point. Clad in a fluorescent green T-shirt and shorts, with beads of perspiration trickling across his face, Mote said his hard work to race to the finish had paid off.
Mote is the assistant municipal commissioner of ‘D’ ward in south Mumbai which covers tony areas from Malabar Hill to Walkeshwar. “I’ve been preparing for this run for long... But I did it very gradually,” he said.
Mote first took part in a marathon in 2017 when he did the 6km Dream Run at Mumbai Marathon, graduated to the Half Marathon and this year took the next logical step. In the interim, he also took part in the Satara Hill Half Marathon.
“I started running to give myself something more to look forward to apart from the daily routine,” said Mote who trained at Mahalaxmi racecourse.
So, when Mote cuts the 42nd birthday cake on February 17, this year will be a memorable one for him. “Of course, this year’s birthday and the cake too will be special,” he beams. Well, his success at the marathon will be the icing on the cake!
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