IRON MAN - Randhir Takale

The Ironman is a triathlon event comprising of 3.8 Km of Swimming, 180 Km of Cycling and 42.2 km of Running. With the past experience of cycling and running marathon at different events, he now turned his attention to improving his swimming.

His first attempt at the Ironman was at an event at Tallinn, Estonia in Europe, and he successfully completed in 15 hrs and 56 minutes. Most of us would have been very happy if we had done just one of the three events.

His next major target is the Comrades Marathon run, an 89 Km longdistance endurance race in South Africa, to be held in June 2025. The race alternates between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg and with strict time limits and a challenging terrain.

From an overweight person in 2010 to a hobby cyclist to today's Ironman finisher – a lot of determination and effort has gone in. His Serum family and the Poonawalla foundation wish him success in his endeavours and hope that his 15 year journey inspires others as he was once inspired.

GALLERY