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How Simple Cardio Ignite Passion In Sachin Sharma, A WR's Senior Officer, To Become Endurance Athlete

By IANS News September 23, 2025 • 11:46 AM View: 732

Silk Route Ultra Marathon: Sachin Ashok Sharma (IRTS 2008), secretary to the general manager/Western Railways, has earned plaudits for completing multiple marathons and triathlons over the years. And amid his preparations for events in the future, he looks forward to achieving more heights and making the nation proud.

Sharma recently completed one of the world's most gruelling endurance events: the Ironman Triathlon at Port Macquarie in Australia. His list of triathlons includes the Bergman Olympic triathlon (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run), Bergman 113 triathlon (1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, 21 km run), Goa Ironman 70.3 triathlon (1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, 21 km run) and the Australia Ironman.

The list of marathons completed by Sharma is also long. He completed three marathons in 2024- the Comrades Marathon (South Africa) in June 2024, the Silk Route Ultra (Ladakh) in September 2024, and a record-breaking Jaisalmer Ultra Marathon in December 2024, and is the only civil servant to have done the 122 km-long Silk Route Ultra Marathon in the high altitude region of Ladakh.