Kolkata prof covers 80km in Sikkim in 24 hours
Abhishek Tunga, an ultra marathon runner and an assistant professor of an engineering college in Kolkata, has covered a 80km stretch from Yuksom to Goechala and back to Yuksom in 24 hours. Tunga who has applied for a certificate from the Sikkim government kept his journey recorded on a GPS tracking device to claim his feat. Ultra running or ultra marathon is a footrace that is longer than the traditional marathon length of 42km. Apart from road races, ultra running also involves trail running or mountain running.