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Ankita Shukla

She Ran Through Thin Air and Freezing Nights: How Sufiya Sufi Beat One of the World’s Deadliest Routes

Indian ultra-runner Sufiya Sufi has just added another wild milestone to her already jaw-dropping journey. The Guinness World Records has officially recognised her for pulling off one of the toughest high-altitude runs out there - the Manali to Leh route, and doing it faster than the benchmark time.

The confirmation came after some delay (the certificate took its own sweet time making its way through delivery and Customs), but when it finally arrived, it sealed a brutal, once-in-a-lifetime effort. Sufi completed the stretch in 98 hours and 27 minutes, beating the 100-hour mark that very few runners even dare to aim for.

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