About Coach
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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Having served the nation with the Indian Air Force for 21 years, ‘Coach Pani’- as he is fondly called- took up serious running in 1977 during his military training. He started as a middle distance runner representing various Commands under Indian Air Force in 800m; 1500m; 3000m steeple chase; 5000m & 10000m at the Air Force Athletics Championship. He also took part in the Cross Country Events and represented Air Force at the Inter-Services Cross Country Championship. Slowly, he transitioned into long distance running moving from 10000 m to full marathon and before he retired from the Air Force in 1998, amongst various other records, he had to his credit a sub 3-hour finish running 42.195 kms – what the world knows as the Marathon.
After a very active running career he took a 10 year long break from running, returning to racing only in 2008 at Bangalore’s first Sunfeast World 10K (now TCS 10K). And to say that he was back, would be an understatement. It was like putting a fish back in the water! He got passionately involved with Bangalore’s Nike + Run Club (N+RC), Runners For Life (RFL) and more.
Coach Pani is currently the chief coach and prime mover of the PaceMakers. In his seven years as mentor of the group, his mentees have made rapid strides in the world of Indian amateur running. While almost all PaceMakers have begun their journey of injury-free running and constant trysts with Personal Bests, the very best of the brigade are constant features on the podiums of amateur races across India and also have attained the coveted ‘BQ’ status. Coach Pani was also closely involved with the Nike Run Club at Bangalore as its Head Coach.
List of his achievementsABBOT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS
- 🗹 BOSTON MARATHON 2015 - BIB# 19010 - 03:38:06
- 🗹 43rd BMW BERLIN MARATHON 2016 - BIB# 23598 - 03:33:04
- 🗹 TOKYO MARATHON 2017 - BIB# 82058 - 03:41:35
- 🗹 BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON 2017 - BIB# 13320 - 03:34:44
- 🗹 TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2017 - BIB# 18017 - 03:55:32
- 🗹 VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON 2019 - BIB# 72050 - 03:28:43
Bangalore Ultra 2013
- ● 50 K - 04:47:52 - First - Senior Men.
Marathon
- ● Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon 2022 - BIB# 43709 -3:59:29 - Fourth - 55 Above MEN.
- ● New Delhi Marathon 2019 - BIB# 44280 - 03:29:50 - Second - 55 Above MEN.
- TATA Mumbai Marathon
- ● TMM 2023 - BIB# 999 - 04:15:36 - Fourth - Senior Veteran Category ( 65 – 69 Yrs ).
- ● TMM 2020 - BIB# 1740 - 03:31:26 - Third - Senior Veteran Category ( 60 – 64 Yrs ).
- ● TMM 2019 - BIB# 4238 - 03:33:14 - Second - Senior Veteran Category ( 60 – 64 Yrs ).
- ● TMM 2018 - BIB# 2550 - 03:33:25 - Third - Senior Veteran Category ( 60 – 64 Yrs ).
- Standard Charted Mumbai Marathon
- ● SCMM 2017 - BIB# 959 - 03:31:07 - Fourth - Senior Veteran Category ( 55 – 60 Yrs ).
- ● SCMM 2016 - BIB# 561 - 03:42:12 - Second - Senior Veteran Category ( 55 – 65 Yrs ).
- ● SCMM 2015 - BIB# 510 - 03:42:57 - Fourth - Senior Veteran Category ( 55 – 65 Yrs ).
- ● SCMM 2014 - BIB# 2907 - 03:35:54 - Second - Senior Veteran Category ( 55 – 65 Yrs ).
- ● SCMM 2013 - BIB# 1201 - 03:42:32 - Second - Senior Veteran Category ( 55 – 65 Yrs ).
- ● SCMM 2012 - BIB# 210 - 03:38:32 - Eleventh - Veteran Category ( 45 – 55 Yrs ).
- ● SCMM 2011 - BIB# 556 - 03:41:23 - Seventeenth - Veteran Category ( 45 – 55 Yrs ).
- Air Force Athletics Championship
- Allahabad, ( 95 – 96 ) - 03:12:00 - Second.
- Bangalore, ( 87 – 88 ) - 02:59:00 - Third.
International Marathon
- ● BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 2015 - BIB #320 - 04:11:04
- ● BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 2018 - BIB #174 - 04:40:49
30K Run
- ● Thump celebration Run Bengaluru - 2018 - 02:29:28
25K Run
- ● TATA STEEL KOLKATA 25 K - 2019 - 01:55:11 - First - 60 To 64 Yrs
Half Marathon
- ● Wipro Bengaluru Half Marathon - 2023 - 01:51:12 - Third - (60 yrs and above)
- ● Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon - 2023 - 01:49:24
- ● Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon - 2023 - 01:49:19
- ● Adani Ahmedabad Marathon - 2022 - 01:48:26 - First - ( 60 yrs and above )
- ● Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon - 2022 - 01:45:50
- ● NMDC Hyderabad Marathon - 2022 - 01:51:42
- ● Sriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon - 2020 (Virtual) - 01:38:40
- ● Airtel Delhi Half Marathon - 2019 - 01:38:46 - 4th - 60 To 64 Yrs
- ● Sriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon - 2018 - 01:38:29
- ● Airtel Hyderabad Marathon - 2018 - 01:39:26
- ● Life is Calling - Thump Celebration - 2017 - 01:40:30
- ● Dream Runners Half Marathon - 2017 - 01:41:49 - First - ( 55 yrs and above )
- ● Satara Hill Marathon - 2015 - 01:45:46 - Third - ( 55 to 64 Yrs )
- ● Spirit Of Wipro Run - 2015 - 01:38:27.
- ● Ajmera Thump Celebration Run - 2014 - 01:40:10 - Fourth - Senior Men
- ● Airtel Hyderabad Marathon - 2014 - 01:39:49 - First - Super Veteran.
- ● IBM Bluemix Monsoon Marathon - 2014 - 01:33:23 - Fifth - Open Category.
- ● Mysore Celebration Run - 2013 - 01:38:00 - Third - Senior Men.
- ● Airtel Hyderabad Marathon - 2013 - 01:44:25 - First - Super Veteran.
- ● Ajmera Thump Celebration Run - 2013 - 01:42:12 - Third - Senior Men
- ● Mysore Celebration Run - 2012 - 01:40:03 - Third - Senior Men.
- ● Kaveri Trail Half Marathon - 2010 - 01:35:20 - Second - Senior Men.
- ● SCMM 2010 - BIB# 5823 - 01:39:00 - Fourth - Veteran Category ( 45 – 55 Yrs ).
TCS World 10K Bangalore
- ● 2023 - BIB# 999 - 00:50:07
- ● 2022 - BIB# 999 - 00:46:58 - Seventh - Above 60 Yrs.
- ● 2020 (Virtual) - BIB# 1251 - 00:45:26 - Second - Above 60 Yrs.
- ● 2019 - BIB# 999 - 00:43:51 - First - Above 60 Yrs.
- ● 2018 - BIB# 733 - 00:45:03 - First - Above 60 Yrs.
- ● 2017 - BIB# 13333 - 00:43:59 - Third - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2016 - BIB# 550 - 00:43:22 - Third - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2015 - BIB# 852 - 00:42:58 - First - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2014 - BIB# 749 - 00:44:00 - Fifth - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2013 - BIB# 575 - 00:45:16 - First - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2012 - BIB# 517 - 00:44:10 - First - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2011 - BIB# 2841 - 00:44:00 - First - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2010 - BIB# 1140 - 00:43:26 - Second - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2009 - BIB# 1163 - 00:46:43 - Third - U 60 Yrs.
- ● 2008 - BIB# 2542 - 00:56:51
Bengaluru 10K Challenge
- ● 2023 - 00:51:58
- ● 2022 - 00:48:21 - Second - 60+ Men
- ● 2019 - 00:44:12 - First - 60+ Men
- ● 2018 - 00:44:34 - Second - 60+ Men
- ● 2017 - 00:42:58 - Third - 55+ Men
- ● 2016 - 00:42:26 - Third - 55+ Men
- ● 2015 - 00:42:55 - First - 55+ Men
Kaveri Trail Marathon ( KTM )
- ● 2009 10 K - 00:42:43 - First - Senior Men.
16th Asia Masters Athletics Championship, Malaysia, Dec 2010
- ● 5000M - Sixth - 00:19:50.
39th National Masters Athletics Championship, Bangalore Feb 2018
- ● 2000M Steeple Chase - First - 00:08:48.9.
- ● 5000M Run - Second - 00:21:31.6.
- ● 10,000M Run - First - 00:44:00.94.
34th National Masters Athletics Championship, Bangalore, June 2013
- ● 3000M Steeple Chase - First - 00:13:39.9
- ● 5000M Run - Third - 00:23:08.4
- ● 10,000M Run - Third - 00:45:26.4
31st National Masters Athletics Championship, Tamil Nadu, Feb, 2010
- ● 5000M - Third - 00:19:50.4.
Urban Stampede 2010
- ● 4 X 5 K - Mixed Category - First - 1:22.36.
Air Force Athletics Championship, Kanpur - ( 92 – 93 )
- ● 3000M Steeple Chase - 00:10:17.19.
- ● 10,000M Run - Third - 00:36:11.
Air Force Athletics Championship, Agra - ( 81 – 82 )
- ● 800M - Third - 00:01:59
- ● 1500M - Second - 00:04:12