Saiyami Kher is in it for the long haul as she preps for half Ironman

Updated On: 05 February, 2020 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla

Saiyami Kher breaks down her prep for the half Ironman in June.

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Saiyami Kher. Picture courtesy/Instagram

During her month-long shoot for Mirzya in 2016, "casual runner" Saiyami Kher would jog across the three kilometres that separated the set from her Ladakh hotel, daily. The task would render her debilitated, but little did she know that the training was enabling her to become a seasoned runner. Of course, referring to a three-kilometre-runner as seasoned is not justified, unless you consider the high altitudes in which Kher was pulling off the feat. On returning to Mumbai, she gave a go at a regular run in the city. On day one of her return, she pulled off 16 kilometres (K), seamlessly.

From 3K to 42K

It was established; Kher was a runner. As the years went by, she upped her distances from 16K to 21K, and eventually to 42K. "When building it up, I'd set a goal to complete 110K a week. If I'd do 19K one day, I'd do a smaller 4K run the next day. That's how one must build up the distance they can cover. I've done two full marathons. The first time I did it, I was so slow that I took five hours to finish it. I've also done about 20-odd half marathons," says Kher, making evident that her "next step" was to give a go at the Ironman challenge.

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