Former junior national squash champ and Mumbai boy, Vinay Asthana is going to Antarctica to run a full marathon. As he runs 42-km in freezing temperatures, he is sure to come across scenery that would include seals and penguins, in a running experience of a lifetime

Mumbai's Vinay Asthana puts his heart and his sole (pun intended) into his passion. This former Mumbai-based junior national squash champion, he, along with his twin brother Vineet wasu00a0 prominent on the junior squash circuit in the country years ago, is now a man of 33 and based in London.
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Vinay runs in the United States

Vinay is part of 100 runners scheduled to participate in a full marathon (42 km) to be run of all places, in the Antarctica. Says Vinay in an interview from his London home, "The 12th Antarctica Marathon is scheduled for February 28, 2011. Due to the fragile ecosystem, Antarctica is considered a zero impact zone hence there is a limit of 100 runners each year."