Updated On: 18 January, 2016 08:33 AM IST | | Ashwin Ferro
<p>A tiny pony tail and designer sunglasses sets Nitendra Singh apart from his contemporaries as the fashion-conscious Army hawaldar finishes Mumbai Marathon with a new course record</p>

Nitendra Singh Rawat sprints as he nears the finish line of the Mumbai Marathon yesterday
When 29-year-old Army hawaldar Nitendra Singh Rawat announced a couple of days back that he was gunning for veteran distance-runner Ram Singh Yadav's course record of 2:16.59 at this edition of Mumbai Marathon, many would have considered it tall talk.

Nitendra Singh Rawat sprints as he nears the finish line of the Mumbai Marathon yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate