New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Uttarakhand plans to hold a 100 Miles Himalayan Endurance Ultra Run in the first week of May next year, with a proposed route from Mana Pass through Badrinath and Joshimath to Auli. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the event while participating in the Adi Kailash Parikrama Run 2.0 in Gunji, Pithoragarh district, on Sunday. The race is intended to attract runners from India and abroad.

Mana Pass, the proposed starting point, is approximately 5,600 metres above sea level. Dhami presented awards to winners in the 70-km and 42-km categories and encouraged runners. He said racing in the high Himalayas, amid difficult terrain, adverse weather and low oxygen levels, requires courage, discipline and determinatio...