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On Saturday 12th of January a group of enthusiastic and fit Dutchmen arrived at Mumbai Airport . They were ready to begin a week preparing for the 42,196 kilometers ahead of them and were excited to explore the city of Mumbai and visit the projects of Atma Mumbai.

Nearly everyday the group took off at Bandra Bandstand to get accustomed to the heat and humidity and above all smog of Mumbai. After the morning training different activities were planned. Intriguing was the Daravi slum tour, the biggest slum of Asia , where the group was given a tour and the conditions and work of the slum explained. Another tour took them to the Hajeli Mosque, the Mahallakhmi Temple, the Gateway of India and the Dobhighats; a big outdoor manual washing place in the heart of Mumbai. The runners were well taken care off by the organization team! Most meals were prepared by the organizing team; we have never seen such a variety of pasta in our lives!

As the marathon date came closer the adrenaline started to rouse through the blood of runners and the organization team. The latter worked late to create extra water stations, motivation teams and snacks along the marathon route. Special drinks were made, logistics taken care off and the next day at five in the morning we took off with the local train to South Bombay . All the runners made it to the finish; it was a wonderful result after months of hard training! They also raised more then 13,300 euros and want to thank those for making this happen! We are still active with fundraising to celebrate the result of completing the Mumbai Marathon!
For pictures go to: www.atmamarathon.blogspot.com

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