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A pregnant 44-year-old mother of three and grandmother of one claimed the women´s title in the Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon on Wednesday turning down the request of her family not to participate in the event.
In the course of claiming her second Everest Marathon title, Ang Dami Sherpa clocked 6 hours 2 minutes and 10 seconds to finish ahead of Mani Kala Rai (6 hours 15 minutes 20 seconds). Tara Ketner of the USA stood third with a timing of 7 hours 28 minutes 10 seconds. The top three finishers bagged Rs 50,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively.
The last time Sherpa had won the title was in 2006. "I feel pleased to win the title at this age and will run in the coming editions as well," said the woman.
"I have been participating in the marathon continuously since 2006. But I was unable to win after 2006 as both my father and mother passed away."
One may think that her family was opposed to her participation in the 42.195 km race due to her age. But the family members´ biggest concern was a three-month baby in her womb.
"I did not compete in the marathon to earn money, but to earn fame. I have also asked other Nepali women to compete in the event," said Sherpa, who lives some 4 km from Namche Bazar.
One startling fact about the winner is that she never practised ahead of the marathon. Her only physical exercise was to travel from her home in Thame to Namche Bazar.
Shouldering the responsibility of looking after two sons, one daughter and a granddaughter and also fulfilling the duties of a housewife, she had a hard time persuading her family members to let her compete in one of the toughest marathons in the world.
She, however, did not answer clearly why her family members did not want her to compete in the marathon.
But later it was learnt from her friend that she was carrying a three-month baby in her womb and that was the reason why her husband Nawang Rapeke Sherpa and other family members did not want her to compete in the event.
Confirming this, Ang Dami said, "My husband and son had asked me not to run. But I consulted with a doctor and he suggested that I could run if it did not make me feel difficult. Actually I wanted to go to the Base Camp, go around and hang out with friends."
Ang Dami also dreams of climbing Mount Everest to gain fame like Pasang Lhamu Sherpa. "I will climb Mount Everest in future if I get sponsor(s). One should try to achieve his/her dream and my dream is to climb Everest," she added.
In the course of claiming her second Everest Marathon title, Ang Dami Sherpa clocked 6 hours 2 minutes and 10 seconds to finish ahead of Mani Kala Rai (6 hours 15 minutes 20 seconds). Tara Ketner of the USA stood third with a timing of 7 hours 28 minutes 10 seconds. The top three finishers bagged Rs 50,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively.
The last time Sherpa had won the title was in 2006. "I feel pleased to win the title at this age and will run in the coming editions as well," said the woman.
"I have been participating in the marathon continuously since 2006. But I was unable to win after 2006 as both my father and mother passed away."
One may think that her family was opposed to her participation in the 42.195 km race due to her age. But the family members´ biggest concern was a three-month baby in her womb.
"I did not compete in the marathon to earn money, but to earn fame. I have also asked other Nepali women to compete in the event," said Sherpa, who lives some 4 km from Namche Bazar.
One startling fact about the winner is that she never practised ahead of the marathon. Her only physical exercise was to travel from her home in Thame to Namche Bazar.
Shouldering the responsibility of looking after two sons, one daughter and a granddaughter and also fulfilling the duties of a housewife, she had a hard time persuading her family members to let her compete in one of the toughest marathons in the world.
She, however, did not answer clearly why her family members did not want her to compete in the marathon.
But later it was learnt from her friend that she was carrying a three-month baby in her womb and that was the reason why her husband Nawang Rapeke Sherpa and other family members did not want her to compete in the event.
Confirming this, Ang Dami said, "My husband and son had asked me not to run. But I consulted with a doctor and he suggested that I could run if it did not make me feel difficult. Actually I wanted to go to the Base Camp, go around and hang out with friends."
Ang Dami also dreams of climbing Mount Everest to gain fame like Pasang Lhamu Sherpa. "I will climb Mount Everest in future if I get sponsor(s). One should try to achieve his/her dream and my dream is to climb Everest," she added.
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