Mala Honnatti

An ardent mountaineer marathon runner who has run marathons on all continents bar Antarctica. Mala has participated in 24 climbing expeditions and most recently took part in a trekking expedition to Siachen Glacier organised by the Indian Army. The ex-banker ran the Everest Marathon earlier this year, which is the highest marathon in the world. She has also run the Macau Marathon, San Francisco and New York marathons, and the Delhi, Mumbai and Allahabad marathons in native India. She ran the world Masters Marathon in Sacremento earlier this year and previosuly medalled in the Asian Master Athletics Championships at 10,000 metres. Mala intends to complete the Marathon Grand Slam by running the North Pole Marathon in 2012 and thereby complete marathons on all seven continents and at the North Pole.