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#14 Badikhel • February 8, 2020

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Race Date

Feb 08 2020

Trails of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

#14 Badikhel


Race Recap


Overview Photos Participant Summary Results Crew



Overview

ks14-Badikhel-Poster

Event Date

February 8, 2020


Venue

Janasewa Secondary School
Located at Panga, Lalitpur
Open pin on Google Map


Distances

10K and Kids 3K




Observations, Learnings and Updates

  • KTM Series repositioned as an open trail event, where anyone can join. The word "race" dropped from most marketing collateral. No change in competitive aspect of the Series.
  • 7K opened for hikers. Two hiking guides deployed.
  • Introduced Newari stall at venue (Kwaacha - the best Newari joint in town, likely country).
  • Highest participant numbers till date, with 35% Nepali and 65% expats.

Photos

KS14 Badikhel - Album I

Trails and Award Ceremony

134 photos by:

Pranuj Lal Shrestha
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KS14 Badikhel - Album II

Start, Finish and Award Ceremony

109 photos by:

Anuj Adhikary
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KS14 Badikhel - Album III

Start and Trails

195 photos by:

Jeevan Lama

Participant Summary

Count
74Nepal
37United States
16United Kingdom
15France
12Netherlands
9Canada
7Denmark
6Norway
4Germany
4Italy
Count
3Finland
3Switzerland
2Australia
2Belgium
2Madagascar
1Austria
1Bhutan
1Colombia
1Democratic Republic of the Congo
1India
Count
1Ireland
1Kenya
1Kyrgyzstan
1Malawi
1Mexico
1Philippines
1Portugal
1Russia
1Sweden

Results

NAME
CATEGORY
TEAM
117Tenzin Tsering Lama2:01:52651HCF Kailash Home
219Tenzin Gyalpo Gurung2:02:07653HCF Kailash Home
12Mahesh Thapa1:19:581437
24Pemba Dorje Tamang1:25:231419
35Sunil Tamang1:33:061420
46David Chalmers1:33:511083
58David Walker1:36:541361
69Pascal Fendrich1:42:32702
710Brian Beckett1:44:53339Team Feckett
812Prateek Agarwal1:53:57147
915Tyler Mcmahon2:01:09320
1016Daniel Zaleski2:01:101316
1118Chandra Bahadur Karki2:01:551190HCF Kailash Home
1220Shashank Agrawal2:03:32112
1322Alok Khatri2:05:311354
1423Andrew Alcock2:05:32144
1525Ayaj Ahmad2:10:561106Trail Mob
1626Deepak Shah2:11:02185
1727James Andrew Lowe2:11:03156
1829Krishna Kumar Maharjan2:17:55124
1930Abbas Khan2:18:021149Trail Mob
2031Molam Wangyal Gurung2:28:07806HCF Kailash Home
2132Ajaz Ahmad2:28:201128Trail Mob
2233Hussain Bolt Uddin2:30:49192
2334Pradeep P Karmacharya2:38:53193
2435Thomas Lew2:45:161153
11Damodar Budha Magar1:19:16195Budha Magar
23Philip Jonathan Morris1:20:111340
37Bernardo Cocco1:35:551068
411Nic Raastrup1:45:26148Ostehandlerne
513Tad Brown2:00:261431
614Diwakar Shah2:01:05118
721Binay Dangol2:03:391439
824Nagendra Bahadur Baduwal2:10:531231
928Tom Robertson2:17:53272
1036Matthew Stivison2:53:261428
1137Andrew Golda3:10:141182
NAME
CATEGORY
TEAM
14Rama Giri2:00:171352Mira Rai Initiative
25Pramila Tamang2:03:421350Mira Rai Initiative
11Amanda Claire Hemelik1:48:04146
23Mingma Sherpa1:50:38577
36Petra Maria Sigrist2:05:20629
410Philippa Jefferis2:28:01783
511Ann Howell2:28:04145
612Aoife Bridget Lambe2:28:11254
713Rosalind Ferguson2:28:141147
814Kunsang Choedon Lama2:28:16799HCF Kailash Home
916Hannah Ruth Straw2:30:44175
1017Oda Misje Haug2:33:13549
1118Anika Fletcher2:36:04718
1219Aino Efraimsson2:47:02574
1320Pempa Lhamu Gurung3:00:13658HCF Kailash Home
12Sonya Martin1:49:10170
27Shasa Shrestha2:11:18430
38Charu Arjyal2:11:38485
49Leslie D Iverson2:27:55422
515Stine Heiselberg2:28:22122
NAME
CATEGORY
TEAM
12Fred Grimshaw1:05:03724
25Leo Sova1:09:241334
38Thomas O'Neill Guerra1:16:431078
49Edgar1:16:471438
516Colin William Park1:21:05518
623Sam Blin1:25:481407
724William Brown Spencer1:25:51333
826Mateo Graif1:25:58172
932Axel Gobry1:34:40987EFIK
1037Neil Blin1:37:581406
1138Sam Thomas1:39:201424
1239Nicholas Pietro How1:39:26414The Hows
1340Tej Ralph Shrestha Bell1:39:291225
1443Nijal Jay Shrestha1:48:42876
1546Rory John Park1:54:40519
1647Colin William Park1:54:48518
1748Samuel Turkington1:55:00563
1850David Turkington1:55:101429
14Paul Mjos1:09:211381
219Mahatia Syam Rajaofetra1:23:11845
336Joshep Bessette1:37:141436
11Indra Man Tamang1:04:521425
23Anders Magnusson1:09:061382
36Gian Melloni1:14:191344
47Richard Marshall Craig1:15:471168Craig
510Abhinav Shakya1:16:571365
612Sohnish Dali1:17:19243
718Nikesh Shrestha1:22:251088Peaceful Warriors
820Paul Rutter1:23:191416
921Zippy Hari Shrestha1:24:04612
1022Andrew Seller1:24:071422
1127Vikash Kumar Agrawal1:30:031386
1228Rishi Agawal1:30:18621
1329Gaurav Bir Singh Kansakar1:31:16240
1430Patrick Valentine Fetz Chettri1:31:431384
1531Tushar Shroff1:32:42620
1633Adrien Gobry1:34:44857
1734Abhishek Agrawal1:35:251435
1841Sumit Dugar1:44:411131
1944Ankur Agrawal1:49:241364
2045Dan Scott1:50:061378
2151Rajeev Singh1:55:511366
2253Ragindra Man Rajbhandari2:06:11548United Nations
2354Pelden Dorji2:06:201403
2458Praney Manandhar2:32:251400
2559Samin Singh2:32:311396
2661Raihan Ahmad3:00:411317Trail mob
111Jim O'Neill1:17:051075
213Mark Richard Waltham1:18:551054
314Michael Mussi1:20:211421
415Ageen Shrestha1:20:49934
517Matt Sova1:22:12910
625Ben Spencer1:25:541430
735Tom Adams1:35:391248
842Thomas D Bell1:48:351397
949Alistair Turkington1:55:03108
1052Bessette Kranck2:05:591433
1155Michael Patrick Leahy2:23:251254
1256Santosh Shrestha2:30:06732
1357Egbert Pos2:30:241093
1460Allen Seif2:39:571409
1562Bipin Agrawal3:01:081385
NAME
CATEGORY
TEAM
17Niki Pelden Ritsma1:25:391402
219Giulia Ann How1:43:10413The Hows
323Tara Dorji Ritsma1:45:281401
426Anushna Miriam Shrestha Bell1:48:311226
530Elisheva Turkington1:54:53562
633Evie Kunsang Dolma Gurung2:00:241391
734Maud Blin2:00:261405
837Alice Domjo Gurung2:06:091392
944Lilian Pos2:30:181374
122Lise Lancelot--Hamel1:45:201357
224Lucy Adams1:45:351250
341Dipaashna Gurung2:12:58864
452Sabiha Khatoon Siddique3:00:361313Trail Mob
11Roz Beckett1:17:581245Team Feckett
22Emeline Claire Suzanne Tacheau1:20:161144
36Maria Melnikova1:24:491369
49Radha Verma1:29:06688
510Kristina Nilsson1:31:201343
611Annie Ban1:32:231331
712Michelle Han1:33:031412
828Emma Jane Langham1:50:031148
932Eleanor Bainbridge1:55:21622
1039Moragh Loose2:06:351372
1140Priya Tamang2:08:251399
1242Min Agrawal2:13:041387
1343Rumee Singh2:30:14875
1447Ranjita Gurung2:31:351398
1548Zarina Trapman2:31:401061
13Maureen F Park1:21:15582
24Silvana Hogg1:23:051408
35Vivian Hilde Opsvik1:23:32437
48Nanda Ritsma1:25:421404
513Bindi Borg1:35:231432
614Hilary Adams1:35:371249
715Janie M Carpenter1:35:451413
816Sarah Blin1:37:531380Hilary's team
917Dagny Mjos1:42:131323
1018Silvia Guerra1:42:321076
1120Maria Verdecchia1:43:21327
1221Bessette Catherine1:44:061434
1325Anne Aimee Lancelot1:45:561087
1427Subina Shrestha1:48:461224
1529Erika Hernandez1:50:251165
1631Jane Celia English1:55:131414
1735Dipshikha Thapa Gurung2:01:03863
1836Florence Elizabeth Gurung2:06:051390
1938Amanda Duff2:06:281371
2045Valerie Julliane2:30:481426
2146Paula Castillo2:30:521427
2249Hanlie Grobbelaar2:31:461373
2350Elisabeth Pratten2:32:011415
2451Bibha Waltham2:54:201418

Crew

Anuj Adhikary

Founder / Race Director

Aashish Mishra

Trail Lead

Anil Tamang

Trail Asst.

Rashila Tamang

Trail Asst.

Rakesh Prajapati

Photographer

Tek Bahadur Shrestha

Driver

Anuj Adhikary

Founder / Race Director

Aashish Mishra

Trail Lead

Anil Tamang

Trail Asst.

Rashila Tamang

Trail Asst.

Rakesh Prajapati

Photographer

Tek Bahadur Shrestha

Driver

Anuj Adhikary

Founder / Race Director

Aashish Mishra

Trail Lead

Anil Tamang

Trail Asst.

Rashila Tamang

Trail Asst.

Rakesh Prajapati

Photographer

Tek Bahadur Shrestha

Driver

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