Meet Kishori Kudecha, 69, who started running at 60 and has 45 podium finishes

Kishori Kudecha did not grow up as an athlete, and she did not start running in her twenties or thirties either. At the age of 60, this homemaker, mother of two, and grandmother of three decided to take up running, a decision that has since turned into a full-blown second life built around fitness and endurance. Kishori is part of the WalkAbout athlete programme, a community-driven platform built for adults aged 55 and above that aims to change how ageing is perceived in urban India. She is, in fact, WalkAbout's first sponsored athlete. In an Instagram video, she shared that her very first run was a 5 km race, and remarkably, she earned a podium finish in it too.From a 2 km jog to 45 podium finishesSince that first run, Kishori's progress has been steady and, by most standards, extraordinary.