r/interestingasfuck • u/aryan_jandyal • 11h ago

47-year-old Ramabai Ranveer from India, won a marathon barefoot without training and claimed a ₹3,000 prize. After her husband's passing, she has been cooking food to cover the education expenses of her two daughters.

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u/NathanCS741 11h ago

Which may be something like 10 days earning for her.

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u/alltechyz 11h ago

Ummm.. average unskilled labour cost in India is 700/day so 4 days maybe ?

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u/pinniped90 10h ago

If I got paid 4 days of my salary for running a marathon, I'd happily accept it.

Wouldn't be enough to make me run LOTS of marathons, but hey money is money...

(The people in this video are basically running at my marathon pace. This obviously wasn't any kind of major race with professional runners.)

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u/Imbendo 5h ago

Ya but they aren’t paying you to participate—only if you win. Would you still run knowing you only get paid if you win? Probably not