After taking oath as J&K CM, Omar Abdullah opens Kashmir marathon; runs 21 km
Srinagar/IBNS: Days after taking oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Sunday participated in the Kashmir marathon where he recorded a personal milestone of running 21 km.
Taking to X, Abdullah shared the update and visuals from his impressive run.
"I'm so damn pleased with myself today. I completed the Kashmir Half Marathon - 21 KM at an average pace of 5 min 54 sec per KM," he said in the post.
I’m so damn pleased with myself today. I completed the Kashmir Half Marathon - 21 KM at an average pace of 5 min 54 sec per KM. I’ve never run more than 13 KM in my life & that too only ever once. Today I just kept going, propelled by the enthusiasm of other amateur runners like… pic.twitter.com/yZVjFz5oJ4
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 20, 2024
In a separate post, he also aimed to inspire others for a good run and lead a drug-free life.
You don’t need drugs to feel good or beat stress. A good run, whether a kilometer or a marathon, is enough to clear the cobwebs & achieve a natural feeling of euphoria & enthusiasm. Try it, you won’t regret it. Let’s start running for a drug free J&K. pic.twitter.com/AC450rbsLq
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 20, 2024
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday took oath as the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, eight days after the NC-Congress alliance came to power in the assembly elections.
Abdullah became the Chief Minister of the inaugural government in Jammu and Kashmir, which is now a union territory, since Article 370 was abrogated by the Centre on August 5, 2019.
In its historic elections, NC-Congress won 48 seats (42 of NC and 6 of Congress) with majority of them yielded from the Kashmir valley while the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the Jammu region winning 29 seats.
