I was born in Thumi village of Gorkha district, Nepal on the 22nd April, 1981. I did my schooling in Gorkha and joined the Nepal Army in 2003. I was selected to train for the army’s running team and started training for marathons. I participated in several long-distance road races and in 2010 I started training for trail running races, and have regularly secured podium positions in trail races I participated in. I am a full-time runner in the army and hold the rank of Sergeant.
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- Bhim Bahadur Gurung
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- © Mark Brightwell, 2015
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- © Mark Brightwell, 2015
The last trail race I took part in was Kima Skyunner Series in Kima, Italy, on August 28th, 2016. I secured first position among 250 elite runners from around the world, and also set a new course record.
I also came 2nd in the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (May 29th, 2016) and in years before that was 1st. I am very pleased to be invited by the organizers of Glencoe Event to race. I am training hard for the race.
I am married with two kids. My wife, Sabitri Gurung, is a teacher in Elegant Primary Boarding School in Goldhunga, Kathmandu, Nepal. She’s been working there since 2005. My eldest son is 11 years old and studies in grade 6 in Nepal Army Birendra Sainik School (military school), Sallaghari, Bhaktapur, Nepal. My second son is 7 years old and studies in grade 2 in Elegant Primary Boarding School, where his mother also teaches. My father Bahadur Gurung and mother Jhyapli Gurung are retired and live with us in Kathmandu.
Below lists some of the trail running races that I participated in and positions I secured. * denotes new course record.
| Race | Country | Year | Position |
| Trofeo Kima (Skyrunning World Series) (52Km) | Italy | 2016 | 1st* |
| Matterhorn Ultraks (46Km) | Switzerland | 2016 | 11th |
| Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (42Km) | Nepal | 2016 | 2nd |
| Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (42Km) | Nepal | 2015 | 1st |
| Mix and Match Ultra (50Km) | Nepal | 2014 | 5th |
| Yading Skyrun (Skyrunning World Series) (29Km) | China | 2016 | 1st |
| Annapurna 100 (100Km) | Nepal | 2014 | 1st |
| Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (42Km) | Nepal | 2014 | 2nd |
| Kathmandu Marathon (42Km) | Nepal | 2014 | 5th |
| Annapurna 100 (57Km) | Nepal | 2015 | 1st |
| Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (42Km) | Nepal | 2015 | 1st |
| The North Face Kathmandu Ultra (80Km) | Nepal | 2016 | 1st |
| Batase Trail Run (30Km) | Nepal | 2016 | 1st |
| Oxfam Trailwalker (100Km) | Nepal | 2014 | 1st |
| Himalayan Outdoor Festival (50Km) | Nepal | 2014 | 1st |
| Kathmandu Marathon (42Km) | Nepal | 2013 | 4th |
| Diana Penny Everest Marathon (42Km) | Nepal | 2013 | 2nd |
| Oxfam Trailwalker (100Km) | Hong Kong | 2013 | 1st* |
| Oxfam Trailwalker (100Km) | Hong Kong | 2012 | 6th |