Deepa Katrodia is the winner of Bangalore Ultra Marathon.

Last year in November, she completed the 75 km run in 11 hours and 15 minutes and won.

For a housewife and a mother of a special child, this is no mean task.

On January 19, Deepa Katrodia will run the Mumbai Marathon.

This is her fascinating story:

They say marriage changes a girl's life. For good or for bad; that's for destiny to unravel. But change it does.

29-year-old Deepa Katrodia would not have imagined that she could run 75 km, let alone finishing that distance as a winner!

But on November 9, 2013, Deepa who wouldn't walk more than a kilometre, ran for 11 hours and 15 minutes to cover that distance.

The Bangalore Ultra Marathon is the oldest and prestigious marathon in India

So what made her run the Ultra Marathon?

"I knew it would be tough on the body, but I really wanted to experience what it feels like to run the distance."

Her joy knew no bounds when her husband and six year old daughter, who is a special child, were at the finishing line to hug her.

It was her daughter's tight hug at the finish line that made the race special.

It was for the first time in her three years of running that she had the opportunity to celebrate.

Deepa says that her daughter cannot understand what her mother had achieved but she is in no mood to complain and is happy because her daughter's display of affection was what she could all ask for!

It was in May 2013 when this homemaker from Borivali, a western suburb of Mumbai, decided to run the ultimate 75 km race.