Early life:
Mira Rai hails from Bhojpur, a remote part of Eastern Nepal. She is from a farming family and her parents struggle for everyday necessities through farming. She left her school at the age of 12 to help her parents in daily household chores. Her family couldn’t afford her education. She had to walk for two-three hours over steep hills to collect water. At the age of 14 she joined the Maoist party, without asking permission from her parents. During the insurgency, she walked through the jungles to support the Maoists' mission. But during the Maoists' integration into the army, she was declared disqualified. Then she returned home, back to the same life she had led before joining the Maoist party. She had to manage her sibling’s fee and support her family financially. So she came to Kathmandu and joined Karate.
Career
She didn’t know what ultra-run meant when she participated for the first time in Himalayan Outdoor ultra-run. One fine morning when she was hiking in the Chandragiri hills, she met a group who were running on the same trail for the practice. One of the participants asked her to meet, and then he suggested that she participate in the ultra-run which was soon to be organized. In the very first competition, she won the medal without proper diets and comfortable clothes and shoes. She then participated in many international competitions and won the medal one after another and broke previous records. Her mentor Richard Bull has helped her participating in the international competitions.[13] In early 2016 she got injured in a competition in the United Kingdom and couldn’t take part in many other international competitions. But she chose to train other village girls. She is now organizing many running competitions in her village for young girls. Through all these competitions she came into limelight. Many national and international media covered her struggling life and portrayed her as a star runner. In a patriarchal society, she has become an inspiration for many girls across the country
Achievements
| 2015 19.09 | Ultra Pirineu | 2nd |
| 2015 19.07 | Dolomites Skyrace | 13th |
| 2015 04.07 | Barro Sky Night | 1st |
| 2015 26.06 | Mont-Blanc 80 km | 1st (new record) |
| 2015 12.04 | Buffalo Stampede Skyrunning | 3rd (42 km 4:52) |
| 2015 21.03 | Himalayan Outdoor Festival 50 km | 1st |
| 2015 07.02 | MSIG HK50 Sai Kung - Asia Skyrunning Championship | 1st |
| 2015 01.02 | King of the Hills | 1st |
| 2015 03.01 | The North Face Kathmandu Ultra | 1st |
| 2014 07.12 | MSIG Lantau 50 - HK 50 Series | 2nd |
| 2014 05.12 | HK MSIG Vertical Kilometer | 1st |
| 2014 28.11 | KOTH | 2nd |
| 2014 08.10 | Manaslu Trail Race | 1st |
| 2014 26.10 | MSIG HK 50 km | 1st (5:30:32 5th overall) |
| 2014 28.09 | Trail Degli Eroi (83 km) | 1st (9:16) |
| 2014 13.09 | Sellaronda Trail Race (57 km) | 1st (6:36:30) |
| 2014 21.04 | Mustang Trail Race | 1st |
| 2014 23.03 | Himalayan Outdoor Festival 50 km | 1st |
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