Chanakhya Jakovic

Chanakhya Jakovic began running Ultramarathons in 1978 when he participated in the first annual Sri Chinmoy 47 mile race.A few years later he helped to organise the first SCMT 24 hour race, and a couple of years after that began to participate in them.He has developed friendships with many great runners over the years and has been given the moniker "Grandfather", due to his friendly demeaner and knowledge of the sport.