We wanted this chapter to have its own character, not a repeat of another venue’s script. That search led to Armaan Stud Farm and its owner, Amit — or friend worth Googling on its own; the farm is home to one of the country’s more well-known horses Kala Jaadu, and it’s a working stud farm, not a backdrop dressed up to look like one.
This chapter runs on that farm’s actual grounds: through the paddy fields around it, down village lanes, past a gurudwara, along roads lined with eucalyptus. It’s the traditional Punjabi countryside, running at the pace of a farm rather than a city.
This isn’t the first time BigFoot Adventures India has raced here — an earlier edition at this same venue set up traditional Punjabi wedding tents for runners and crew, and it worked. People loved the setup. This edition carries that forward, now on a November race day instead of August.