Friday night: The dream… As I went to bed on Friday, all I thought about was my first FM (Full Marathon) the coming Sunday at Auroville. Despite a few FM distance practice runs to understand if I could really do it, the mind was filled with trepidation. I was keen to finish strong, finish in less than FIVE hours and get back to normal cycle rides the next day. I wanted no blisters, stiff muscles…
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TCS10K
A wonderful day for a run today morning at the TCS10K. And at the designated time, a sea of people chug outside the stadium. And I am one of them. After jostling and keeping in sight the 50-min bus, I get right in front of the bus at the 3km mark. And a tiny pain surfaces in the knee. Not paying much attention to that, I continue and as I turn at the 4 km…
Auroville HM 2014
Auroville Marathon tag line is “Run for the joy of running”. And this is what I did today. And naturally achieved my new personal best today – HM in 1:51 @5:15 pace. A wave start for HM, and I started with the first wave at 6:15. The Sun was peeking lazily, countdown started and we were off at the exact time. A sea of runners on the cemented path, I slowly and steadily moved to…