Preamble I recently participated in the non-ultra 25km race as part of SRT (Sinhagad-Rajgad-Torna) ultra marathon. The 25km route starts from Sinhagad base and ends at Rajgad base at Gunjawane village. If you are not from Maharashtra, these historic forts are witnesses to the rise and reign (and later fall of) of the Marathi empire. So one is not only doing a trail race/run, they are also reliving history. On a more personal front, this is more of a gratitude…
This (2019) has been a great running year. I logged the most KMs this year. I was regular (barring the 30-days gap in October after an accident) and consistent. One of the highlights was changes in diet to include more of a few foods and actively monitor what I was eating. I was not really raring to go for TMM, the most awaited running event in India. I was still doing recovery runs and covering up for the inactivity and…
A race report of sorts. For my consumption. Also getting back to writing about running and races, which until a few years ago was a regular thing here. I had consciously stopped writing about running since 2017 because as much as I like it, I was not able to be consistent at it and discover anything new. Consistency was the take away for me in the year 2018. Consistency of showing up for training days despite travel, personal commitments, sick…
My foolhardiness knows no bounds. Its always been like this. In school, I used to take up extra work, assignments because I loved studying. I would solve all types of extra problem books, study materials because I loved the challenge. As a runner, after having run 4 half marathons, I knew the drill of training and preparing. I also understood goal setting much better. Never been a believer of speed running or wanting to be one, becoming faster was not…