Joie De Vivre
Pervin is quite an amazing woman. Her age belies her………A 100% Bawi- who is a bundle of electricity! She has run several half marathons, winning a couple too. I ran with her for the first time in Pondicherry, and enjoyed myself completely. We befriended two Bangalore runners and to top it all, we sang our way through the difficult parts. The next race was the Thane marathon. I started with her, but she carried on without me as my laces came off! And how she scolded me! Rightfully so! I still remember her words,” How silly can you be?” she said! And now, each time I lace up before any run, her words ring in ears. Pervin won in Thane- and had I continued with her I would have also got a better timing! My loss! Pervin’s special quality is that she is extremely encouraging.Her spirit is infectious! To do a long run with her is a delight as one doesn’t feel the kilometers.
Post that, the balance 4 km were a mental struggle for Santa (a 60 year old first time marathoner-who really looks like Santa-and is as jolly as him!) and me. Nimisha had zoomed off from the halfway mark as had Vishal. Santa and I plodded along. When 2.5 kilometers were balance I was ready to stop, and walk. As we crossed the flyover, the vista opened up- and we saw a beautiful marine drive welcoming us! Santa exclaimed about the view and took my mind off the run. From then on we put running on the back seat and went with the flow. We enjoyed the weather as we broke into a song! “Sing a song of sixpence “was what we began with, when 2 km were balance. It turned into “These are a few of my favourite things”, followed by “Mamma Mia” and “When the saints go marching in”.
” The human body has limitations, the human spirit is boundless!”
– Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathon Man, Confessions of an All night Runner
Nikita
25 km! yay! yay! yay! And one more exclamation because you like them so much!
It is a testament of how much can be done if we “set our mind to it”..Good luck for all your future runs!
Viraj
brilliant, keep it up,look forward to the blog post your 42K run.
in my bubble
ok…i need to see a photo of you and Santa running… the mental picture already made me chuckle
nimisha
so true every time i tie my laces i can hear pervin screaming into my ears ….double knot!!!!…coz my laces had opened whilst running the pdp race