Since the race and my return to reality, I have been at a bit of a loose end. I don’t know what to do with myself as I have spent the last 3 years afflicted with tunnel vision. One race. One goal. One path. Over the past few months I have been in a state […]
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The way you train is the way you run your races. And my speed training this year, I know has not been consistent. The goal for Delhi was simple. Better the last year’s race by a minute. But run a constant pace tempo. End result. I got my time. 1. 53. Yes a PB. Am […]
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A 9k tempo run. At my threshold pace. Stress. I was only counting negatives. That I’ve not run so fast all season. That it wasn’t raining. Warm up done. I picked up pace. I held it for a while, but when the heat got to me and I faltered. Rahul, being stronger and faster carried […]
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Tuesday, 9 am, 3rd February Piano Class- after 6 months of varying excuses (book, marathon, exams) and two weeks of no excuses. The first few minutes were spent in absurdity as I could not read any of the music. It looked like a black white design of dots and curves. I was playing from memory, and […]
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I want an Angel…a strong angel with big, beautiful ,white, strong wings, waiting for me at the HSBC bank ( the point when the last 6 km of the marathon and half marathon are left). This angel will carry me through the hardest kilometres of the race, gliding, all the way to the finish. (the […]
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For a lot of us training for #SCMM2015…it is… The last month for the 4.30am alarm…enjoy the moonlight at the crack of , soon it will be 5.30am ;)…your eyes will open at sunrise! The last 4 Sundays of the gruelling long long runs The last month of sweating out your body weight during the hard […]
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The lull after the storm. Post marathon we rest our body. We recover from the aches and pains. We gloat over our completion. We give our mind a break. Running a race takes a toll on the brain and the body. This period of recovery is essential in order to prevent a burnout. As Savio says that […]
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Fear(n) : a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, whether real or imagined, the feeling of being afraid. Key words: “ Real” or “Imagined” The perception of reality is only in the mind. It needs to be strong enough to recognise it. Last Wednesday. Another scheduled hill run. A sense of dread overcomes me. as […]
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