Category: Race report
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Why Upper Body Strength is Important for Mountain Running | Buddha Trails 53km Race Report
Just got back from mountains after a mountain trail race. And, I didn’t finish it! It is not a great feeling to be back from a race with a DNF. For some reasons, I can’t get my head around mountain races! This is the third mountain trail race I was in and I couldn’t finish…
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Rewards of Running and Pacing
Being a distance runner for almost a decade and being on podiums I was invited for pacing in many of the local races. I was constantly requested to pace in Marathons because many organizers couldn’t get women to pace faster buses. I always enjoyed pacing. More than the feeling of getting out there and run…
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That ‘Smashing PR’ feeling: New Delhi Marathon
Yes, finally a huge marathon PB. I am now a 3:40:53 marathoner. Though the race could have gone better, it is what it is for the season and considering where I was 6 months back, I take it as a huge win! After Comrades Marathon in August, 2022, I was left with a busted knee.…
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The wait for PB continues!
It is just a handful weeks to New Delhi Marathon and the training is satisfactory so far! Just to test the fitness and also with a selfish desire to break my 5+ year old personal best in half marathon, I decided to run a local race here in Gurgaon last Sunday (Jan 8)! Many people…
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24 hr stadium run: 18 hrs of running + 6 hrs of drama!
Disclaimer: If this inspires you to run a 24hr stadium, I am not responsible for whatever happens to you or the pain you will have to endure. (FYI, I was an idiot to take up this challenge.) The cardinal rules of running in races:Rule #1: Never race if you are not physically and mentally fit…
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Malnad Ultra – Race Report
Late post! A race for which I had been preparing for long, but ended up in disappointment for reasons beyond any participant’s control, this race report was bound to be late! Alright! Where do I start? The plan: This race with its toughest 110 km had been on my wishlist since last year when I…
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Ultra Half – World’s highest race that almost happened…
About last week! Ultra Half race… It was supposed to be world’s highest race… Some of us had a chance to reach the summit of mount #Yunam @ 6111 m through a half marathon… Unfortunately, the weather gods said no to our run… After four days of acclimatization hikes and runs (and loads and loads…
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Sydney Marathon: Race Report
Another runcation, another continent, another iaaf gold label marathon… This time, it was not easy… The marathon course made us work… Inclines, declines, bridges, underpasses, harp turns (too many) and what not! The change in elevation was too much for my knees… It started hurting from 24th km… Until then I was looking comfortable for…
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Crazy just got crazier… My first 12 hr stadium run!
Yes… finally I am in the stadium run club… Gathered my courage to jump into this madness! And almost did a 100k; 96.5 k officially and 101 k on my Strava… All started with an ultra-marathoner friend of mine mentioned during a Sunday long run that why don’t I try the Bangalore 12 hr run……
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Ooty Ultra: Lessons from the hills!
What motivates a runner to go longer and longer? Every runner has his/her goals for running. Some have the qualification to certain races as a target, others look for PBs after PBs in marathons and a good number, and that number is increasing, look to test their limits in all possible ways; running longer and…
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