Category: Running

  • Finally, a sub-4 Marathon

    Yes, it happened… finally… finished a Marathon within 4 hours… 3:56:22 to be exact… I was back again to Mumbai for finishing what I started last Feb. Immediately after the Mumbai Marathon of 2017, I realised I need to work on lots of things before I could break into sub-4; building strength for example. I…

  • Summing up 2017

    Well, 2017 was a great year for running. Clocked close to 3000 km on Strava; 2973 to be exact. It was one excellent year; a number of PBs, podiums and completion of new challenges. The year started with a bit of disappointment. Taken both Chennai Marathon and Mumbai Marathon challenge in January. Ran both back to…

  • And a PB from Singapore

    Who dares to grab a personal best from one of the toughest marathons in Asia? Well, that would be me. Clocked 4:10:10 and that ended up being my PB; shaved off 7 seconds from last PB from Bangalore Marathon. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon was nothing I expected. I expected a crash and burn situation. The…

  • ADHM… My YAY moment of the year!

      It was that time of the year in Delhi. Post-Diwali smog and pollution debates and then came along ADHM… bearing the brunt of the ‘concerned’ health professionals… After days and weeks of uncertainty, it did happen! 2017, to me, was the year of Full Marathons. I have been training for it since February with…

  • My pacing debut

    It’s almost 2.5 years of running for me. So far, it has been fantastic – finishing, getting PBs, going places and running. Running in delhi and elsewhere means making fiends with many awesome runners whom we meet during races and sunday runs. I am fortunate enough to be friends with some superstar athletes in the country.…

  • 2016: My crazy year of running…

    Years from now, when i look back down the road, i might find 2016 as the year i went crazy… crazy about running… My 2016 new year resolution was ‘make a difference, do something crazy’… i did lot of crazy stuff… The craziest was deciding to run HM/FM in 6 different cities… Starting with Hyderabad…

  • Another year, Another ADHM done…

    Ever since I started taking long distance running seriously and ever since I started getting to know the running groups in Delhi, the one thing i noticed was that everyone seemed looking forward to, at any time of the year, yes, the tAirtel Delhi Half Marathon or ADHM… and the count down to the event……

  • Yes, I finished a half marathon…. I did it!!!

    I did it…. yes, i did it…. finished a half marathon…. Finishing a marathon was a challenge i had put in my bucket list a while back…. Last year when i was around for the 6 km run, i envied the half marathon finishers with their finisher medals and i had said to myself, next…

  • One more week to race day!!!

    It’s here… almost here…. One more week to go… Last day i collected my bib and all from the Marathon expo… since then the excitement is at another level… So far… Running gear – check, nutrients, supplements – check, energy drinks – got it all… Plan of action on the day – check check check…