Category: Trail running

  • Malnad Ultra – Race Report

    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…

  • Ultra Half – World’s highest race that almost happened…

    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…

  • The joy of Trail-running

    Done and dusted another Trail-a-Thon… Our annual trail running extravaganza in the Manger trail of Delhi-NCR… Always a pleasure to run there during the first weekend of Feb when it’s cold and foggy and we can go as long as we want… This was my 3rd Trail-a-Thon… I have done 28km in the past two…

  • My first Ultra

    Late post! A really late post! So, I am finally an ultra runner now! Graduation ceremony was at the beautiful coffee estate in Belawara, located at the South Karnataka end of the beautiful Western Ghats! Date: October 13, 2018! I was running 50k… Thought would take baby steps towards ultra running! I had no target…

  • Tuffman Shimla – Race Report

    Late post! Had this race done two weeks ago… finally, got time to sit down and pen down few things about the race… First of all, the race. Distance covered – 30km… Time took – 4:10 hours… Difficulty level –  ‘I am giving up’ tough! Every year, I do a run in hills to prepare…