Tag: ultra running
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Aravali Trail Run – some fun trail miles for the legs!
With Two Oceans 3 weeks to go, I was not really looking for a race last Sunday. But when I saw a 32km category and since I had a 30k planned for the Sunday, I thought I will just go for it… at least to be around my club mates! The run was everything I…
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My Comrades Story
Late post! Indeed a very late post! I have not been blogging for a while and it feels weird to back here to write about running and racing again! Well, the motivation behind restarting writing was my Comrades Marathon finish! It was a dream race and finishing that on August 28, 2022 in decent time…
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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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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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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…
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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…
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