21 kms. 2 hours and 2 seconds. Next year will be a sub-2 hour run for sure.
Some of the sights and sounds as I ran (some in my head):
- The loud Punjabi bhangra at Fountain
- Thousands of feet pounding the streets of Mumbai at 6.45 on a Sunday morning
- The Navy brass band at Marine Drive
- Fellow runners from the gym cheering each other on as we crossed each other
- Watching in awe as the Kenyans whooshed by at nearly 17 km/h at Haji Ali
- Struggling on the uphill on the way back at Peddar Road
- Looking out for the water counters on the way
- Turning the corner at Babulnath on the way back knowing I was on the home stretch
- The thought of slowing down near Chowpatty with 4 kms to go.
- Can't slow down now
- Running on empty as I see the finish line in the distance
- An eternity passes until, at last, I am back where I began
6 comments:
wow!! sounds like fun. i so need to start running again :(
Ajeya,
Thanks for the rundown (Ha ha. Get it?)
Congrats on finishing, that's the real victory.
haathi... the effort was definitely worth it. i love running! yeah, you should! :)
alexys... rundown? :) thank you!
Ajeya,
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i wana do that tooo.... some day i hope!!
alexys... will drop in for sure!
EMN... you should! it's one of the greatest feelings in the world to finish it!
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