I am happy to say that I ran 10k at a stretch. Not that it is big thing but I planned and executed rigorously to get it. I started running on 27th January,2014 with a plan called "10-in-Ten"- means run 10k in 10 weeks but finished on 1st May 2014 (in 14th week). This was not my first attempt at running. I have couple of failed attempts before this. But this time I won the fight with my own self.
My plan of increasing 1-2 km every week with 4 training runs a week was going very smoothly. I reached 8.5k in seven weeks and was pretty sure will reach my 10k goal in another week or so. But I made a mistake, which became a blessing in disguise, to run a "ROAD Race", a seven km race in IITM. I ran with lot of marathon runners and because of peer pressure I ran first km of race in around 3.8 minutes (though I was slowest by huge margin) which was almost twice as fast as my usual speed. I finished the race somehow but I got stuck in knee injury/pain called ITBS. (May write about this in another blog). I had to do a lot of strengthening exercise & research to overcome this. Eventually, after almost a month, I could come back on track and finish 10k.
Next Target: 10k in under 60 minutes !
Motivation to write this blog:
Running is essentially different than any other challenge. Here you have to fight with you own laziness, procrastination, lack of motivation than fighting against anyone else. In academics we fight for grades and in corporates we fight for better ratings (to get promoted) but running is one challenge where you have to fight your own stamina, legs, food habits and most importantly "will power". In academics and corporate you barely get one chance here you get plenty as everything except your body remain same. Running has many other health advantages as well.
Enough drama, I would like to end with this quote:
"Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or coast quietly down a solitary path watching the earth spin beneath your feet." --Doris Brown Heritage
My Lifetime stats:
My plan of increasing 1-2 km every week with 4 training runs a week was going very smoothly. I reached 8.5k in seven weeks and was pretty sure will reach my 10k goal in another week or so. But I made a mistake, which became a blessing in disguise, to run a "ROAD Race", a seven km race in IITM. I ran with lot of marathon runners and because of peer pressure I ran first km of race in around 3.8 minutes (though I was slowest by huge margin) which was almost twice as fast as my usual speed. I finished the race somehow but I got stuck in knee injury/pain called ITBS. (May write about this in another blog). I had to do a lot of strengthening exercise & research to overcome this. Eventually, after almost a month, I could come back on track and finish 10k.
Next Target: 10k in under 60 minutes !
Motivation to write this blog:
Running is essentially different than any other challenge. Here you have to fight with you own laziness, procrastination, lack of motivation than fighting against anyone else. In academics we fight for grades and in corporates we fight for better ratings (to get promoted) but running is one challenge where you have to fight your own stamina, legs, food habits and most importantly "will power". In academics and corporate you barely get one chance here you get plenty as everything except your body remain same. Running has many other health advantages as well.
So do run, you need only two things, earth and your body and you own both !!
Enough drama, I would like to end with this quote:
"Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or coast quietly down a solitary path watching the earth spin beneath your feet." --Doris Brown Heritage
My Lifetime stats:
5 comments:
Very Nice...quite heartfelt!
Very nice, Saumilbhai. I'm glad I played a small part in your journey! Excel kii jai ho. All the best for the < 60 min. 10k, it is an easily pluckable fruit. My own journey is here if you're enthu. Bit long winding, though!
Nice journey
Nice 1 dude :)
Let's have a "running" party when you are in ahmedabad :)
I ran the 5 km marathon and that is the maximum distance that I've run @ a stroke.
This is surely motivating.. keep it up :)
good one bhaiya ....kafi inspiring h :D
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