Physiotherapist by day and runner at night.

Radhe. .. Radhe. .. Bankey Biharilal ki. .. jaiho.         BOTTOM LINE IS VERY CLEAR: This blog is more on travel then a good marathon memory. Plans were made well in advance, as usual it will be the mixture of Marathon and leisure. Friday takeoff- BIB collection same day, Saturday lunch and visit nearby places sleep by 8:30 pm. Sunday race - visit nearby places - Monday return. Four days three nights plans, wife wished to see Tajmehal and I was more inclined for divine trip, so sketched for Mathura and Vrindavan on the way to Taj. In preparation for the race I was quite confident that in any given day I can do a good marathon. Simple plans were drafted 2 months well in advance. *Weekly mileage 65-70km as Coaches plan. * Increase fat free mass * reduce fat mass * twice SnC *maintain body wt 59.9kg. One day CrossFit.  Except boosting immune system and maintain weekly mileage, all the other marathon parameter markers for the good race were achieved. But in ve...

  CHENNAI MARATHON, 8th January 2023. Ran many races over the years but this race was strangely fantastic. Pre-decided the race pace for 20 miler at 2hr 15 minutes that is 4 minutes 12 sec - 4 minutes 15 sec. As much as I tried to control the pace, I felt a pleasantly strong force pulling me forward. It has never happened before. Like I was being pulled to land at Rameshwaram.  In preparation for the 20 Miler from the previous run at Adani Ahmedabad Marathon in the first week of December,  I took 7 to 10 days rest with only yoga and stretching exercises. Mission of this month's training was to build speed Considering average weekly mileage recovery. I also did not want to compromise family time which is very important to me.  Race- Holiday- Rejuvenate    I always travel with my family for outstation races. This time, my mother in law traveled to Chennai with my wife and kid in Vande Bharat express train and we had a great train journey.  During childho...