Bangalore Ultra 09

If you want to win something, run 100 Meters.
If you want to experience Something, Run a marathon.
- Emil Zatopet, 1952 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist

Here are the Encouraging words which I recall before scribing this blog. Well I was gearing up for the bangalore Ultra 09 I had registered for a 50 KM the longest ever I would be attempting to run in my life, A lot of my FFF ( Family Member, Friends and Fools) told me about the Fit young CEO of SAP India. Who passed away and the reason yet unknown..
Folks thought that that I had a morbid interest in death,well I recall Rudyard Kipling say " Birth and Death are Twin Forces of Destiny" . If I were to die running so be it.. when on reaching the venue I found that there are plenty of young men in their 50's, 60's who had registered for a 50K & 75K and some Young men who were already running the 100K.
The weather was awesome and Course was bit tough and mere words to describe the Landscape of the country side will not be apt.. Some part of the course was a Lovely green landscape, some with Eucalyptus groove and some with a mix of pathway and road .. That said I could only run+ walk 37.5 KM Finishing Strongly in 5 Hrs 10 Mins .. All I said to my self was I'm here to complete.. and not Compete.. So I could complete the 75% of the Registered Distance.. Well I completed the Ultra patting my own back with out an Injury and finishing strongly..Completing the longest distance ever I had run in my life...
While my FFF ask why I run, I say.. I enjoy so I do.. But personally running to me gave much more than enjoying.. a Kind of Mental Endurance, Perseverance, Patience etc... huh...looks like all English Words, Which have much more meaning beyond the words..

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.- Albert Einstien

Murphy's Law and my Sunfeast Running..

Though it was a Good start in the sunfeast.. But yet my Knee had to support my spirits.. All said and done it was a Good start, but had to slow down due to the ACL I had.. As I learnt some where, that "Reason is the most beautiful thing" .. well.. reason doesn't need to have a reason Though.... As Last year the start was not well organized, This year most of the participants had to Jump the fence and rush to the start line.. Though the Chips showed the timings of one's start and end timings..
Looked to me that these Kinda runs going the IPL way,, with the bollywood blonds cheering it's way !! End of the Day some one has to make money some how !!
While my Knee gave away and I could finish with my personal worst of 1.06 hrs.. ( I had done decent 56 Mins last year ) .. On the way I met many of my Colleague's one of whom happened to register for 5K and in one of our practice run he realized that he could do 10Km and had to change his registrations to 10KM.. Appreciate his efforts as he did in 1.04 hrs..
The Amazing part was I met an young man of 72Yrs ..who happened to run in 1.18 hrs, I guess.. What a Spirit... While I was shocked to see his mail to the Runners forum that he was second by 45 Sec, as another Young man in his age group had beaten.. What a spirit Sirji

While the debate goes.. why and why not I could do better.. All I could recall from the poem Invictus..
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.

The trait of lacking discipline and having them

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments. - Jim Rohn
Well..I have to confess that I have been extremely unorganised for a year now,, for reasons unknown..
Reason doesn't have a reason,, you see .. Some of my achievements for a year are ...
(i) Gaining Weight ; as you may be running.. too much of some thing is too bad.. and i had a ligament tear and a good reason to catch up with my bed early mornings.. well this helps me to gain a decent 5 Kilos.. Now that with the advise of docs.. got back on the road..
(ii) Becoming lazy; reason Unknown.. guess if some one has a reason for laziness.. ah yeah.. Reasoning is the most beautiful thing on earth
(iii) Get more sympathy from friends and relatives due so Recession..( thanks to recession.. at least people care for Job losers..) Well.. this is an Interesting topic.. Where I go,, Thanks to Recession ..I was/am greeted grief strikingly in most of the social gatherings..
However, Last but not the least get enlightened Intellectually..( Read my other Scribbling ' Audacity of Hope ' )