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