yesterday i finished my 6th half marathon.....i did with my group...chennai runners...it was the 7th ECR RUN....the group who had a strength of nearly 100 runners assembled at the start point near a resort on the ECR road a mere 5oo meter before the MGM resorts.
i was at the dimensions at 3.50 am...did a small stretch routine....was a bit high strung about emptying my colons clean....i joined narayan in his car along with madavan and an another arse.
reached the resort in good time....narayanan voluteeren for the reflective stickers...i took mine and headed fr the toilet for a last cleanup.
we started in a staggard manner...30k guys went at 5 am ...20k at 5.10....and 15k at 5.20 and 10k and the rest at 5.30 am...
the day was warm.....
i was feeling good till 8 k....then my shorts was rubbing my inside of my legs for a while....i slowed and continued till 10k hari and his friend were returning....hari saw me slowing and pepped me up saying the water spot is 500 mts ahead...i reached and this is where shahid gave me a paket of power gel green apple flavour...i went at it in one go as shahid advised i took the gel and washed it down with water... karthick and vidyuth were offering drinks at this junture to all the runners.....ramani was also there...we joked about zooming to the other end back....i asked shahid when will the power jel hit me....vidyut in his own style said"it is a mellow hit" meaning a la bacardi style....but continued to say"i took this in singapore marathon and it dehydrated me...."shahid said then u probably took it straight down from the pkt....the directions are to take the gel first and wash it down yr throat with a few gulps of water.....any way we all had a good laugh...
me and ramani started back slowly....i expected it will improve my legs stiffness in 10 mints...but i didnt get it....ramani went ahead ....soon after the reaching the next water spot....shahid crossed me again...and asked me how did i feel....i said i am feeling ok...but only after 2k i felt the difference...and said to shahid "i may need 4 gel packs to do a half marathon"....he said "no...you took it after u were drained...but it gives good results if taken before...so u actually need 2 pkts...ok"....thanks shahid....i will remember...i plan to do more runs with the power gels....
the thing was i didnt have stiff legs or muscles...but my shoe gave me probs...so i rested at muttukadu and took off my shoe socks and found blister getting ready (tiger)ramesh's cousin gave me company herethis guy was making his first attempt at 20k he was really down...also his new shoe was a problem....well this blister slowed me further....i rested at muttukadu...shumit was the water man....bless you guys....ramani was already there before me.....well...from muttukadu....walked all the way till the MGM and ran from there to finish at a time of 2.hrs and 40 mints.....my second worst timing
ram finished his 30k at around the same time.....narayanan around came 20 mints after ram...k.p came later
soon others came in from the 20k and 30k group......we had a ok break fast....missed the omlettes...coffee and tea were not inspiring.....i had good ice massage for my legs by myself....then had a shower changed....and hari and his friend dropped me back at dimensions..we shared a lot of jokes on the way back...how i am having a great fight with my "alarm"....etc..... frm there i took my bike back to home at 11.45....
thileep came home with his brother in law at 2.30 p.m...had a large bacari lemon at home which he had brought....and a few beers at cheers bar....had briyani at buhari and i was dropped at home
slept at around 5 p.m...got up at 12 midnight...had a cold tomato rice...and back to bed....
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