Running & Living Gurgaon XC trail run happened on 29th May 2011 on Sunday. And man .... it was AWESOME !
Why ?
1. An excellent, tough trail
2. Excellent running camaraderie
3. Off-roader jeeps - had me salivating enough to start thinking of buying one
4. Flying RC chopper camera
5. Param finishing the run in fortyfuckingfive minutes (I took 70 minutes)
6. Ankur casually strolling in after running from IIT gate to the XC location (just a measly 40 kms !!)
7. Finishing the run and stopping for a hydration drink - a beer before 9 AM !
8. Mango shake & fruits at Param's place (the hospitality & the company)
After the run, Param got stuck with a few of us who trailed him to his home and got themselves invited for some fruits & mango shakes. I got to ride with Ankur. While I kept on telling him he was crazy and he kept shaking his head (in the negative). He said its all relative. For some I am crazy. I woke up at 3.15 and rove an hours across to a different state just to run 10k in the country. For me Param / Ankur were crazy. Param because he ran and aced the 10k with a back ache, Ankur because he ran 40k interstate, alone. Ankur then said for him the guys running the 75k, the 100k and the 222 k that too in leh (www.thehigh.in - organised by Dr. Rajat Chauhan) are crazy. Hmmmm... thats like saying i am not crazy. UNACCEPTABLE.
I have to start running regularly increasing my distance so that I can go next level of crazy and not be near the sane level of crazy, which is lame. That makes sense, doesn't it ?
4 comments:
nice narrative dude,luv your blogs background :) I am seriously considering getting me one of those jeeps,if u up 4 it v can chk it out 2gether...
thanks Param. re the Jeeps - why not ? i will be back next week, lets do it then.
I enjoyed it the most out of all the runs we have done so far - for many of the reasons you put down Rishi. Who says you can't have fun running outdoors in the Delhi Summer. Right?
Very true Rahul, Summer running just donned a new mantle. The best is the ganpati hydration thereafter is even more fun !
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