Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2012

Completed the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2012 held yesterday. Was running with a bad back, without training (because of the back). No further injuries occurred except for a couple of blisters which have bandages on them now.

The run was good, the course flat & the weather bad. High humidity and a lot of sun. Kept myself well hydrated with lots of water and when I was lucky a couple of Gatorades. Met several runners before, during & after the run. All looking happy & chirpy.

There were a couple of downsides to the ADHM, but not worth recounting. It was a well organised run with plenty of water en-route, music (some of them playing highly motivational songs like Bhag DK Bose Bhag), some people on the road to cheer (more than the previous ADHMs).

Finished the run with a fantastic breakfast of tandoori aloo paranthas, an hour long massage, some sleep & beer.

Below are the race timings :

Bhosadi Ke

No no no no no....

that is not an abuse. Delhi Belly has made this suddenly hip & popular now, but this is pretty old from since I was in school (DPS RK Puram, New Delhi, since you ask) or even before. Cryptically DK Bose has been around for a long time. For us, it helped that one of our friends was actually a D Bose. K was introduced by us in his name. It suited. It also helped understand the meaning. Now I am being mean.

anyway.. it is not an abuse.

As history goes, its supposedly originated from Gujrat. To understand the origination, break the word down..

BHO + SADI + KE

BHO - Earth - fertile earth
SADI - Rotten
KE - From

Combined - One who hails from infertile or rotten land.

Useless Trivia : In Pune there is an industrial area called Bhosadi, only they pronounce it as Bhosaadi ('aa' as in aadmi). I cant resist snickering everytime i tell the taxi driver to take me to Bhosadi. God people can wait to get out of Bhosadi and I am asking to be taken there. Bhaiya 'Bhosadi ke' liye rasta kahan se jaata hai ... ha ha ha ha ( Bro, bhosadi ke, how do i get there ?)

So the song is actually awesome, even if you remove Mr. DK Bose from it. Music is rocking, singer is awesome and the lyrics are stupendous.

Daddy bola to galti hai meri..
Zindagani tujhpe guilty hai meri...
Sabun ki shakal main beta tu to nikla keval jhaaaag....
Jhaag.. Jhaag Jhaaag -- BHHAAAAG !

In the shape of a soap you turned out to be only foam.

Bhag DK Bose Bhaag

DK Bose will run.

He will run in Leh at the La Ultra - The High the 222 km run at crazy heights making it one of the toughest runs in the world ! see the website : www.thehigh.in

To quote directly from the website :

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Its an ultra marathon in Foothills of Himalayas, with a total distance of 222 km (137.64 miles).

The High course crosses the highest motor-able pass (controversially*) in the world, i.e. Khardung La (17,700 ft, recorded by National Geographic to be at 18,380 ft) down to Leh an then up again to Tanglang La (17,583 ft), finishing at Morey Plains.
*We aren’t bothered about the record or the claim. Khardung La is HIGH enough for us.

Highest point: Khardung La at 17,700 ft (5395 m)

Cumulative vertical ascent: 10,193 ft (3,107 m)

Cumulative vertical descent: 8,873 ft (2,704 m)

At 14,765 ft (4,500 m), The High’s average altitude, the partial pressure of oxygen is 40% less than at sea level
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So what does one do when faced with this ardous task... Run (so the famous Raramuri would say) :