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 :

The Christmas Sunday run (contd.)

My Garmin Forerunner 210 is now connected to my notebook and am able to upload my route and view it on google maps.

So we ran two different courses yesterday.

RUN 1 - was the tradition, oft done Nehru Park to India gate via Rashtrapati Bhavan. route. Flat, shaded and beautiful early morning. The view of India gate as the sun is rising, the cyclists, skaters, walkers, joggers, hawkers and gawkers complete the scene. You dont see T shirt and shorts clad runners passing by on cold, foggy mornings like this one.



RUN 2 - took us to Nyay marg which was sunny and very low traffic. The best part was that across the road from UP house, Jharkhand house, etc is central ridge area. We ventured across the road into this area. This also houses the Delhi earth Station which is an ISRO facility. Right here, we also came across 2 old world markers stating this to be the estate of Princess of Oudh Click on this link to read the story by Indian Express. The route of the run is here, at the north most point you can see the route taking us into the ridge and thats exactly where we saw the boards.



When we were nearing the end of the first run we, saw searing past at atleast 200 kmph a Yellow Lamborghini. At the end of the 2nd run, there raced again another Lamborghini at roughly the same speed, this time a white one. Those cars sounded beastly and oh-so-fantastic. However they were f***ing dangerous as these guys could definitely not apply their brakes on time. The lambos could probably react but the drivers, i do not think, have that experience. Exhilarating but sad.

A good run in any case. No cramps, a bit of muscle soreness and a slight niggle on the right knee but that shall pass by end of the day today. RICE - Rest Ice Compression & Elevation will do its work.