Airtel Delhi Half marathon November 2010

Airtel delhi Half Marathon

Not withstanding the last nite jitters of not feeling enough trained and ready for the half, I did finish it , with better timings than the previous year. Though my Polar says 2 hrs 26 mins, the timing chip says 2 hrs 27 mins 7 secs, little things.

Here is the official result :

Bib	Name	Rank	Category Rank	Split 7.5K	Split 10K	Split 15K	Gross Time / Net Time
4307	Rishi Madan	2569	2113	0:54:44	1:12:27	1:46:24	2:32:00 / 2:27:07

Split timings :

Rishi Madan - Bib :4307
Category:Open Gender :Male
7.5 Km : 0:54:44
10 Km : 1:12:27
11.9 Km : 1:25:58
15 Km : 1:46:24
19.3 Km : 2:15:40
Gross Time: 2:32:00
Net Time : 2:27:07

So I did the 2nd 7.5 , 3mins less, not bad considering that i should have been tired after running 7.5 kms !

Category Rank - 2113 of 5260 which makes me a finisher in the top 40% of the class. Not bad ! Cant say I achieved anything similar in School ! So if there were 10 students, i would be 4th in class and best in my 'class' . HA ha ha.

Running in Pearl Izumis

Bought new running shoes in Duesseldorf from a running specific store. Got new lessons - always buy sports shoes 1 size larger than your work-wear shoes ! did treadmill tests selected red Pearl Izumis. As soon as i put them on, felt 1 one with them.

The iZumis are firing me a bit with their provocative and inspiring ad tag lines If you are not sure, wether you are running or jogging - go faster "

Sends shivers down my spine. Read more on this blog I came across which talks of this and other runner specific tag lines from Izumi - http://munfitnessblog.com/a-sports-advertisement-campaign-you-probably-never-want-to-miss-we-are-not-joggers-by-pearl-izumi/

Airtel Half is on 21st, not been training as I would have liked. Excuses are plentiful, Germany trip, Diwali celebrations, sickness ( a cold) etc. but i wonder if it was all in the mind ?