This was on 17th May 2015.
Because I completed last 2 times 88 minutes and 79 minutes respectively I wanted to run this year too and so practised walking same that is 20 to 25 minutes each day and walking aound 4 km on the weekends generally once. This was more for keeping stamina and not much about timing. I was pretty confident of finishing in 90 minutes.
Because I completed last 2 times 88 minutes and 79 minutes respectively I wanted to run this year too and so practised walking same that is 20 to 25 minutes each day and walking aound 4 km on the weekends generally once. This was more for keeping stamina and not much about timing. I was pretty confident of finishing in 90 minutes.
When Registration opened I did. This time
registration was same as last year. I could provide a timing
certificate for the same (in last 2 years for 10k or above) and I had one I
provided the same. Based on that my registration was done.
I registered for the event and
collected the BIB from Kanteerva stadium. This
also included a timer chip which keeps track of time. The chip was attached to
the bib. The timing starts when we reach the starting mat. The timing gets
recorded when we go over the mats at selected places and also at the finish
line. The timing is stored in the server. This time the staring time for the
race was 6.00 AM. Based on the timing we were put in different groups and I was
in group E as I had taken 70-80 minutes in the previous race. My bib
number was 9048.
On the 17th
I started towards the stadium with my son Aditya starting at around 4.45 AM and
reached Kanteerva stadium at around 5. 10. I joined the queue at around 5.25 and upto
6.00 we did warm ups. I started when we our time came. The persons started from
A then B and then C upto F ( there were 6 gates for entries and I have entered
the stadium for E through the gate number E) The order really did not matter as
it was based on start time ( from the starting mat) to the final mat time.. I
maintained fairly with almost a constant speed for around 4 km and then I slowed down and speeded. The speed was good and my speed dropped after 6kms. I had water, orange and enegy drinks in the way. I was able to finish time race at a good pace. From the clock I knew that I had taken around 79 minutes plus/minus 30 seconds. I then proceeded to refreshment area and collected the medal. Then I exited through the west gate and Aditya reached there in some time. Then we went opposite to Vittal Mallya hospilal where the vehicle came We returned home. In the
mean time I got the timing information from www.procamrunning.in and it was 1hr 18
minutes and 52 seconds that was one minute improvement over last year.
I was
happy to finish the race with a better time.
I plan to
take part in next year event and should target to fininsh the 10k in less than 75 minutes.
