Comrades 2010 Trip- The Story So Far

May 28, 2010

As most of my closest friends already know, the process of getting to the Comrades Marathon 2010 starting line was tough. First it was the training, which started with a few hiccups late last year and some more this year. Then it was the long run to get my passport renewed in time, which finally [...]

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Indian Runners at Comrades Marathon 2010

May 25, 2010
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Just 5 days to go for the 2010 Comrades Marathon. Team India for the first time ever is well represented with as many as 9 runners running under the Team India banner (one of them though is from Canada). Here is the entire list of Indian Runners (i.e. runner’s who have registered with their “Club” [...]

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The 65K Run Which Never Was

May 2, 2010

Don Oliver has a couple of Comrades Training plans. One for the runners from Central Gauteng area in South Africa, and other for the Western Province. Though the plans are more or less similar in nature, the distances in the Central Gauteng one are considerably longer that the other one. I have been following the [...]

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Nehru Park Marathon – 42K under tough conditions

April 20, 2010

This run was my second last long training run for Comrades Marathon 2010. I was out of town for the few days preceding Sunday and returned Sunday morning. I had planned to run this one on Sunday late afternoon and finish by late evening at Nehru Park, a slightly up and down route in Chanakyapuri. [...]

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2nd Comrades Ultra Training Run – Nainital 56K

April 7, 2010

Date: Apr 3rd, 2010 (Nainital) Distance: 56K (Finish Time: 7:38)

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1st Comrades Ultra Training Run – IITK 50K

April 7, 2010

Date: Feb 21, 2010 (IIT Kanpur) Distance: 50K (Finish Time: 5:32)

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Comrades Elevation vs Nainital Elevation – A Comparison

April 5, 2010

A comparison of the elevation profiles of Comrades Marathon (Down Run, 89K) and the Lake to Lake Run we did in Nainital on Apr 3rd (about 15K loop). More details on the mapmyrun links below: Comrades Elevation and Route Map (Down Run), 89K Nainital Lake to Lake Run Elevation and Route Map, 15K Loop

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With a 56K, Comrades training back on track

April 4, 2010

March 3rd, 2010. Nainital. 56K run (second of the 3rd ultra for Comrades 2010). Finish: 7 hr 38 mins (42K in 5:23) Prelude – Coming back from Injury Its been some really bad time for me over the last few weeks. After doing the 50K at IITK, when everything was roses, I was stuck by [...]

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Announcement – Run Infinity and Me

March 11, 2010

This was long time coming and finally, I decided to move ahead with this change. This blog originated as my personal training log at tanvirkazmi.blogspot.com. It soon became an avenue for me to discuss all things related to running in India and the blog got its own domain name in tanvirkazmi.com (and known popularly as the “Running [...]

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Mumbai Marathon 2010 Training: The Maths of Sport

December 23, 2009

Okay, here’s my plan for the Mumbai Marathon 2010, written in stone. Not too many days to go, so its better to decide now that leaving it for later. The plan is to target a 4:40 finish with Plan A below, and switch to a sub 5:00 strategy with Plan B in case Plan A [...]

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