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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 another of those [...]

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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 Without [...]

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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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Mumbai Marathon 2010 Update: A month to go!

December 19, 2009

Less than a month to go for the 7th edition of the Mumbai Marathon. My training is going good for a third crack at the holy distance at Mumbai. I have gone through a marathon and a 30K over the last two weekends, and my legs, particularly the calves seem to be holding up well. [...]

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Mumbai Marathon training, Badminton and Football

December 15, 2009

What a weekend it was which just went by! My training for the last few months had seen more downs than ups. Now that I recall, it has been about 50KM of running in the preceding 2 months. Thats right, this includes a fitness check run of 7KM a day before the Delhi Half Marathon, [...]

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2nd Gurgaon Marathon: Race Report and Results

December 7, 2009

The signs were ominous. I was really short of match practice (training) before the big day, which had crept up really fast. The last few months had been woeful. First, I got this left calf injury when preparing for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 4 weeks before the event date (Nov 1st). So, it was [...]

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Mumbai Marathon 2010 Route Decided: A new history!

December 4, 2009

Well, well, well. This is one incredible news, and to which a friend of mine had given a hint, and which I really thought was just one of those rumours going around. Incredible as it may sound, the 2010 Mumbai Marathon will see the half marathon and the full marathon starting from different points. Amazed? [...]

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Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2009 Route Map

October 2, 2009

Yesterday, I received the acceptance letter from the event organizers of the Delhi Half Marathon (both email as well as the paper), and also the event booklet with details like the route map, start time, and other arrangements for the race day. Since I was a “really” quick registrant, I got a running number of [...]

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Shah Rukh Khan to run at Delhi Half Marathon?

September 30, 2009

Now this is some breaking news about the king of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, coming to Sadi Dilli for running at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Nov 1st!
The actor, who is a Delhite himself, is euphoric over the idea of running with Delhi for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon in November. Shah Rukh was [...]

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