Tag: Running
This year the Mawana Marathon will be held on Dec 28, 2008.
Update Dec 19: The run will start from Guru Harkrishan Public School, the total distance for the half marathon is 21.097 kms which shall be repeated twice for the full marathon to cover the necessary distance of 42.197 kms.
The entry forms can be had from Mawana Sugars Off at 5th Floor, Kirti Mahal, 19 Rajendra Place, New Delhi
Contact Person : Tejpal Singh 011-25739103 ( 9312464389 )
Last date of submitting entries : 26 Dec , 2008 ( alongwith Rs. 10 in cash )
This run is an annual feature organized under the guidance of Athletic Federation of India (AFI). This year the route is basically same as last year’s … will be published in press shortly. The run starts around India gate. Its an organized run with water stations on the route though not so frequent as ADHM. No traffic flows on the race route … it is a basic no frills run. A lot of services & govt teams take part besides the individual participants.
The cut offs are 4 hrs for the full & 2 hrs for the half with finishers getting timing certificates.
Inputs from Paramvir’s blog:
“…Overall a good route (2 flyovers on the way) … nice cool weather (….the race started at 9.00 from Guru Harkishan Public School, India Gate) and some 4000 runners”
The entry forms can also be downloaded here
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Exciting days ahead
Its getting tense and quite edgy as days go by. Just a few days to go for the CRY Cadence Corporate Citizenship Challenge (5Cs), where I will be participating in Badminton. The practice has not been exactly great, but I am looking forward to the carnival like atmosphere at Modern school, with 45 member teams coming from 16 companies. That makes it 720 participating people alone, and one hell of a crowd.
Meanwhile, runs for Mumbai marathon are going more or less on track. Missed the big one this weekend, but hope to be back to regular training again. It is really difficult to devise a strategy for the run, and I have been thing of some ways:
1. Do an even 1st and 2nd 21Ks, only running
2. Go all out for the first 21K, and then walk/run the rest
3. Follow a run/walk strategy with a 6:1 split
Currently, I am biased towards the third. I will try this in some of my long runs, and see how am I holding up, and then decide.
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Bolt from the blue, and some Lightning!
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Boston Marathon and Lance Armstrong
Today we will see the 112th edition of the Boston Marathon. I hope to follow this closely, and would try to catch the webcast from the official website. In particular, I would be interested in following the progress of Lance Armstrong. Lance, 36, has already done a couple of marathons after getting done with his cycling.
New York Marathon 2007 : 2:46:43
New York Marathon 2006 : 2:59:36
Boston Marathon 2008 : 2:50:58
Lance hopes to do the Boston in under 3 hours today, as mentioned in a Boston Globe interview.
What do others think on how fast can Lance run the 26.2? Here are a few opinions posted at Runners World:
“…So how fast could Armstrong cover 26.2 miles? His coach, Carmichael, says, “Lance will probably rip me when he hears this, but I don’t think he’d run faster than 2:30 to 2:40.” Allen says 2:20 to 2:30. Lucia says sub-2:20 but not sub-2:10. “What are those guys thinking?” asks Swain. “With his aerobic engine, Lance could run 2:10 or better.”
[Update]: Lance does a 2:50 at Boston! The amazing story continues!
His overall position was 488. The race was won by Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya with a time of 2:07:46 (his 4th Boston win). Sunita Williams, the astronaut, also finished this run in 4:20. And yes, I was able to connect to the live webcast and see the finish online!