This first of a kind event in India has been announced with the launch of the unofficial website at http://bangalore-ultra.blogspot.com/. The event is planned to be held on Dec 16th, 2007. Given the way these guys are planning for the event, and their professional approach… I have no doubts that this would be a big [...]
I was not able to participate this time… but here are the results for record. This was also the first time that the previous years results were NOT bettered in either the Men’s or Women’s categories, looks like it was really HOT Complete results may be accessed at: mikatiming Women’s marathon:1. Yang Ziao Shu (Chn) [...]
Painfully, I took the decision of skipping the Mumbai marathon. My ankle continues to hurt… and I did not want to go there and do some easy running. Maybe there is a silver lining in the clouds, with the upcoming Delhi Marathon.
My buildup to the Mumbai Marathon (Half) has been nowhere near the best I had hoped for. The ankle pain which started in later weeks of December continues, and I continue to run with the pain. The only precaution I am taking is that I have cut down my long run pace from race pace [...]
As published on the event website: 2007 2006———————————————–Total Number of Participants: 30,000 (28000)Full Marathon: 3,000 ( 3000)Half Marathon: 7,000 ( 5000)Dream Run: 14,000 (18000)Senior Citizens: 3,000 ( 2000)Wheelchair Event: 200 ( 100)———————————————– Somehow… the total count is not adding up correctly for 2007 … maybe some runners are vaporware?
The year is going to start with a bang with the Mumbai marathon (Jan 21) just a couple of weeks away. I would be doing the half there, looking forward to a sub-2 time, though I am a bit worried with my ankle sprain continuing for a few weeks now. I have cut down on [...]