To quench my thirst for watching some exiting International Badminton action, I would be going to Hyderabad to see the Indian Open 2008 Badminton Grand Prix. Some of the world’s best are in action, for the first time in India and I hope to have 3 amazing days away from the routine life. I have [...]
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I would have loved to run this race, which took place yesterday (Nov 25th), but for my commitment for the Singapore marathon. This was the first time that the Chip Timing was introduced in any race in India, other than the Mumbai and Delhi runs. It was reported that about 30,000 runners participated in the [...]
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Target time: 2:04:59, Time achieved: 2:04:16 Well, I guess I managed to surprise even myself. I was on target at this pace in my practice sessions, but they were all less that 21K and I had the liberty of taking water breaks at my convenience. The day started early, getting up at 4:30 am as [...]
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Reached Hyderabad by Spice in the morning and went straight to the event organizers (Catpro) office for collecting my running number. Met Vivek from Pune there, who told me about an interesting theory on running long distance with the front of your foot landing before the rest. Went to Hotel Raj Classic Inn, located on [...]
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The last few weeks (or rather, the weekends) have been pretty good for my running. Below is the progress monitor: Week T-3: 17:52 lap (5 laps) – 6:16 pace/km – 2:12:15 (extrapolation for half marathon) Week T-2: 16:18 lap (5 laps) – 5:42 pace/km – 2:00:39 Week T-1: 16:35 lap (6 laps) – 5:49 pace/km [...]
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My running season just got a big boost as I have registered for the Hyderabad Half Marathon for Nov 26th. I also registered for the Mumbai Marathon, I’ll be doing a half there. So, in all, lots of good times ahead in the coming days! I have’nt been to Hyderabad yet, so it would be [...]
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I am thinking of going for the Hyderabad Half, scheduled for Nov 26th, 2006. The website for the event is at http://www.hyderabad10k.com/. Should be fun, an I’ve never been to Hyderabad before. The site mentions “online registration” availability soon, though I am always cautious about these things never making it at all. The entry fee [...]
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It is now confirmed. The Hyderabad Midnight run has been postponed to November 19th. It was originally scheduled for September 24th. BTW, the Delhi marathon has also been rescheduled to Dec 11th, 2005.
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