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LSD@ Tulip Resorts & The Forest

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"Sometimes beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost" Quote from Erol Ozan.  ++++  With Work from home for quite a long time now, this was a perfect opportunity to have a good Tri - Workout & rest as much as possible. My LSD's on Saturdays were at the know places like Anjanapura, Apas or Tulip Resorts -all locations with close proximity to Gottigere (Bengaluru). I was getting bored running alone on the usual routes & tried to find new routes which would be challenging & different. New routes which i discovered were - LSD at Ragihalli Forest, DLF Area & Tulip Resorts (Karnataka Forest Reserve) LSD @ Tulip Resorts (19th June, 2021) (Location : Near Banerghatta Road) I have been following the Tri Program with Radstrong Coaching for past 6-7 months, the plan was to do an easy 90 minutes LSD. I was on time to reach the venue by 6AM. Easy warm up and i was off on the tarred road.  The 1st 30 minutes run i took the usual route from the main roa

The Trailblazers - Bisleri Day

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While i sit at home / office worrying about the new mutation of Corona - what's really going to happen. It's chaos everywhere - all over the World. I guess by now, we all want to get out of "Our Houses" and be normal.  One thing that really is "Normal" is the workouts - be it in any form. My motivation comes from Sir's quotes - it's an every day dose that wakes you up, gives the energy to "keep moving" and look forward for a bright colorful day.  Bisleri Day - i had no clue this was going to happen. I missed it. The "Elite Group" is getting ready for their Big Day - The TCS 10k & others - on their attempt to get PB's. After a solid workout session - it was time for a photo shoot. Some took to enjoy the real taste of Water, other's took it at a different level - jumping high like never before.                            If there is Magic on the Planet, it is contained in Water. Photo Credits - Runmith The Trailblazers

Thursday Hill Repeats

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While the world sleeps, i am up in the morning for a jovial day. I love to start my day with a good workout. I always check the Group's WhatsApp messages - mainly the " Morning Quotes" . It only makes me stronger day by day & teaches me new things. 23rd July, 2020 Due to Pandemic, we have not been training in groups. And it has been months since we've done the Hill repeats. I was not comfortable doing the Hill repeats at Meenakshi Mall area - due to the ongoing Covid situation. New Location - Smiling Willows ( Raja Iris) The Hill is in the vicinity of Purva's Project - Smiling Willows, an extension of Sound of Water project. There is a Big-Gate named as Raja Iris on the Begur Koppa route - i am sure if you are a regular visitor on this route -you will be able to spot. The location has long steep climb. The surroundings are green with a variety of long trees. I spotted a few fitness enthusiasts - running or walking. My workouts As this was my 1s

my PB & the pacer

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 This could be one of the best moments - my personal best running the 10k.  10 k Run - time 1hr 03 mnts. If i look back - i used to hate running (that's probably because of my weight and inability to run) but when i found "The Trailblazers" - it completely transformed my life. Timings so far in 10k 1. Bengaluru 10k Challenge, 2018 : 1hr 16 mnts    (my 1st run ever in Bengaluru) 2. Thump 10k, 2018 : 1hr 06 mnts 3. Thump 10k, 2019: 1hr 03 mnts 2 Weeks before On our usual workouts, i got to know that Sandy will be one of the Pacers in 10k (65 mnts) . Since i had achieved a similar time last year, i thought i would be able to do this. I did my trials on  Thursday (28th Nov, 2019) at APAS with face pace mode of 6.45 to 7:10 - got a good time. But i wasn't sure if i would catch up with the pace with Sandy. Divya also confirmed that she would be helping Sandy on the pace. I was optimistic that i would be able to do better than the previous Thump 10k. Prior Prepa

Bengaluru 10K Challenge

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