Run like you stole it

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...

 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...