Have you got registered for
10K run?
How are you practicing?
What is your Bib number?
Should we go by car or
train?
These questions have been
part of my daily discussions with my friends and colleagues for the last couple
of weeks. Finally, the D-day has arrived. I got up at 4.30 am and woke my
friends Manoj, Rajesh and Bob up. We went to Hi-tech city railway station,
parked our car and took a train at 5.50 am. We reached ‘Necklace Road’ station
at 6.10 am. A five minute stroll took us down to the starting point of 10K run.
The race started at 6.40 am when film actor and union minister Mr. Chiranjeevi flagged-off
the event.
Around 8500 participants
turned up for the event. Water and other refreshments were served every 100
metres. ‘Gangnam Style’ music stalls in between kept the
runners energetic. With the policemen and ambulances around, runners
were safe and secure. I finished running 10 kilometers in 63 minutes, four
minutes more than my personal best. I ran the first 5 kilometers in
32 minutes and the next 5 kilometers in 31 minutes.
At the end, I received a
medal for finishing 10 kilometers run and also got some refreshments.
Neither did I develop any sprain in my legs nor did I feel tired throughout the
day. A few trial runs of 10kms, 7kms and 7kms in that order for the last one
week helped me prepare well for this 10K run. Besides, 10K run was very well
organized. Thanks to my friend Swetha for informing me about this event. I also
made sure that a few of my enthusiastic friends and colleagues participate in
this event and run for Aashayein Foundation. This foundation aims to promote
child education.
