Well, if you thought I would be talking about my better half, then you are wrong! This is about my third 'half marathon' and the second in Bengaluru Midnight Marathon.I have always had fun running and never missed an opportunity to be part of marathons since I started at the last Bengaluru Midnight Marathon. This time the Bengaluru Midnight Marathon was jinxed due to security concerns raised from the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. But these terrorist bastards can never ruin the true spirit of runners. The marathon was rescheduled to 10th Jan 2009 instead of 13th Dec 2008 and the event was a great success witnessing an unexpected turn out of around 6000 people from various parts of the world.
12:00 midnight IST ushered the start of half marathon, which involved two loops covering a distance of 21.10kms. The running path was around Whitefield and it was a moderately tough path. The inclination varied at least 4-6 times in a loop and the uphill turned out to be quite difficult. My first 16kms involved pure running; but the last 5kms indeed tested my physical limitations involving both walking and running. Having practiced on the thread mills before the actual run with zero inclination, I thought I would complete in about 2hrs. Reality bites; it actually took me 2.5 hours for the run. It was indeed a tough and fun filled run with high spirits as always!
