My journey of earning the coveted Ironman badge at Goa IM 70.3. This is the second part of the two part blog where I relive the expo and race day exprience.
Earning the Ironman badge @ Goa IM 70.3 – Part 2 (Expo & Race Day)
Earning the Ironman badge @ Goa IM 70.3 – Part 1 (Build-up to the race)
My journey of earning the coveted Ironman badge at Goa IM 70.3. This is the first part of the two part blog where I relive the journey from registration upto the race day.
12 Hour Stadium Run (BLR Mar 2023) – Finally hitting the 90s
Having had a good season in 2022-23 (highlight being a 3:34 finish in Delhi Marathon), I was eagerly looking forward to the last major race of the season - 12 Hours Solo at the Bengaluru Stadium Run. While the initial goal was to hit 100K in 12 hours, I revised the target to 90s as... Continue Reading →
Breaking the 3:40 FM barrier @ New Delhi Marathon 2023
New Delhi Marathon 2023 was one of my best marathons so far and it will remain etched in my memory forever. 3 things stood out for me: I broke the 3:40 barrier for the first time with a 3:34 finish Ran it as per the plan - to the tee as they say Came at... Continue Reading →
Breaking the sub 4 FM barrier
It took some time coming. To be totally honest, it actually took more time than I'd thought. I was hoping to break the sub 4 barrier at Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM) 2019. But, I bonked spectacularly at 32Km mark to earn my first DNF ever. 4 weeks later, New Delhi Marathon (NDM) 2019, I though... Continue Reading →
Khardung La Challenge 2019 (72km)
Khardung La Challenge (KDC) was one of my BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) of 2019 season (all puns intended)! The other one was Comrades. I had to skip Comrades so KDC assumed even greater importance. In 2018, I had run Ladakh Marathon and KDC 2019 was penciled in at the finish line back then. And,... Continue Reading →
My first running century – 100k at Hennur Bamboo Ultra
My Ultra-marathon journey started in 2017. The day I ran my first 50Km, I had made a promise to myself to score a running century soon. I came close to doing this twice in 2018 - Bengaluru 12 hour stadium run where I touched 88Km and Hennur Ultra 2018 where I finished my 80Km and... Continue Reading →
Making others RUN – PSN Run for a Cause
18 February 2019 was an awesome Sunday morning. Usually, my Sunday mornings are spent over a long run, which is also awesome, by the way. :-D. But, this Sunday was different. We made people run. 700+ people to support a noble cause of funding education of unprivileged children. PSN Run For a Cause is an... Continue Reading →
My first DNF – Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019
DNF (Did Not Finish) is a very painful word in the context of running. But, it is said that every runner - no matter how big or small, fast or slow, amateur or pro, will have a DNF (atleast one if not many). I tasted my first DNF at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019 (TMM).... Continue Reading →
Hyderabad Triathlon (Oly) – An eventful beginning of a new journey
As a runner, Triathlon always fascinated me. Reason is simple - Triathlons are the pinnacle of endurance sports and there is element of awe associated with a Triathlete even within the endurance athletes. Read up about likes of Mark Allen, Dave Scott, Jan Frodeno & Alistair Brownlee and you will end up with a massive... Continue Reading →
On The Run with Aashu 