🌅 Monday Musings | Learn. Reflect. Execute.

 

🌅 Monday Musings | Learn. Reflect. Execute.

 📚 Learning (30%) | 🤔 Reflection (30%) | 🚀 Execution (40%)

 Growth is not just about acquiring knowledge. It comes from balancing three essential elements:

 📚 Learning (30%) – Continuously expand your knowledge, skills, and perspectives. Stay curious and invest time in understanding new ideas and experiences.

 🤔 Reflection (30%) – Pause to think about what worked, what didn't, and why. Reflection turns information into insight and experience into wisdom.

 🚀 Execution (40%) – Apply what you have learned. Ideas create value only when they are put into action. Execution is where learning and reflection translate into tangible results.

 Many people learn. Some reflect. But those who consistently grow are the ones who learn, reflect, and execute in a balanced way.

💡 Knowledge informs. Reflection refines. Execution transforms.

17 Aug:💡 The Feynman Technique: Learn by Teaching

 💡 The Feynman Technique: Learn by Teaching

Richard Feynman, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, believed that true understanding is demonstrated by the ability to explain a concept in simple terms.

The technique is straightforward:

📚 Choose a concept you want to learn.

📝 Explain it in simple language, as if you were teaching it to someone with no prior knowledge.

🔍 Identify the gaps where you struggle to explain clearly or become overly dependent on jargon.

📖 Go back and learn those areas again until you can explain them simply.

🔄 Repeat the process until the explanation is clear, concise, and easy to understand.

The core principle is:

💬 "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."

Whether learning a new technology, a business process, or a leadership concept, the act of simplifying and teaching often reveals the difference between memorizing information and truly understanding it.

Have a great week ahead! 🚀

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 34 Update

 🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 34 Update

June and July  was not one of my best Months.

I could feel some slackness creeping into my routine, and the consistency that I have been trying to build over the year started slipping. There were days when it was easier to postpone, easier to skip, and easier to tell myself that I would make it up later.

But running has taught me one important lesson:

Every fall is an opportunity to rise again.

This Month is not about pace, mileage, or personal bests. It is about recognizing where I am, accepting it, and taking the first step back towards consistency.

The positive side is that over the last 4 weeks, the mileage has been steadily increasing, and I can feel the endurance base slowly coming back. The focus now is to convert that mileage into consistency and performance.

🎯 Current Running Goals

I now have two clear goals:

1. Consistently run a 10K in under 60 minutes

2. Complete a Half Marathon in under 2 hours

The Sub-60 10K was achieved once, but the next challenge is to make it repeatable. Similarly, the Half Marathon goal will require a combination of endurance, pacing, strength, and discipline.

The goal now is simple:

• Show up.

• Follow the plan.

• Build the habit again.

• Stay consistent.

I have been here before. Every meaningful improvement in my running journey has come after a period of struggle, adjustment, and restarting.

So this is not a setback.

This is simply one more rise after a fall.

The focus for the coming weeks will be on:

• Increasing consistency

• Maintaining mileage

• Improving pace discipline

• Working towards a consistent Sub-60 10K

• Building endurance for a Sub-2 Half Marathon

One run at a time.
One day at a time.

The journey continues. 👟

Monday Musings-10/Aug | Learn FIRST. Learn FAST. Make MISTAKES. Correct FAST. Don’t REPEAT.

⚡ Learn FIRST. Learn FAST. Make MISTAKES. Correct FAST. Don’t REPEAT.

We often focus on getting things right the first time.

But when we are solving new problems, taking on bigger responsibilities, or working in unfamiliar situations, mistakes are inevitable.

 🎯 What matters is how quickly we learn and adapt.

📚 Learn FIRST
⚡ Learn FAST
🧪 Make MISTAKES
🔄 Correct FAST
🚫 Don’t REPEAT — a mistake becomes valuable only when we learn from it.

 In a fast-changing world, we may not always have the luxury of knowing everything before we begin.

 The goal isn't to make zero mistakes. It's to make new mistakes, learn faster, and become better each time.

 Have a great week ahead! 🚀

 

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬-3/𝐀𝐮𝐠 | 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

 

Monday Musings-3/Aug  | Build the Project. Build the Organization

I came across the inspiring story of Skyroot Aerospace.

 

📩 In 2018, founders Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka, then ISRO engineers, reached out to entrepreneur Mukesh Bansal through a cold LinkedIn message with an ambitious dream — to build rockets privately in India.

 

Bansal responded, met them that weekend, and eventually became their first investor with ₹10 crore.

At that point, there was no rocket, no established private space ecosystem in India, and certainly no guarantee of success.

What existed was a bold vision and the conviction to pursue it.

 

🚀 Years later, Skyroot would go on to make history with India's first privately developed rocket launch.

But what stayed with me was the advice Bansal gave the founders:

 

💬 “Always do the right thing. This journey will be much longer and much harder than you imagine. Build two things with equal importance — the product and the organization.”

 

💡 A great reminder for all of us.

Whatever we are building — a product, program, interfaces,  capability or transformation — what we deliver matters, but so does the team and organization we build along the way.

 

🚀 Build the outcome. Build the organization. And always do the right thing.

Have a wonderful week ahead! ✨

July Running

 Some how lost the consistency and need to build it back, this is the challenge i have been facing in past and fell prey to the same.

Need to get this cone corrected, I think the mail reason is not focussing with an event.

Hope the august will be targetted better.

Actions to  be Taken

1.Dont miss 2 consecutive Days

2. Target Weekl Mileage.

🌅 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 | 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 26

 🌅 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 | 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 26

🎬 Over the weekend, I had a chance to watch The Odyssey. It was a great experience, especially on the big screen. Beyond the scale of the story, what stayed with me was how different characters and moments carried different messages about the journey we all go through.

💭𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞:

🎯 Making it to our “𝐈𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐚” — reaching our destination and fulfilling our true purpose — takes more than battling the monsters around us. Sometimes, the more important battle is with the monsters within.

🪞 Our fears, doubts, ego, impatience, resistance to change, or even the comfort of staying where we are can sometimes become bigger obstacles than the challenges in front of us.

🌊 At work and in life, we will always have our own versions of rough seas and unexpected challenges. We may not control all of them, but we can choose 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

🧭 Perhaps the journey is not only about 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲..

🌱 As we start another week, a thought to carry with us:

❓ ❓ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 “𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧” 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐚?

✨ Have a wonderful week ahead!

 

#MondayMusings #MondayMotivation #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #SelfReflection #GrowthMindset #Purpose #Resilience #SelfLeadership #TeamInspiration #ContinuousLearning #JourneyToSuccess #Ithaca #TheOdyssey #NewWeekNewPerspective

Running Journey : Week 24/25 Update

 Running Journey : Week 24/25 Update

The week of 24 was washout nothing much was done, this really tested my consistency and due to other priorities especially the bad sleep pushed me out of the consistenly.

I ensure week 25 shoule be controlled back and managed to complete all run sessions and the Gym is yet to resume back.

Managing the time is becoming priority, as there are some time to be planned for others tasks in the morning.

So the plan is to hit the roads by 5.00 , and i am running around my backyard to save my travelling time

The below workouts is the summary

June 18 - 6 Kms Planned completed but could not do the steps.

June 20 - 1 Hour run it was, i managed to clock 9.2 Kms in 60 Mins

June 21- 5 Km Run ( SLR) Manged to complete it at 6.5 Pace.

One good thing i can put here is the consisteny in the Diet, I have planned to be on lighter diet as below.

2-3 Chappati/Roti - Break fast/Lunch/ Dinner

2 - Egg - Breakfast / Lunch

1- Cup of Curd.-Break fast/Lunch/ Dinner

This is going to be 100 Meal program out which 24 meal was sucessfull and today 25th meal has become a cheat. So 1/4 of the target is completed.

So the target for this week 

Workout 1  - Run + Gym - Not to skip

Workout 2- Evening Yoga/ Stretches to be added

Diet - To continue same may be add some veggies along with this.

The weight is hoovering around 72 and need to bring down to 70 and stay consistent here.

will keep you posted on the progress.

Nature Walk - Bangalore University !!

 I was happy to be part of the Nature walk in the Bangalore university !!

Running Journey : Week 23 Update

 🏃‍♂️ HM Training Journey 2026 – Week 6 / 16 Update

We are now at Week 6 of the 16-week Half Marathon training plan.

To be honest, the journey is not going exactly as planned.

The initial momentum after the Sub-60 10K slowly faded, and over the last 3 weeks !! I haven't been able to follow the training plan as consistently as I would have liked. Between work, travel, routine changes, and a few other priorities, the HM preparation has not received the same attention that the 10K training block received.

However, instead of worrying about the missed sessions, I have decided to focus on one thing:

👉 Consistency from this week onwards.

Sometimes the goal is not to have a perfect training plan. The goal is to get back on track.

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📊 Current Status

• Week 6 of 16 completed

• Training not fully aligned with the plan

• Long runs need more consistency

• Strength training needs to be restarted regularly

• Nutrition continues to be the biggest challenge

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The positive side is that I still have enough time to build towards the goal if I stay disciplined over the coming weeks.

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🎯 Goal Remains the Same

The target is still:

Sub-2 Half Marathon
🏃 21.1 KM in under 120 minutes

The timeline may have become tighter, but the goal remains unchanged.

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🧠 Key Takeaway

The biggest lesson from the 10K journey was:

"It's okay to sink, but don't skip."

I need that reminder again.

Not every week will be perfect.
Not every run will feel great.

But showing up consistently will always beat waiting for the perfect week.

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🔁 Looking Ahead

For the next  weeks, the focus is simple:

• Follow the training plan

• Prioritize long runs

• Restart strength workouts

• Improve nutrition gradually

• Stay injury-free

No shortcuts.

Just consistency.

Let's see where the next 1 weeks take me.

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 18, 19 & 20 Update

 

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 18, 19 & 20 Update

After several weeks of structured training and the excitement of achieving the Sub-60 10K milestone, the last few weeks were intentionally different.

Sometimes progress also means knowing when to slow down.

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🧘 Week 18 & 19 – Keeping It Easy

For Week 18 and Week 19, I did not focus on structured running.

No intense workouts.
No target pace sessions.
No pressure on mileage.

The idea was simple:
👉 Keep it easy and allow the body and mind to recover.

After a long training block, this small pause felt important. It helped reset the body, recover from accumulated fatigue, and mentally refresh for the next phase.

One thing I’m slowly learning in this journey:

Recovery is also part of training.

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🎯 Week 20 – New Goal, New Journey

Now comes the next challenge 👟

🏁 Half Marathon Training Begins

Week 20 marks the start of a new training cycle — preparing for a:

🔥 Sub-2 Half Marathon Goal

🎯 21 KM in 120 Minutes

This is now the next milestone.

The approach will once again go back to:

• Following a structured training plan

• Building endurance gradually

• Improving pace discipline

• Focusing on recovery and strength

The 10K journey taught me an important lesson:

Consistency beats intensity when repeated over weeks.

That same mindset will continue into the HM preparation.

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📈 Focus Areas for HM Training

Compared to 10K preparation, the Half Marathon journey will need more attention on:

• 🏃 Long runs

• ⚡ Sustained pacing

• 🥗 Nutrition & hydration

• 🧘 Recovery management

• 🏋️ Strength & mobility

The goal is not just to complete 21K — but to complete it strongly within the target time.

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🧠 Key Realization

Every time a goal is achieved, a new starting line appears.

From:

• Running consistently
  → to Sub-60 10K

Now:

• Sub-2 Half Marathon 🎯

The journey continues once again.

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🔁 Looking Ahead

The plan now is simple:

• Trust the training plan

• Stay injury free

• Build mileage patiently

• Respect recovery

• Stay disciplined

A new chapter starts from Week 20 👟

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 Week 17 : Sub-60 Achieved – My 10K Journey

 

🏃‍♂️ Sub-60 Achieved – My 10K Journey (Virtual Run)

59:54 – Sub 1 Hour 10K ✔️

Finally crossed a milestone that I’ve been working towards for weeks — completing a 10K in under 60 minutes, and that too through a virtual run.

This wasn’t just about one run. It was about weeks of consistency, discipline, and small improvements adding up.

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📊 The Journey Behind the Timing

This result is built on a structured journey over the past few weeks:

• 🗓 10+ weeks of consistent training

• 🏃 Mix of interval runs, hill repeats, steady runs, and long runs

• 🏋️ Added strength training to support endurance

• ⏰ Early morning 5:30 AM runs becoming a habit

• 📈 Gradual pace improvement from 6:30 → 5:48 range

A key turning point was the time trial (9.5 KM @ 5:48 pace) — that’s when sub-60 started to feel real.

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🧠 What Made the Difference

A few simple principles that worked for me:

• 🔁 Consistency over perfection

  “It’s ok to sunk, but don’t skip.”

• 🎯 Follow the plan

  “Not a mile more, not a mile less.”

• 🧘 Warm-up, cool-down & drills became non-negotiable

• 📊 Using data (Garmin insights) to understand pace & effort

• More Importantly - The Mindset of Unlearning and Learning | Adopting to the coaching Plan

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⚠️ What Still Needs Work

Not everything was perfect:

• 🍽️ Diet discipline — still a work in progress

• 🏋️ Strength & core consistency — room to improve

• ✈️ Managing travel + training balance

And that’s okay. The journey continues.

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🏁 Virtual but Meaningful

Even though this was not on the official race track of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru, the effort, preparation, and result feel just as real.

Running virtually taught me one thing:
👉 The real race is with yourself.

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🔁 What’s Next

• Build on this momentum

• Improve pace further

• Focus on nutrition & recovery

• Target the next level 🚀

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🙌 Gratitude

Thanks to everyone who supported, motivated, and inspired along the way — especially the Jaynagar Jaguar Running Community, Coach, Bangalore University Team !!! 

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#RunningJourney #Sub60 #10K #Consistency #KeepRunning #FitnessGoals

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 16 Update

 

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 16 Update

Week 16 comes right after achieving the Sub-60 10K milestone, and the focus now is shifting towards maintaining consistency and consolidating performance.

This week was about steady effort, controlled pacing, and staying in rhythm.

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📊 Training Highlights

🟢 Apr 18 – Long Effort

• 10.88 KM

• ⏱ 1:07:32

• ⚡ 6:12/km pace

• ❤️ Avg HR: 151

• ⛰ Elevation: 245 m

A good endurance run. Pace was steady despite elevation — shows improving strength.

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🟢 Apr 16 – Strong 10K Effort

• 10.09 KM

• ⏱ 1:01:39

• ⚡ 6:07/km pace

• ❤️ Avg HR: 155

• ⛰ Elevation: 229 m

This run stands out — close to race pace with controlled effort.
Good indication that the sub-60 effort is now repeatable with consistency.

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🟢 Apr 14 – Recovery / Hill Impact Run

• 9.85 KM

• ⏱ 1:07:26

• ⚡ 6:51/km pace

• ❤️ Avg HR: 145

• ⛰ Elevation: 303 m

Slower pace, but higher elevation.
A good example of listening to the body and adjusting effort.

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📈 What This Week Shows

• 🏃 Comfortable running in the 10K+ range

• ⚡ Pace stabilizing between 6:05 – 6:15/km

• ❤️ Heart rate under control even in longer efforts

• ⛰ Handling elevation better than before

This is less about pushing limits and more about building consistency after a milestone.

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🧠 Key Takeaways

• Post milestone, the focus shifts from chasing time → sustaining performance

• Not every run needs to be fast — easy and steady runs matter

• Effort-based running (pace + HR + elevation) is becoming clearer

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🔁 Looking Ahead

• Maintain consistency in 10K distance runs

• Gradually bring more structure back (intervals, strength)

• Focus on recovery, diet, and injury prevention

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📌 Closing Note

Week 16 is a reminder:
The goal is not just to achieve a milestone…
but to build the ability to repeat it 👟

Previous Blog Posts: 🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 14 & 15 Update

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 14 & 15 Update

 🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 14 & 15 Update

These two weeks were a strong mix of endurance, pace work, and long runs. Training is clearly in the peak phase now, and I can feel the improvement in both pace and confidence.

The 10-week TCS training plan is also at its peak — completing Week 8 with a time trial.

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📊 Training Highlights

• ❌ Missed 3 sessions due to ill health

• ✔️ Still managed to follow the plan as much as possible

• 🎯 Completed a Time Trial on April 12 — very promising result

🟢 Time Trial Result

55 Minutes Run

• Distance: 9.5 KM

• Pace: 5:48/km

• Avg HR: 157 | Max HR: 171

• Cadence: Avg 170 / Max 178

• Stride Length: 1.01 m

This run has definitely built confidence. The pace is now getting closer to the sub-60 goal.

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🏁 Eyes on TCS 10K

• This will be a Virtual Run

• Planning to repeat the same route where I did the time trial

• ⏳ 2 more weeks to go – April 26 (D-Day)

The focus now is to stay consistent and arrive fresh.

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🧠 Key Takeaways

• Enjoying the journey more than ever 👟

• Following the coach’s instruction:
  👉 “Not a mile more, not a mile less”

• Trusting the process and sticking to the plan

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🔁 Looking Ahead

• 🎯 Target: Sub-60 10K

• 🥗 Give more attention to diet discipline

• ✈️ Manage travel and overall fitness levels

• 🧘 Stay injury-free and maintain recovery

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The hard work is almost done.
Now it’s about execution on the day 👊

To Read about the March Running updates : https://hummingbirdd.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-running-report.html

March 2026- Running Report

 

🏃‍♂️ March Running Update – 2026 Summary

March has been a month of structure, consistency, and real progress in my running journey. From just building mileage to now training with intent, I can clearly see the shift.

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📊 Monthly Highlights

• ✅ Consistently followed the training plan across weeks

• ✅ Crossed 140+ KM for March and Last 3 Months total 400 KMS  aprox 

• ✅ Completed all key workouts:

• • Interval runs

  • Hill repeats

  • Steady & paced runs

• 🎯 Achieved a major milestone: Sub 60 mins 10K (59:59)

The pace is now stabilizing around the 6:20–6:30/km range, with a clear roadmap to improve further.

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🏁 Eyes on TCS 10K

Preparation continued for the TCS World 10K Bengaluru.

• Registered for the Virtual Run (April 26)

• Exploring an opportunity to be a Guide Runner

• Target remains: Sub 1 Hour 10K

Even though I missed the official race registration, the goal and training remain unchanged.

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🏋️ Training Evolution

March saw a more structured approach to training:

• Added gym & strength training

• Included intervals, hill repeats, and paced runs

• Started focusing on pace discipline and endurance balance

One key improvement:
👉 Warm-up, cool-down, and drills became consistent habits

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🧠 Key Learnings

• Consistency is now becoming a habit, not an effort

• “It’s ok to suck than to skip” — this mindset helped on tough days

• Better understanding of pace, heart rate, and Garmin data

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⚠️ Areas to Improve

• Diet discipline is still not in place

• Strength & core workouts need more consistency

• Occasional misses (like long runs) need better planning.

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🔁 Looking Ahead (April Focus)

• ⏳ Final weeks before TCS 10K

• 🔥 Short phase of peak intensity training

• 🧘 Followed by tapering

• 🥗 Bring discipline into nutrition

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📌 Closing Note

March was the month where things started to come together.
From just running → to training with purpose.

The goal is now within reach.
All that’s needed is consistent execution 👟

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 13 Update

 🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 13 Update

Week 13 done. The journey is now getting more structured and intentional. I can see the momentum building, and the training is slowly aligning with the goal.

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📊 Training Highlights

This week had a good mix of workouts, with most of the plan executed:

• 🟢 Paced Run (Sat)

  • 7.5 KM | 48:49

  • Avg Pace 6:30/km | Best Pace 4:26/km

  • Controlled effort, good pacing discipline

• 🟢 Interval Run (Thu)

  • 9.69 KM | 1:01:12

  • Avg Pace 6:19/km

  • Strong session, pushing pace while staying consistent

• 🟢 Hill Repeats (Tue)

  • 9.67 KM | 1:03:25

  • Avg Pace 6:33/km

  • Tough workout, but managed well

• 🟢 Gym Sessions (Wed & Fri)

  • Managed to hit the gym twice

• 🔴 Long Run (Sun)

  • Missed this session

Overall, most of the key workouts were completed. Missing the long run is something to correct next week.

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🏁 Eyes on TCS 10K

Week 6 of training completed successfully for the TCS World 10K Bengaluru.

• Momentum is clearly building 📈

• Sub 60 mins for 10K looks achievable with continued consistency

• Registered for the Virtual Run on April 26

• Awaiting confirmation for Guide Runner opportunity

The goal is getting more real now.

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🧠 Key Takeaways

• ✅ Warm-up / Cool-down / Drills – 100% followed

• ⚠️ Gym & core workouts – slight slippage

• ⚠️ Diet – still not under control

Warm-up and drills are now becoming a strong habit, which is helping with overall consistency and recovery.

Diet continues to be the biggest gap — needs focus.

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🔁 Looking Ahead

With a few weeks to go:

• Stay consistent with all workouts (especially long runs)

• Maintain pace discipline

• Bring back focus on strength and core

• Improve diet gradually

The path is clear now.
Just need to stay consistent and execute 👟

Running Journey 2026 – Week 12 Update

 🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 12 Update

Moving into Week 12 of the running journey, I can clearly see progress building on top of the consistency from Week 11. These two weeks have been about execution, confidence, and small milestones.

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📊 Training Highlights

A few important wins over the last two weeks:

• ✅ Crossed 100+ KM monthly mileage

• ✅ Completed all planned workouts

  • Interval run

  • Hill repeats

  • Steady pace runs

  • Target pace run

• 🎯 Sub 60 mins for 10K achieved – 59:59 (flat surface)

That sub-60 mark is a big confidence booster. It shows that the training is moving in the right direction.

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🏁 Eyes on TCS 10K

For the TCS World 10K Bengaluru, I missed the regular registration.

However, there is a small possibility of being part of the event as a guide runner( Helping a visullay impaired runner in the Event as a Guide Runner) . If that happens:

• First → Complete the guide run responsibility

• Then → Go for my own virtual 10K run

Either way, I want to be part of the experience.

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🧠 Key Takeaways

• I can feel that I am rewiring my running muscles — endurance and pacing are improving

• Also getting more comfortable with Garmin data and tracking, which is helping understand performance better

• ⚠️ Diet is still a struggle — consistency is missing and needs more focus

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🔁 Looking Ahead

• ⏳ 4 weeks to go for TCS 10K

• 🔥 Next 2 weeks → Peak intensity training

• 🧘 After that → Taper phase

The focus now is simple:

• Maintain consistency

• Sharpen pace

• Improve recovery and nutrition

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The journey is getting more structured now.
From just running → to training with purpose 👟

KNS_Karpgagm College of Higher Education

 Last week, one thought stood out clearly:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
I had the privilege of delivering a keynote session on Digital Leadership at the International Seminar hosted by Karpagam Academy of Higher Education on “Envisioning Management: Global Perspectives on AI, Sustainability, and Digital Leadership.”
With participation from 103 institutions and 170 research teams, the event brought together powerful ideas, insightful keynotes, and inspiring academic contributions.
Engaging with MBA students and sharing perspectives on how leaders must act as 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐬 in today’s digital world was truly fulfilling.
For me, sessions like these are more than speaking opportunities—they are a way of giving back to education and contributing to the next generation of leaders !
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