2017- 10 X 10 - Day 3 # Join a Running Group

It is Day 3 of my running 10 X 10 series and after landing late in night i managed to start my running late @ 9.00 AM and completed it. As i had issues in my shoe i have to run barefoot.

In today's post i am writing about why it is important to start running in a group ? If you are a newbie and missed do read about my previous  posts about #1 Be shameless and  #2 Take Baby Steps

Why running in group is important ?
1. The running group will help you keep your spirits high and will motivate you in multiple ways.
2. You will get to know many fellow runners who have come across many struggles to be consistent in running.
3. You get many tips and tricks about posture, pace, hydration, nutrition etc.
4.  You will also get tips to plan your running goal.
5. You will get some running buddies who may give you a Lift, Wake up call etc.


and many more advantages of being in group can be experienced. 

How to join the Running Group? - Just google or search in face book or register for an running event - You will be wondered to see the numbers

In case if there is no group - Then you are luck to start the one and tag with other group.

Happy running.

2017-10-x-10-Day 2 # Take Baby Steps
 
2017-10-x-10 Day 1 # Be Shameless

My First 10 KM Run 

My First Half Marathon 

50 KM - Ultra - Lord Of Rings - Ahmedabad

2017- 10 X 10 - Day 2 # Baby Steps

Day 2 of my 10 X 10. Always for any milestone we plan the day2 is more important to keep the momentum in live. In this 10 X 10 Series i also like to introduce the some of the basic points which many of the newbies ask generally to me and also in multiple forum.

The General Question - How much distance should i run daily? How do i run 5 KM or 10 KM?

The answer for this is simple - It is called Baby Steps.

#3. Baby Steps : Trust all would have experienced and noticed that as kids grow a little hand holding is required to make them crawl,stand, walk and run. This happens by nature and not much training. So is the Running not much research and training is required to start the running or any physical activity.

Just take baby steps, start with few meters of walk , jog and walk. So start moving slowly and the rhythm will follow you soon. These Baby steps are required to understand  our physical form ,evaluate them and increase or decrease the intensity progressively. This will also ensure that we do not end up in any injury or hurting ourselves. 
So follow this rule as #2 and keep moving and enjoy Running. 

2017-10-x-10 Day 1 # Be Shameless

My First 10 KM Run 

My First Half Marathon 

50 KM - Ultra - Lord Of Rings - Ahmedabad 

2017- 10 X 10 - Day 1 Be Shameless

I am attempting my 10 X10 running series once again for this year. For some one who is new to running this is about running every day 10 Kms for next 10 days. No Break during this days. This challenge is not driven externally but set by myself or generally every one puts their own challenge. Along with running i also decide to put one lesson on each day that i have learn't and which i recommend for newbies in Running. So in case if you have already run some running event and have participated in long distance running, you can close the browser and carry on then next job, if not then proceed.
#1. Be Shameless
One of the most challenging part i have seen when people ask me about how your run on roads, Don't people stare you, Is it not Awkward to run on roads, Why do you run at this age?
So if you had any such doubts then or if you have been pushing to start this running , then you need to take this first point of running is to be Shameless.  Which means don't mind others and just if you put your health as priority then be #shameless and start focus on running or any other physical fitness that keeps you happy.

The next people should be #shameless is about their physique and attire. I am fat , obesse - how do i run, How do i run on shorts or pants etc.  I reply them we need to run as we are not in shape and this is one physical regimen which we can help you to be back on form. Every one will agree that any marathon what we participate the 30  Year+ Age people outnumber the Younger age group. So all this people are on road to keep them fit and health. 
About the attire i request all to be on comfortable attire that helps them to run and to stay with all the "Performance Fabric" which is on the market. Unless you are on mission to win an Olympic gold medal.

My First 10 KM Run 

My First Half Marathon 

50 KM - Ultra - Lord Of Rings - Ahmedabad 

Give Back Session - Current Trends in the IT for MBA Grads

                        It was indeed a double delight when my travel plans was in sync with the planned guest lecture session to the SNT GAMSAT  college,an exclusive management education academy. As the complete audience was the MBA graduates the topic was aligned with one of the academic papers which was about the Role of the Information Management in ERP, E-Business, E-Governance,BigData, etc.
                  My current project was consuming all my time and i was not able to fully focus on the topics but as i planned to not to go more technical i managed to quickly wind up conceptually on the topics. But as i planned to give some take aways through the slide i have to rely on my transit time during my flights to complete the PPT.
                                      I reached the college as planned @ 9.30 am and had a good reception and discussion with the principal and with regular intros we started the session around 9.45AM. I tried to make the session more interactive and the response started to pickup after few of the casual talks. I was able to understand that the students had lot of questions but hesitant to throw it up to the speaker. So i have to pull them up with many leads and ensure the session was driven interactively. As they were of Management graduates i wanted to keep not much of IT terms but to drive the session with the business terms.
                            We had a quick break and during this break time had an opportunity to visit the facilities of the college. The college was completely Wi-Fi and it is completely accessible to the students , the library was good and the buy 1000 books per year with subscription to many journals and industry publications.It had computer lab with all latest statistical software loaded and for a bigger surprise every student has his own PC with 24/7 access. 














The second half had some more momentum as the topics was on the E-Business, Social Marketing etc for which the students had good response. And the topic on the E-Governance pulled us to discuss on some of the social issues and the roles of individuals etc.And considering the time limit i quickly wrapped up on the CMMI and other topics.
so during the conclusion when were about to wind up the whole session , the Assistant professor introduced me once again to the students that i was her own brother which ended up as sweet surprise to the students.
          I enjoyed the session and as i write this i was also given a good feedback from the students. I personally felt that students are still dis-engaged with the current trends of the industry. I have discussed few points and have to move forward to get them prepared to face the institutions.

Lord of Ring Road - SPRR Ultra - Dont Miss it.

It Was some time in the beginning of March there was an event posted in the Facebook about the SPRR 2017 and one my friend JaiHaithi (Ahemedabad) has shown interest on the same.As i checked for the details across it ended up in knowing about the route which was 76 Kms for and have to be done in the full ring road which means you will be running on the SP Ring Road.

 I wanted to give a try and immediately signed up for it was  mentioned that this will be a self supported Ultra run with no medals and any fancy stuffs across. So just to check on the endurance i registered myself. The whats app group formed after that was used to discuss and post about many things. The event which was to be a self support started to land with many support from many individuals in the due course and before the race day  there were many things that landed for the runners which includes there were multiple cars and volunteers en route  to help you.

As my recent second city is Ahmadabad i am now unofficially running with the ADR PNG group which has many "Running Souls"  who help all the beginner, amateurs, professionals to scale up . I did few runs with this group and have few familiar faces now.

April 8th Evening 6.00 PM and all the runners assembled in the decathlon for collecting the BIB and pre race updates.and post that the event was flagged of by the SPRR team.

As this was a long race i just planned to go by some distance and the circles which we will be crossing every time. The first 10 KMS was good and managed to complete in 1 Hour 15 Mins and later the  20th  Km came at 2.45 Mins. I was able to sense that my pace was coming down and the main reason i think is the improper hydration or excess intake of fluids that were going inside my body. When i reached the 30 KM mark i saw that i have consumed more than 5 hours for this. At the 30th KM we were served with some carbo (Idly) which was actually good and i felt that i had some of my energy back and i was able to push the 42km at 7 Hours this included my Run / Walk Strategy.
The last 6 KM become terrible as the weather was becoming cold and as the biological clock was pushing me for the sleep. I was reminding of some one telling me that always the 'The race starts after you covered your 3/4 distance". And finally managed to reach the 50the KM mark @ around 9 Hours, which was against my original plan of 8 Hours.
Even though i wanted to complete the 76 Kms considering the response my body was giving i felt to end at that point.
And Mr.Ameet who is known to all as Dadda gave me a good stretch and accommodated me in his car to switch my role as volunteer  for the remaining runners who were already ahead and were enroute towards the finish line. This helped me come across few of the determined souls across age groups pushing their body limits, challenging the mental barriers and carrying them towards the finish line. With tons of memories i say that i will conquer this Lord Of the Ring Roads if not this year surely in 2018 edition.

Lessons Learnt:
1) Proper Hydration  / Food intake during the Run.
2) Constant Pace to be maintained.
3) More Endurance practice/ Cross training

21D430AM- How i Failed !

My First Attempt has failed after following this regime for 10 days. As there was a unplanned travel and subsequent course of events on my personal front made me stay away from this challenge. But this is mere excuse as ideally this should have given me a one or day break only. I need to restart and that to immediately.
Lessons Learnt:
1. More time and effective planning was experienced during this days.
2. I was more conscious of how my time was invested or wasted.
3. Early to bed and healthy eating habits is always needed.


Will keep you posted as i start my next phase of journey on this eventually by tomorrow.

21D430AM Challenge - Day 8 & 9

Day 7: 12- Feb-Sunday

The word week end has actually has burried in my mind to take a lean excuse on things that i am focusing across. Today inspite of getting out of sleep @ 4.30 AM i stepped out of bed at 6.30 AM only and all my thoughts were running around to plug in the excuse to stay away from my routines and this happened all day. Not much of productive across. So need to plan it at least when i am alone.

Day 8: 13- Feb-Monday

It was the beginnng of the week and now i wanted to make sure that the plan works for five days and as planned i woke up @ 4.30 AM and moved out of bed by 5.30 AM. 

I am seeing the pattern of waking up and coming out of bed is consuming considerable amount of time. So need to work out to remove this time lag here. So now i have planned to measure this too..

But both days there was amazing morning stills from the nature.