A long distance Runners Weblog [ Hari ]

"GO BANANAS" Run

That's the name of the Run schedule for tomorrow. Runners get to eat unlimited supply of bananas at the end of the run. This i'm sure will have all the runners excited. That's the idea anyway.

The run starts off at 5.25 a.m from Dimensions Gym to besant nagar and then we "GO BANANAS"

This whole thing was thought by Shumit

Inspirations to Run

I missed today's midweek Long Slow Distance run schedule. Got up only at 5.30 a.m !!!!
Thought I'll skip the run. But while having coffee I realized I have a new dri-fit  t-shirt  given to me by a running buddy and was going through the latest Runners World magazine both which I got just yesterday.
That was it !!! I changed my mind!!!
Wearing a new tee or going through a Runners World magazine can get you going !!!

Knew that the group would have started their LSD. Nevertheless, I got in to my running gear and I was on road by 6.00 a.m running on the planned route hoping to meet the group runners whom I knew would be returning back.

Ran a 5kms distance today, Yes, I missed out on 13 kms schedule today. But I was pleased that I did run. Will make up for this another day.

Run / Fun with Chennairunners

Training is turning out very exciting with Chennairunners, this morning, around 12 of us ran a distance of around 5 kms along the Marina.
We all ran in a single file and the last runner had to overtake the first runner and so on along the entire distance.. Now this may sound easy, but this really is like interval training, but fun filled.

Tomorrow we are running a 15 kms run , where the slow runners start atleast 10 mins ahead and then the rest follow, just so that we all finish together

It's never been this exciting before , now that we have a lot of runners with the same passion for running, each member has different innovative ideas / training plans / recovery solutions for fellow runners

Chennairunners

Chennairunners are planning a lot of activities in the coming months. Training plans for the half marathon, full marathon which i hope everyone will stick to.

Website is registered, content is ready and needs to be uploaded. We are planning  discussion forums, upcoming marathon events et al.New Members could register directly on the site.

Logo is designed ( not sure if the tagline is decided). We'd be deciding on all these tomorrow

Weekend Run - May 6th

Chennairunners  have got in to serious training for the Bangalore Midnight Marathon. See a lot of participation from fellow runners , not just on weekends, but on weekdays as well. Though all of us start very early in the morning at 5.00 a.m, the weather gets too hot by 6.15 a.m and just unable to continue after around 15 kms. But having the half marathon as a target for Bangalore midnight marathon, i guess this distance training would do for the time being. Most of the runners are contemplating to run in the treadmill in the weeks ahead.

Running in humid conditions

Temperature in Chennai is around 30 degrees Centigrade early mornings!! Heard feedbacks from the London Marathon that it was 21 degrees C and everyone felt that was very hot !! They in fact had walk in showers to help the runners. Now compare that with Chennai which gets hotter during the day.
Have started following up with the temperature in Bangalore, with the Bangalore Midnight marathon date approaching. Afternoons are around 30 degrees, so night would atleast 25 or 23 degrees, which sounds perfect for me.
Runners participating in Bangalore Midnight marathon need to watch out for Saturday night Late partying crowd heading back home. Wouldn't want to run in to them during the marathon !!!!

60 kms ina week

Completed 60 kms in a week finally. Would want to increase that to 80 kms per week gradually.
Today's 10.8 kms run was tough due to humidity. Was slower than the usual 8.3 minutes/ mile. But satisfied with the week's training schedule with EZ runs / Speed intervals / fartlek /longruns and uphills.
Expecting a good turnout for our regular group weekend run. See a lot of enthusiasm among beginners.