Health for me has always been a bit of a sensitive issue :). However, for the past couple of years I have been trying to make the right decisions. Last year I started going to marathons. Specifically the Juhu Marathon which has a dream run leg of 4kms. Now that might not be so much, and my times are also not something that one can be proud of.
However, what matters is that its a step in the right direction.
It’s been my second year going to this marathon, and as always I woke up early and reached the venue with Harshaja. Such events are where she is all happy and bubbly, and I am a grumbling old man. Perhaps its the trepidation of whats to come. There is also an irrational fear of getting too much stressed and having a heart attack.
The venue
The event is held on the Jamnalal School grounds. This is the seventh year and more than a thousand runners had signed up for the dream run. The venue we took is listed below.
An interesting thing to note is that even though the event was organized by the Rotaract Club, there were other sponsors and communities participating as well.
The run
This should not be called a run. Its more of a scramble very much like the one you do to catch a train on a crowded station. Hustling and bustling, dodging other folks just so that you have enough space to keep your foot on the path ahead. Heart racing, and completely focused on reaching that destination.
I was taken back to my days when I used to catch trains for Bandra, Dadar and Andheri. The good part was that there was no TC to stop and check your pass!!