Running in late 20s

I have been training hard for a couple of weeks and this morning I was not supposed to run. But just couldn't help heading for a trail run in such a cool and refreshing weather ...  Thanks to Saman for taking these shots.

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.”   Proverb attributed to Roger Bannister, quoted in Born to run "You don't stop running because you get old. You get old because you stop running"  Jack Kirk aka the Dipsea Demon, quoted in Born to run “If you don't have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain't getting them.”  Christopher McDougall “The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other,... but to be with each other.” Christopher McDougall “You don't have to be fast. But you'd better be fearless.” Christopher McDougall “People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they'll go to a

I have been blogging for six weeks now and this is what blogger tells me: 600 pageviews, 0 comments! What I've posted here are either the stuff I find inspiring or some random notes of mine on running as well as my training routine. When I started running I thought of it as just another sport. The more I ran though, the more interesting it became. Now I can hardly imagine myself not running. I hope this page can be a place to share the pleasure of running, to motivate each other and encourage non-runners to give running a try. Let me know which posts or pages you like or dislike, and what do you want me to write about. You can either comment on each individual post or drop me a line through contact page. Cheers

As a part of my new training plan, I am heading to the gym for the first time in ages. I have never enjoyed being there as I find it very boring. This time though it is supposed to increase my running performance. And that very reason is enough for me to give it a go.

Having a rest might be necessary, but only occasionally. Instead of putting my feet up, I would let them rock and run!

Being a runner often means living life in extremes. The greatest way to start a day is running a 10k on a trail and missing a planned early morning run leads you to a miserable start to the day. 

Haruki Murakami's What I talk about when I talk about running  was the first book I read on running. It did inspire me and made me motivated. Ironically he says: " ... I've never recommended running to others. I’ve tried my best never to say something like, Running is great. Everybody should try it. If some people have an interest in long-distance running, just leave them be, and they’ll start running on their own. If they’re not interested in it, no amount of persuasion will make any difference... Forcing people who have no desire to run, or who are not physically fit enough, is a kind of pointless torture." I cannot agree with above sentences. And I believe he does not mean it. He just doesn't want you feel you are under pressure.  How can you write a book about running and not recommend running? And how would anyone try running if there is no encouragement? Running is tough and it looks even harder. Hardly anyone gets motivated by looking at you runnin

It was quite a while that I didn't run for more than six or seven kilometres. Last night I was not feeling great either and the first couple of kilometres were painful. Somewhere along the way I decided to make it a 10k. Pushed it quite hard and the result was my fastest 10k ever. This only happens when you get out of your comfort zone.

This sentence is often heard when I run uphill on a trail usually used for walking and hiking. It does motivate me and I like the look on their face when they whisper it.

As some of you know by now, I am training for my first marathon. Did not run as often as I should for the last few weeks. But this is going to be changed. Stay tuned!