Great North Run - Abhi conquers Newcastle

Another Marathon under my belt. First in the UK. 1:55 the time. Almost 1/2 hr than my aspirational time. 10 minutes more than PB.
But, with no training for more than last 3 weeks, it was going to be more perspiration than aspiration. Aspiration my ass!

Newcastle is not plain sailing anyway. Wavy roads, down, up, up, up, down. My legs have been battered. They have turned to both stone (as in can't move) and jelly (when I do, they wobble). No dead nails though.

Raised 100 pounds in charity (exact!). So, all not lost! Donate more here

Here's how it went. Good that its gone. Next year, want to be back though. 1:30. Here I come.

Great North Run

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am running the Great North Run, the world's largest half marathon.

This is my fourth attempt at the half. My personal best is 1 hr 45 minutes. I am aiming at 1 hr 30 min this year. If I achieve the £500 target, then I will do my best to achieve the time. If not, I will cry trying.

Akansha is a charity I have come across when I was at Accenture. They do loads of fantastic work for kids, primarily in the field of education. I have interacted with the kids they support and could see first hand, the great work done by the charity.

People in the UK can donate via "Kids in need of Education" charity.

http://www.justgiving.com/kinoe

People elsewhere can click on appropriate links here

http://www.akanksha.org/

Burning the soul and loving it

After a year for fairly rigorous sedentary existence (bar the few arm stretches done playing badminton at weekends), there is promise and sweat in the air.

Have managed to get into my dream race - not the 7 km SCMM race, I am talking about the Great Run.

To keep my training for that on track, have registered to three low mileage runs during the spring and summer.

So, here's my schedule

1. Hyde Park Jog - 14/04/2010 - 5 km
2. Tower of London Jog - 06/05/2010 - 10 km
3. Canary Wharf Jog - 02/06/2010 - 10 km

The great thing about them is that entry is free, t-shirt is free, they are in London (home of free-running!!?) and they are well-timed (evening after office hours means free weekends).

Nice run-up to The Ultimate Event - 19/09/2010