Event name: RFL Mad 5 Run
Event date: 20th-March-2010
Event venue: Bangalore, Prakruthi Resort (near Olde Bangalore resort close to Airport)
Run type: Relay race with team of 5 and each participant running
Overall time taken: 90 minutes
Overall run Speed: NA. I completed 10 rounds out of my team's 49.
Route: Marked route in Prakruthi resort
Time of run: The run started at 7:00 AM
URL: http://runnersforlife.com/events/rfl-mad-5-run
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Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/amagazine/RFLMad5Run#
Running experience:
This run was organized to mark the 5 years anniversary of Runners for Life (RFL) . I must say the organizers at RFL has done a tremendous job over these years not only to connect the Running community by organizing world class running events but also by working with many charitable organizations to bring the smiles to often neglected and ever needy sections of the society.
Before i started for this particular run, i had an idea that this run would be some sort of a long distance run to be run in the stipulated time (1 hour 30 min). But soon after reaching the venue my notions about this run were corrected. The venue was a rather secluded and serene resort close to the North of Bangalore. One good part for me was that this venue was not too far from my residence.
The organizers explained the format early on- it was a relay race and hence a team race with each team comprising of 5 runners (with "5" signifying 5th anniversary of RFL). Each runner had to run a round of around 450 mts and the next turn to run would come only after all 5 people in the team had completed their respective laps. All this sounded quite trivial considering all the people who signed up were long distance runners. I am sure some people would have felt- 450 mts., thats sort of below dignity! But all that ego fell down like pack of cards once the run ended.
Each team had a leader and the one leader the team i belonged to was one Mr.Yasuhiro Honda , who had run distances as long as 100 Km with a smile on his face. We were about to start the run and our leader- the man of few words, just said- "Enjoy the run". No pep talk about winning, no strategies against competition, just simple words to Enjoy running.
The format of the run was tougher than many anticipated. The part of run that was most challenging was the wait between the laps. The wait time certainly stiffed the muscles and by the time your chance to run again came, it was a challenge running with seemingly "heavy" legs. There was another lesson i realized just after the first lap. As i started my first lap, i ran like a machine soon to be finding myself running out of breath. Soon afterwards, i got a feel of the format that is to be a consistent runner than just being fast. Lesson learned early on!
My team did not bad at all- we finished joint 2nd with our team completed 49 laps in 1 hour 30 minutes. The team that came first did 52 rounds.
Overall, the morning well spent with a unique run experience.
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