Event name: Tata Consultancy Services World 10K run
Event date: 18th-May-2014
Event venue: Bangalore
Run distance: 10 KM
Bib #: 29589
Overall time taken: 72 minutes (exact time to be shared by
the organizers)
Overall run Speed: 8.96 KM per minutes
Time of run: The run started at 6:20 AM
This run was a bit emotional experience for me for various
reasons. First and foremost was that this was my first run after my mother lost
the battle with cancer in November last year. Somehow in the last six months i
found myself staying away from running. It took a while to regroup myself
bit-by-bit every day. But somehow i found a way to train a bit and get ready
for the event. One of the motivations for me was to collect the blessings for
the cancer patients.
Another reason why this event was an emotional experience
for me was that the run day happened to be my son's 4th birthday. Given that it
was a Sunday and the run this time was starting quite early, i just let him
sleep at home but did resolve to finish it well for him.
Yet another reason why this event happened to be an
emotional one for me was the pride associated with running my 7th consecutive
TCS 10K run in last 7 years (since 2008). Earlier events were sponsored by
Sunfeast. Though the sponsors changed the energy and vibrancy of this event
remains unparalleled.
The days leading to run day were exciting with a few of the
colleagues running their first 10K run. Running was a subject of discussion
during breaks with topics ranging from whether to have time goals or not to how
to manage injuries sparked-up the tea-time conversations. The build-up to run
day was fantastic with heavy rains that happened the night before. More than
anything, it cooled-off the morning for the runners.
The weather was perfect at the start and the atmosphere
became electrifying with the presence of Olympics legend Carl Lewis who was the
brand ambassador for the event. At the inauguration he offered a sane advice to
all the runners to pace themselves well and not worry about going slow or fast.
The overall run experience was good given than i was feeling
good at the beginning with some practice to back-up. I felt some pain below the
shin at the start which caused me to slow down a bit but soon i found my rhythm
and ran to my satisfaction. The best part about the TCS 10k run has always been
the crowd surrounding the tracks and selflessly cheering each and every participant.
The weather became a bit hot during the run but it was satisfying for me to
hear some runners cheering me for the cause i was running.
Overall, a satisfying experience and apart from loads of
memory that i picked-up, i did pick-up some quotes during the run that i liked-
"Pain is temporary. Pride is forever"
"Races end. Running is forever"
Results link: http://www.timingindia.com/beta/my-result-details/Mjk1ODk6dGltaW5nX3IxNDA1X2JlbncxMGtfZWxpdGU=#head
