Preparation for Vodafone Delhi Half Marathon

After the completion of Mumbai Marathon i had regained myself to set foot for the VDHM as it is also called.
But for almost 3 months i did not do any practice due to various reasons.
Almost exactly after 3months i did run for about 10 mins on the treadmill. Probably on April 21st or so.
This week i have managed to get back.
Yesterday the 14 th may i did run for 30 mins.
6 min @ 11.X km/hr and then another 25 min again around that speed.
Today the 15th may i did run for 30 mins
15mins @ 12.7 km/hr and then another 15 min again @ 12.7km/hr
not in a postion to run @ 15km /hr and peak it up to 20km /hr.

I need to set the factors on which to improve the run.
There is time for Practive as it is in October.But to be in focus for that long is really tough.

Day before yesterday 20th may
I ran for 30 mins @ 12.7 km /hr non stop.
but yesterday and today no runs.
July 28th
After long time....
there was a 106km walk on june 7th and there was a 1 month attempt to learn swimming.
30 mins on the treadmill ie 23min and 42sec @ around 12km/hr and then again another 7min and 30 sec again on around 12km/hr.

July 30th
spend around 20 mins on jogger, treadmill was not working thus limited it to skipping for a few minutes.

Aug 7th
spend around 15 mins on jogger,treadmill for about 30 min through multiple sessions, there is a significant effect of loss of stamina.


Sep 25th
Much of the practices have not been updated so far. Nothing significant but thre has been few attempts on the tread mill which even caused injury on my knee.
and running on treadmill was substituted by using the stepper, and stepper was used for around 90mins in a stretch and so on.

On Sep22nd i had managed to run for 10 mins on the treadmill at 15km/hr and yesterday the sep 24th i failed to keepup even to that low.
I gasped each time i reacched 4mins or even lesser but i did in 4 sessions of 4mins, 4mins, 2mins and 4 mins and at the end of it when i was coming out of the gym i found myself locked in it, and there was a verbal battle with the security for locking me in , and it even led me to meet his supervisor and complain about him.
To run the 21km strech in delhi i need to get back atleast the the extent that i was when i did the training for mumbai.

Unlike while training for mumbai ligament injury is not the constraint, i am unable to maintain the stamina which i once had, the stamina and determination which i had when i did the 212km in 4 days, which includes a day when i walked barefooted on newly tarred road from cybergateway to uppal.

After months i was on chat with a friend of mine on Gtalk when she asked me about the pratice, at the time i wished if i had done it.I also remember the decision to run the Delhi Half marathon post the mumbai marathon experiecence, but till date i have not registered for delhi and i am not sure about my fitness to do it in grace.

I need to get myself trained to gallop for 90 mins, but it should be GALLOP,and NOT dragging of limbs.

SEP 26th
I have managed to run for a total of 30 mins on the treadmill in 5 attempts first a 10 mins then some cycling, leg press and again 5mins on treadmill followed by cycling and a 5mins on treadmill repeated this for another 2 more attempts of 5 mins sessions.

During the preparation for Mumbai practice was much more strenuous,with the conquest of completing the mumabi full marathon i felt that it was mind barrier.
but as of now may be i am not strong willed enough to do it, may be i should try to do the 106 kms once again to check the endurance.

but today the endurance is about running than walking.


OCT 18th
After long time once again today i mustered courage to take a plunge into running again.
I ran at a speed of around 15km/hr for about 10 mins and then for 10mins i walked,ran ,walked to finish that and then again i repeated the walk,run,walk for 10 mins which was 3mins and 30 sec and another 6 mins and 30 sec.... and then again a final 10 mins of walking ....

with the marathon around the corner i am still unable to get myself the way i was before.

I once completed the Mumbai Full Marathon.... will i do it again ?

Oct 30th.
I managed to run for about 12 min @ 15.2km \hr ie was until the security came knocking and requesting for locking the gym.

Nov 2nd
I have been to Osmania University grounds and ran 36 rounds and walked 14 rounds to complete 50 rounds in the osmania university athletic ground.

Nov 3rd
whole body is aching particulary mascular pain, but what i am worried about is the pain on the knees. which has different implication, muscular pain vanishes in a few days but not the pain on the knees.

Nov 9th
by around 6th i was convinced that i will not be able to make it to delhi,but yet i was hopefull.But now @ 8:15 am today i have come to the reality that i am not running it.

chest number 6601 is still with the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon or Procam Intl authorities.