Sunfeast World 10K-May 2010-Bangalore Run....!!!

I couldn't participate in the run last year. I had to go out of Bangalore for a friend's wedding. I trained for the run though. My target was to complete it with-in 60 minutes. Usually I take around 66-70 minutes to complete 10K. This year again, my target would be 60 minutes.

I did even go for Nike Run Club training done in Kanteerva Stadium + Cubbon Park, where I used to run around 5k over weekends.

I will participate in it. Last time my time was a couple of minutes below an hour. This time I will try to finish it in early fifties.

Himanshu,
great to hear that....that will be a good progress....how is ur practice going on....i didnt make it to Nike Run....
@Varun,
that will be a good timing then....how is ur practice going on for this year....???

Its going on good. I do run 3-4 times in a week for a 5K. Once in 15 days I do a 10K as well..

I have not yet started preparing for it yet. Last year I participated with a very less training and it showed in my finish tome of around 75 minutes. This year my goal is going to be to finish within 60 minutes.

I will be starting the preparation around 2 months before the race. Currently I have stopped running for the past 20 days because of the ankle injury that I got during my last run.

@himanshu....that is really good and pretty consisitent.....for me the concern is consistent part is of running, off late i started more of cycling....
@varun....is 2 month sufficient....how did u hv ankle injury....how is it....wt did u do for recovery...?
Moving from 75 to 60 mnts is really very good progress....!!!

@himanshu & varun,
were you there for Midnight marathon which held in whitefield....???

I think 2 month should be sufficient if I just maintain my normal running schedule (running 2-3 times per week) till then.

I don't know what caused the injury but I started feeling pain in my ankle after completing 3-4 km during some runs. After stopping, the pain used to increase a lot. The first time I got this injury I took rest for two weeks and tried running again, but got the same injury again. So, this time I am taking a longer rest. Probably I will try to run again sometime this week.

No, I couldn't participate in the midnight marathon because of the ankle injury. I did took part in the half-marathon in the 2008 version.

I also did took part in the half-marathon in the 2008 version. That time I had just started running. I managed to complete the 21k in 2 hrs 55 minutes. It was my first ever long run. I did Kaveri trail half marathon as well this year. There I managed to complete it in 2 hrs 40 minutes. I aimed for 2 hrs 30 minutes. I finished half of the distance in 1 hr and 10 minutes. But then the weather became sunny and humid. So the second half didn't go good.
Would try for a 2.5 hrs finish in my next half-marathon!

No I couldn't participate in mid-night marathon on 2009. There was again a friend's wedding on the same night (Dec 12, 2009). I was in Delhi that day.

@varun.....why dnt you just try running bearfoot...do u remember, when u had ankle injury, wt abt warm-up that particular day.....and let me know ur observation and how u felt....???
Hope bcz of this ur weight has not increased.....???

@himanshu.....that is really good....First half marathon, completion and 2.50 mnts....good one....u do only running or cycling also....???

I do running only! I have never tried cycling.

@Himanshu....very good morning....then how do you build ur endurance and what is that you do apart from cycling to build on endurance.....???