New year New beginnings
January 2012 started off with a bang. Went Scuba Diving on New Years eve in Oman which was a beautiful experience. 15th Jan was my first half marathon experience. Completed 21 km in good timing. From there on it was no looking back as I went on to improve my fitness levels.
February 2012 was spent in training for the DNA Women marathon scheduled on March 11th.
March 2012: Ran 1o km in the DNA Women's marathon and came 5th overall. Felt great running for a cause-Girl child education. Honestly felt that I had actually made a difference.
April 2012: Visited my dream destination, New Zealand. It was the hub of adventure sports where I tried out Zorbing., Paragliding, jet safari, jungle trekking, vising the sets where Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings was filmed. It was an amazing experience.
May 2012: Visited Bangalore as I took part in the TCS World 10 k run post which I treated myself to death by chocolate at corner house, the famous icecream parlour. Shared it with my hubby of course.
June 2012: Brought in our b'days with a lot of friends over. It was a pleasure cutting cake three times and sharing it with my trainers and pals.
July 2012: Went on a trek to Matheran with buddies in the lovely monsoon weather. It was just amazing surrounded with greenery all around. A sunday spent in a worthwwhile way. Also visited Indonesia and indulged in an adventurous expedition. Went cycling on the beach, river rafting, snorkelling, trekking in the rain forest, canoeing, elephant safari and indulged in a balinese spa as well.
August 2012: Went on another rainy trek with buddies on friendship day. Also celebrated Ramzan by visiting Mohammad Ali road twice and got to taste firni and malpuas.Visited Chennai after a year and got an opportunity to catch up with my old friends after years. Also got an article published on mohd ali rod on the website I work for.
September 2012: It was a month where my training for the Mumbai marathon commenced. I was gunning to run the full marathon this time. So got a schedule drawn and followed it religiously. This was also a month where the Ganpati festival was celebrated with pomp and splendor. Brought Ganpati home after three years. Worked on a write up on the festive celebrations in Mumbai. Got a lot of recognition for it on my website which I work for.
October 2012: It started with running a 10 km for Tata Medical centre, a run organized for Cancer patient fund raising. Felt good running for a cause despite the scorching heat. Made a quick tripto chennai and met up with my old friends. Got to interview the Executive director of Tata sons on his book' what a Ceo really wants'. It was an awe inspiring experience. Also got to attend the Mumbai film festival where I got to see some prolific cinema.
November 2012: Diwali- the mostawaited festival was around the corner. Made gajar ka halwa at home and shared it with my trainers and friends. Worked on a diwali article for my website as well.
December 2012: This has been the most tiring month but an exhilarating one. Visited Goa after three years and ran the Goa river marathon. It was a beautiful trail by the river and the spirit of the goans was amazing. Completed this one in good timing as well. Then ran the Pinkathon -a 10 km run organized to promote awareness of breast cancer. However had a minor setback as I hurt my ankle bone post one of the runs. But the ice pack proved to be a good healer. Visited Lavassa and brought in the new year with an adrenalin rush-rappelling and rock climbing. Overall its been a good year.
Hoping that 2013 holds good equally. Joined a boot camp to improve my flexibility. Felt good working outdoors in the open garden with the winter breeze. Got a big marathon coming up on Jan 20th.
Praying things go well.
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Best wishes for the long marathon to be held on 20th January.
You make us all proud of being your friend.