Monday, September 29, 2008

Standing in the Bread Line


Me and A took this picture of us standing in the Bread Line at the FDR memorial in Washington, DC. This was meant to be just a fun photo opp, but with the current economic crisis, who knows this might be a reality for a lot of folks out there. Hoping that "This too shall pass"!

Sunday, September 07, 2008

A Personal Achievement


Today I finished my first half marathon (13.1 miles/21.1 KM) in 2 hrs, 3 minutes and 59 seconds. I had caught the "running" bug about a year and half ago, but I did not plan on running long distances then. I was just thrilled by the feeling when your feet hit the pavement and propels your body forward, there was something liberating about the act of running. I was hooked, then over the course I ran about four 5 K races and then decided to take the plunge of running a half marathon. About 4 months of training and waking up at 6 AM on Saturday mornings to run 10 miles finally paid off. I had set myself a goal of finishing the marathon in two hours and fifteen minutes, but I blew that target by about 11 minutes.


The feeling of crossing the finish line while being cheered by total strangers was incredible. I must say that I am addicted and plan to run many more half and full marathons (already signed up for the Richmond Half Marathon -November 15th).


P.S:- The post does sound self-adulatory and narcissistic, but I think a first Half Marathon gives me the bragging rights.