Day - 84

Entry for 12/01/2013 --- Race day!!!! Despite of my best efforts couldnt get enough sleep last night, and before the race tried to run a little to see how my back was holding up, it wasnt very promising, i havent run well for the last 2 weeks owing to ankle pains and fear of an impending ankle injury... so lot of negetives going into the race, anyway i started the race with 1300 other people, so in that rush you have to run... so i started running, everything seemed to settle down and there were no pains atleast not in unbearable proportions, so I continued to run for 2 or 2.5 kms, when the most unexpected and stupidest of all reasons stopped my run... my shoe lace on my left foot was loose... it was danglish from left to right, i ignored it for a while, but it presents the danger of a fall plus every one running past me was telling me about it, so ultimately i had to stop... get it tied again and walk for few moments so that the heaviness in my legs can wear off before i strat running, also had to take loo break... so i wasted about 5mins for all this... surprisingly my ankles didnt hurt... i guess it was good decision to rest for few days... or it might just be my laziness talking either way, i was doing well, running more and walking less compared to my previous attempt on october 6th... The crowd support was amazing that also kept me going... So i finished with a time of 97mins... 7 mins above the target i had in mind but i'm happy with it... considering all the negatives I'm happy with the time... now the target is to train harder and get inside 90mins... will try it out... post the race had a breakfast of a sadwich, fruit juice and a couple of bananas and plenty of water... didnt wanted to stay home and laze around on the bed, so went out for a big lunch in the afternoon, had fish, chicken and prawns with flour made flat bread and rice flour pancakes and a lot of buttermilk... then went out for shopping with my friends for a laptop... in the evening had a team dinner, where i had only a little bit of starters and desert... winding up the day slept early... REST tomorrow :) :)... was a good day...