Gajali Gajali

I know what you must be thinking. Its not about running, not about college, neither about friends. Its about my mom. I call her A yee in Konkani and Marathi Ayee means mom. So why suddenly I am writing today about her. Its not a mothers day, nor her birthday neither my parents anniversary so why in the world today. Just because I felt so likh diya yaar . I saw many people posting status with their parent calling them their support system, their queen , their wonder women and what not. But what my mom is to me I think I never expressed it to anyone, not even to her. I am not a type of person who wants to put everything in status or insta stories, only in few cases I do. For marathons I  put one post for the sake of keeping track or to thank some people who always helped me or to remember some people whom I met in that particular event or else I am not even interested in putting those pics.  And on fb if you find some then it will be mostly shared photo from that event page. Okey no

Around one year back I wrote my heart out about Ladakh marathon. I really sucked that time in terms of fitness and preparation. I was feeling terrible for not completing those 26 miles. Running was somewhat which was taking a lot out of me at that point of time. But yup exactly year after here I am completing those 26 miles with pride and yes its a podium finish although not my best but good timing. So I ran this AFMC marathon on 11th August 2019, ohh boy that experience was mind blowing. Highest elevation gain was 386 m according to Garmin and route was really challenging. I think in my entire running career this was one of the second toughest marathon I ran after Ladakh. I am definitely on cloud 9 now till I start preparing for next marathon. So  how was this entire year in terms of preparations. You will not believe. It started from Yoga to swimming to physio therapy to what not god only knows . I remember my Ladakh marathon till today's date as it is. My condition was s