03:54:52
What started as a run without expectations (as I ran on tired legs) turned out to be something else. The best one yet.. Read on... I started off well. Started from the 5-6th line from the start and I took a little time to weave my way through the runners and get to rhythm. At the NTR gardens, I overtook the 4:00 hour pacer and wanted to see how it goes. And it remained that way until the end. That I was ahead of the 4:00 bus.. Finished the initial part of the run without a glitch. It helped that we had a good weather for the initial 2 hours of the run and I did my best in that time. Finished 10K in under an hour. 15K in 01:18:24. HM in 01:48:07. 25K in 02:09. 32K in 02:50. The last 10.2K took over an hour. Finally finished in 03:54:52. Started to have cramps at around the 32K near the Q-city. The glutes started to trouble a lot. It slowed me considerably. Later the calves started to pain but that wasn't too bad.. At 34th kilometre SAG point, met