Marathon is an event in which runner runs with enthusiasm and get personal acheivment and experience. It is a self evaluation of our own fitness.
I was pacing a 21 km half marathon at chennai . before this, i never participate in any marathon event and i never came into the chennai so you can said that i was specially went to chennai for running marathon.this is my first half marathon .my friend Rimil also participated in this marathon . but he had paced a 32 km marathon(there was 4 different category of marathon. which had been organised by the chennai marathon, included 32 km marathon) Rimil is a good runner because i know him since school times. he has had been a good scorer or point giving person at school athletics. in my school (NETARHAT) , there were many runner but they have not continued their running after school. but Rimil is continuing his practice till now. he also participate in athletics in his college and he had also participated in last year chennai marathon. i got information from him about this marathon .on THE day of event i.e. january 6th,2019, we( i and Rimil) get up at 2:30 am and both had to ready for to went starting point of marathon running. at 3:15 am we take an ola cabe from IIT madras for our destination . Rimil is studying in iit madras, and i was stay with him in his hostel for a couple of days. during travelling, Rimil gave me tips about running and motivated me and also said that, "don't give up ,complete the race" . we reached there at 3:50 am. 32 km marathon race should was to be start at 4:00 am. Rimil had quickly wore his BIB number and go to the starting point of 32 KM for running because according to our plan, we were already getting late.so that Rimil had not get any extra time for warm-up but i got some extra time for warm-up because 21 km marathon was from 4:30 am
about 6000 people were came to run in 21 km marathon. and i was also a part of it. marathon had been started at 4:30 am and we started running marathon with unknown faces because we don't know each other. on the way, there were many people encouraging us. and also provided us drinking water, some snacks like fruit, juice, etc and there were every 3 to 4 km had medical facilities available . during running, i had seen an old man(age 50 +) who was encouraging the every runner and he is also a runner and running with us. i was shocked because i had never seen this type of enthusiasm throughout my life . but through social media,internet ,movies etc i know a person , whose name is Milind Soman who is a runner (for more information about Milind Soman please use google). this person is also my inspiration in the field of running.
during running on the way, i chase up a girl, who is also a runner and running with us 21 km marathon . i don't know what was her name? sometime, she was chasing me and sometime, i chased her, but we never talked each other. she was also my inspiration during running, because i was thinking that, if girl can run, why i can't ? and we both touched the finishing line at the gap of some minutes .
the finishing point of 21 km marathon(my) and 32 km marathon(Rimil) was at same place. which was on the beach. i reached first and i waited for Rimil. when Rimil came , we had taken breakfast together which was organised by the chennai marathon .after that, we go to the beach for relaxation.
thank you chennai marathon for this opportunity to get wonderful experience in my life
next time .....full marathon(42 km)........
