B2B - Back to Basics

Back to blogging with mobile. Few things just happen and you get a tppic to discuss about. You just love to write when its related to your new passion. Yhis is a real short account of my running shoes.

It was evening of 16 th December 2013 a day after tour de India cycling event. I was determined to participate in half marathon in Jan 2014 n on 16 DEC I was out shopping for shoes. Like most I wanted to buy a highly cushioned shoes. Bought a good pair n continued with it for a week or two before going for new pair.

This new pair was just an extra addition that I wanted and this new shoes felt good. It was like spring n yet soft and I set good new records. Things were good n I was running about 2 3 kms a day and then came by birthday. My Bestie gifted me a book Born to Run and it is famous for turning half of running population to barefoot running and I was no exception. Going direct barefoot ain't good given the condition of roads. So I went for canvas shoes that has minimum cushioning and wears off quickly and making your running close to barefoot.

I ran my 10.5km qualifying in June 2014 with same shoes. Bought a couple of more n used then in my first half marathon. Training continued with the 2 new sets. I increased my running volume last month. Thanks to few books, apart from volume, I have mixed up different running speeds in my cycle. Things were and still are good. After shoes I finalised few shorts to be used. Now I no more run in cotton t-shirts. Normal water is what serves up my purpose of hydration. ( used glucon D in summers n doesn't make much difference). Was planning to go more modern on running and then my shoes called me back to basics. Around 30 to 40 miles of week was enough to wear off my shoes till the end. I started with canvas since it has thin sole and wears off quickly. This is precisely the reason now I will be moving away from them.

Old shoes are back on and next few weeks I'll finalise my pair. Right pair is necessary for smooth transition. 10miles a day and new shoes could easily derail me. Just 6 months to go for full marathon and so can't reduce my mileage. Just hope for the best. Also thanks to Mahindra n Mahindra for keeping me in Mumbai till October. By October I wish to build up stamina to take me all the way to 42 kms within 4 hours. Then the so called sharpening period will start where I would like to increase my speed n build up a aerobic and mental support system to carry me upto 50 kms minimum.