Monday, February 25, 2013

Foggy morning run, school admissions, size Medium and new shoes :)

I guess the pressure of running the 10k this coming Sunday got to me pretty bad. I woke up at 6.20 am and was running by 6.35 a.m. I managed the 7k slotted practise run pretty well, though I stopped in between fot some foggy morning shots:




 
 Would you believe if I said that was at 7 a.m? Well I loved my foggy morning run. The rest of the day was taken up in bank work for the home loan that always seems to require more documentation. Did I tell you guys we are remodelling the home we bought!! While it sounds pretty exciting and all, the paper work, dealings with government bodies and licensing authorities drives us to the edge.

Another thing I've been massively stressing about is Chittu's school admissions. While I know it really is not a big deal, I keep getting pangs of "I think I'm not doing enough" time and again. I know there is no" enough" per se. But the complexity involved in getting admissions for these not even three year olds is quite a nail-biting process for me. I'm not sure if my parents stressed about any of these things - but this competition amongst my peers and the kids peers is something that is quite psyching me out. We have applied to only two schools - one being my own alma mater which is the best in Bangalore. The other is also a much sought after school, and the chances that we will get into either of them is not a predictable figure. Anyway, my guess is that the wait should be over soon and we should know by the end of this week.

Sunday, I fixed breakfast along with the morning Chai. I ran a 6k on the treadmill at the gym and came back home to cook lunch. I napped a short while, before I did a wee bit of shopping at the Shoppers Stop sale. Discovering the size M me was fun!!! The Scienst also indulged the gym-rat in me.I got new shoes! Score!! That makes it to a total of 4 pairs of sneakers - I keep one pair  of Reeboks in Chennai in case I have the desire to run there, one is a cheap buy from the Decathalon store here in Bangalore. Another one is my fancy expensive running shoes - my Reebok Response Stability that I spent quite a fortune over  and my latest one yesterday. Its also not out of place to mention that I am completing my annual gym membership in March and thats one year of gymming!!! I will share shoe pictures soon , I promise!
 
Sometime during the weekend, the Scientist commented that he's proud of me - for waking up in the morning and heading out to run even in the fog. Yes I have become that person. Ok enough talking I guess. Anyone else running the Contours women's day 10k? I'd love to meet you, before the race :)
 

 

11 comments:

  1. Me attempting my first 5k and one of my colleague is running the 10k. So we will surely meet up before the race!

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  2. I love shoe shopping too! running in the fog is a usual thing for me-but I love your fotos !

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    1. man these new shoes are pretty cool and super light.. and good discount too :)

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  3. Fascinating to see the runner within u , keep going

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    1. thanks Abhinav :) I feel like I have come a long way... and nothing is a more gratifying feeling!

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  4. Awesome that you hold on to your sport.
    I wish I could do that.
    I guess I need some discipline :D
    Congrats on what you have already achieved!!!!!

    meetingkat.com

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  5. how I wish I could run in the fog, instead of this hot mumbai weather. Guess will have to come to b'lore for that. :)
    oh and the school admissions are adding to my worry lines already.

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    1. yes you must come to Bangalore for that :)I must admit the weather here is pretty good even now after all the abuse we have thrown at Nature :)

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  6. I really envy you sugar!! Rock on! School admission is tiring..and i dont want take much trouble so I have finalized Eurokids for my Son ..dont want to take much tension now..but yes the peer pressure is too much but i made up my mind for Eurokids! All the best for your 10K run!

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