Its Ultra time!!

It's (nearly) that time of the year again. Three months left to go for this year's Bangalore Ultra, and time to start off on a training regimen.

If I can allow myself a little introspection at this point, its been nearly a year since I first started the blog in an attempt to motivate myself to fitness. There's not much that's happened on paper since then. One 25K run, barely completed, one 10K run, satisfactorily done and one recent Har-Ki-Doon trek. But in my head, there's been an almost complete turnaround. I guess I can finally say I've embraced running, in the sense that I identify myself as 'someone who runs'. A run is no longer a one-time achievement, to be somehow completed on the big day, but something that you train and prepare yourself for. I've set some decent goals for the next year, which includes completing my first ever full marathon.

In terms of fitness, I can't have asked for more, really. Lost 6 kgs and now weigh a healthy 59. Still not satisfied with the fat vs muscle composition, but I'm hoping a few months of gymming can correct that.

I'm still just on the starting blocks...there's a long way to go before fitness becomes a lifestyle, but it has been a good start. Time to cross my fingers and hope I can stay the course.

In terms of the Ultra, plan to sign up again for the 25K. This time though, I don't plan on dying at the finish line :)

My legs are, for some reason, a lot weaker than I want them to be. So instead of hitting the road right away, plan to do about 6-8 weeks of weight training (with the odd treadmill run thrown in), and spend the last 4-5 weeks doing the mileage build-up thing.

Here's hoping for the best! :)