400s for Me

When I approached the track this morning, a diminutive bundled up figure wished me a good morning and asked me about the workout.

I realised it was Dipasha and told her about the 400s ahead. Two sets of ten each. They seemed like an endless number when it started and more than daunting as we counted them down.

Coach Ravi helped by blowing the whistle at forty seconds just as we crossed the 200m mark. And on it went with second to second precision, repetition after repetition till Monu decided to amp the game.

It is amazing what a couple of seconds would do to recovery. What it feels like – at least for me – to amp it just that much on the track.