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Has seen action from Saket to GT Karnal Road. But running off nonetheless.

I woke up with a start this morning with a crack of thunder right above my head.

When I peeked outside it was raining lightly. Boonda bandi. So much noise for such little action.

I made my way to the track. Gaju and I did an easy run in lane nine. Coach Ravi joined us every alternate round. The track was mostly empty, glistening wet. A misty, lazy rain blew across us.

The night above showed drifting clouds but soon the sky was beginning to fill with a warm pink. Spring is coming.

It was good to be back at the stadium. Fist bumping Gaju and Coach Ravi. Waving to the kids. Seeing all manner of training around.

Gaju and I started in lane nine and set off for a progression run from easy to marathon pace over a short half hour. Doing a progressively faster run on the road feels natural, here I wasn’t too sure. Perhaps I wasn’t used to it.

The light has started coming up earlier now. When I was driving back the sky began changing its colours. The temperature is warmer.

Back home, I did a short workout and that was it for today before heading out the door.

Off I went for a short thirty minute run in the driveway. When I stopped the watch it was a second over the prescribed time.

The run was easy and quick and so followed an equally quick and easy core workout to set the day.

Almost always my Monday write up is on a rest day as far as running is concerned. Today because of this past weekend, I needed to get back to my feet.

I ran easy up and down the driveway. As always, no better feeling than running.

I am trying to not ask ChatGPT what this will do to my training. I’ve messaged my Coach and I still have my hopes up.

In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep.

Except this was no Billy Joel moment. The stomach felt both as if an anvil was on it and bloated like a hot air balloon.

How could this happen just before race week? I am better this evening as I write this. Fingers crossed.

Took the rest day !

With fries on the side, please.

And so it went this morning, The lean, tousled hair Gaju in a black tracksuit was waiting for me at the parking lot. First a quick warm up and some bouncing about and stretches at the corner of Shanti Path.

The first group was mile intervals at five kilometre race pace. Quick, speedy and on target, we got this out of the way.

Next up was the ten kilometre tempo effort. We started counter clockwise towards Vinay Marg, then did the second loop towards Shanti Path and then back again the other way before tracing back for the final kilometre.

The double D loop as it is inelegantly called amongst some runner folks.

All wrapped up, it was back home for a solid workout to begin the rest of the day.

Because I had a morning flight to Bombay, I began earlier than usual at the track. Gaju and Coach Ravi had not yet arrived. It was best to start off on Lane Nine and then head out on the road for the rest of the run.

But when they did come, after some back and forth, we decided to complete the run at the track itself.

It was an easy loop after loop run, only slightly progressive as the kilometres ticked down.

Back home, quick shower and out for the flight.