Sunfeast World 10K Bangalore Run announced!

After waiting a long time for the announcement, I finally got to hear about this run today. The 10K run will take place on May 18th (originally May 25th). The run is being organized by Procam, the same people who organize the Vodafone Delhi Half marathon and the Mumbai Marathon.

So, we can hope to see one of the most organized middle distance race for the masses ever held in India. Since there is a big total prize money of $150,000 USD, we can also hope to see some of the world's best at this event.

Event website: http://sunfeastworld10k.indiatimes.com/

Bangalore TOI report: Report

Following runs will be part of this event:

• World 10 K Elite Men
• World 10K Elite Women
• Senior Citizens' Run (4 Km)
• Wheelchair Event (4 Km),
• Open 10K Run
• Majja Run (5.7 Km)

Online registrations are open. I have already registered for this, next I need to get myself back to the full training schedule.

Interesting run this weekend

I did a long run after a gap of two weeks, primarily because I was out of town for the last two weekends. Around 13-14 people gathered at Nehru Park (Chanakyapuri, Delhi) (of which there were 4 of us from the DelhiRunners group, and we started the run by 6:30 am. This was a mixed group lead by the veterans Sunita Godara and Subhash Chand Khatri.

We did a lap of the Nehru Park (3K) and then went out towards the so called "Jungle", a forested area with dirt trail for running. It was a unique experience running on this route, with a lot of hay lying on the track (since this route is also used for training horses). The hay also requires more strength since it makes the surface softer and you have to dig deeper. The trail was 5KM long, and so was the route leading upto the trail. So, overall it was an 18KM run for me. It was also a great experience getting some words of wisdom from the experienced runners around me.