Every weekend as I lace up my Boston Boost for long runs, I get so much more out of it than just the satisfaction of being able to push my body. We are all equals when pounding the pavement and in our sweatiest best its easy to shed the inhibitions and connect. I tried to make a list of some of the things I could think of, please feel free to add more.
Friends for life – It’s tough to make good friends as you get older. It’s tougher to break ice and even tougher to show your vulnerabilities. But it gets easier when you are already meeting on a common ground. I have made some very good friends since the time I started running in groups.
Partying with the running buddies is a whole lot of fun. For one, I like looking at how different we can all look!! And it’s like we understand each other. The conversations usually start with “How’s your foot/ankle?” to “What event are you doing next ?” to “Let’s drink a lot tonight ok, we can’t for the next few months as ADHM/SCMM is coming”.
The best breakfast places – I would have never discovered (or just the inertia would have made it impossible) the best tapri chaiwaalas (with mathi of course), Andhra Bhavan, Karnataka Bhavan, Throttle Shrottle, Roots, Sarvana Bhavan, A2B and Sagar, had it not been for running.
Constant source of inspiration – I no longer browse through books to get inspired. I see it every time, in each and every runner. The happy selfies do not reveal what they have been through or are going through, it takes courage and perseverance to be there despite all odds and that is enough for me to keep going.
The details – Life moves at an easy pace and I tend to observe much more while running, like the beautiful lamps hanging in someone’s balcony, an elderly woman enjoying a hearty laugh on the swing or the children playing pithu on the streets.
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Plan Vacations with family at locations where you are doing your marathon. Recently I did the Ladakh marathon, I took my wife there with me and we spend a good five days and I also got to do my marathon!
I absolutely agree… I have been running since the last 2 years and I have made an amazing set of new friends sharing the same passion of staying healthy.
And yeah Running on New routes, exploring new Roads and Trails with this set of Friends is really exciting and you actually look forward to it each day.
Run hard…Party harder is our motto 🙂
The Camaraderie, the stories of pain and Glory, the smiles and laughter all around… It’s so amazing and addicting .
The post run tea and snacks provide the perfect platform for bonding as well as learning.
Cheers to the Runners and Cheers to Running… 🙂
Fabulous! Totally resonate with your thoughts. My running group at Sirifort is now one of my closest set of pals- some of them the 4 am ones. We socialize, take dance lessons, share our worries about kids and just look out for each other; besides doggedly egging each other on to do better and better.
Btw, my husband, an avid golfer probably doesn’t share the same bumchumery with his golf buddies!
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Aye aye for each one of them. Of course, as you go in higher classes, there are more Running ke Side Effects, which one must discuss in higher classes! Not only breakfast places, but, yes, you also goet to know publis loos and their timings.
Running ka one more Side Effect – you never have to purchase safety pins …
hahahha Rahul yup don’t remember buying safety pins in the last 5 years.