Finally Running Again

With only three days to go to the TCS10K event in Bangalore, I stepped out yesterday for a short run to test my ankle. The Nitros were running in SDAT and I thought it would be a smart idea to join them and test it out on the dirt track rather than the road.

I ran 5 steady, slow rounds around the track (thats about 2K) and the ankle was none the worse for it. In fact it seems to be behaving almost normal now.

For the first time ever, I was running without any gadgets. No Nike+ to check pace, distance etc and no music in my head. It was strangely nice. I figured since I was running on track I'll know the distance anyway and pace and time wasn't an issue since I wasn't running with any target in mind. I did miss the music though.

It felt so nice to be running again. Sorely missed it over this past one month.

I'm all set to leave for Bangalore tomorrow and am quite excited to do the 10K in a brand new setting. I've been given line up coral E. So its going to be a crowded and slow start. But given my fresh-out-of-injury-ankle slow is probably a good thing. More updates soon.