Keep on moving...

Going to Hyderabad for the triathlon has become an annual fixture now. Every year we try and take it up a notch. Set new targets, hit new highs, still doing many things "for the first time in our lives".  With each event we are getting stronger, learning new things, making new mistakes & hopefully not repeating them too often. Last year it was the first time I and Gurmoksh Singh were attempting the Olympic distance and Manesh, ishpreet and raksha were attempting the half iron. This year there were 3 of us.   My partner in crime - Manesh Nambiar and the prodigy Shubhankar Bivalkar. All of us has set our eyes on the half iron distance this year. Its  1.9km swim followed by 90km on the bike and a 21km run :) We decided to drive down with the 3 bikes from Pune on Friday evening. And just like that we were on our way! Roads were great till Solapur, but after that it was a nightmare. We had dinner near Solapur and for the first time got a taste of the Sol...

12th Sept, 2014 Manesh my partner in crime and I decided to push ourselves and attempt the 300km ride. Our previous longest ride have been a few 200 BRM's. Pre race This was probably the first time our race prep was near perfect. 2 days before the race I had checked to see what all I needed to buy, made a to do list, downloaded the app and set reminders to make sure I don't forget. The general list is as follows - Bikes Manesh - GT hybrid Rohit - Merida Matts 40 V - Accessories Zip locks CR 2030 battery for the blinker lights Gloves helmet sunglasses - Nutrition Apples, bananas Hydration bladder, dry fruits Few Snicker bars for variety in taste ORS - rehydration salts Peanut Butter sandwitches Our prep has become better as each event has gone on. I guess we are learning from our experiences both good and bad . Flag Off It is probably the best start we ever had. At the very outset we started at a good steady pac...