Race Experience - Berlin Marathon 2019
Every race I train for, I aim for an improvement over the previous timing, for timings are the only tangible way to grade the performance in this sport. But anyone who has run a marathon would agree that this distance tests you beyond your physical capabilities and endurance, and to assess it purely on the basis of timing may be often unjust. After having had a good race at TMM 2019, I was already looking at my next FM, and Berlin looked promising, with an urge to tick another WMM after Chicago last year. Berlin being a flat, weather-conducive, world record course, the greed to perform my best was natural, which I mentioned to coach Ash. After an injury restricted race at TCS World 10k in May, I was all set to train for this September event, and a plan was put in place June onwards. Training in the Delhi summer is a challenge in itself, but it was diligently done although most pace targets couldn’t be achieved but the effort was there. Injuries are an inevitable part of an athlet...