My First longer run.!

My First longer run.!

Great freedom run it was - overcoming the fears of longer runs, especially after the first 10k and the niggles after that - was a bit nervous all along the start point, and it all just evaporated when i saw Nipun bhai already warming up there, and then Ashish bhai and Amardeep bhai arrived and it was just all started to run without even starting the run..!

So basically I was pulled into a big bus, that started with walk and then easy fun run, they called, - it was easy till it was easy...then there came a bridge...but just could not remember when it got crossed...as Ashishbhai diverted my mind into showing a technique on how to negotiate the climbs and descents - Full moon was the pinn that we all had hinged our run on, and it was all talks and fun after that -

Bridge was done and then came a side road - ... Arvind bhai joined us from behind as he was running his own road....then came a trail....canal bank trail , and then my kinda road patch - then it was all about birds - trees - and odd jokes - and then the return -

The places in my legs that started putting presence in the earlier Valsad 10k at the 5K mark...came around when the trail came - remained there till the trail was, and then when we were back on the plain road, it was gone- ..Zap..Vanished - - .. Amardeepbhai gave good tips till end and at one point I was actually surprised when he told that we were doing 9+ speed....

I was made to walk for cool down on the last km, where we helped a dog walk along us to find his way back to his area saving him from other ones...he actually needed a human company to make him cross that patch were other dogs were trying to fight him....while Amardeepbhai tried to shoo away the defender dog - I gave cover to the traveller....it was all set and then it was over - The point where we started return on the canal, Ashishbhai told to take a different route back to starting point and told that the starting point will be around 15k and there it was - - - - on dot...! 15 K run with an awesome mentors - - - 2 hours just flew away -

I came home - stretching and had my green tea - and ate a lot of khaman and stuff - along with the routine breakfast...celebrating. Can’t believe it though - and I am sure all must have gone through this feeling - feeling of crossing over a threshold ...the feeling was the same when I had my first swim in the river at the causeway - after all the splashes in swimming pool only - It was a true run - first one - a run that is letting me free - would want just this - same - as many as I can till I could run.!

my feeling at that 11K mark point was the same as the stressed out dog in the alien territory - and as we helped that dog through pass by the alien territory - talking him out till last - Amar bhai did the same to me....10+ run was the first time for me - an alien territory - and he talked me through as we talked that poor thing to his safe zone - thanks for the same.!

One portion of my mind still is day-dreaming about the rest of the 4 hours plus which Nipun bhai and Ashishbhai would have had...when they continued along the earth into the oblivion,.....showing us the way back on the return....I could feel the same when we had that poor chap cross the danger patch..and delivered at the junction...when he had sort of found his territory......I am sure the same feeling the mentors would have felt....almost...I guess. ...

The moral is that if you have courage to initiate...there will be mentors to help you cross and guide the way...! There will always be diversions ...by the worldly things....like that dog who was preventing this one to enter....by his own insecurity I guess. ...but if you find a right Guru...and have faith in him to just walk along....you are bound to go through...it’s the faith that you put in your guru makes him walk that slow and handhold you to the right path...! I am feeling terrifically lucky in that sense.

Can't possibly measure the run in numbers so no numbers, no figures...just a picture with the full moon and the mentors...and the runners in motion.!