Why Do I Run ?

As i start answering this question, i can clearly separate the pre-marathon and post-marathon days..

During the school days, i was lucky to win a few medals at the school / district and run at the state levels. I ran 100 / 200 mts at school / district levels and 400 mts & 4x100 mts relay at school / district / state levels. Those days, i admit , the top reasons for running were to be the fastest runner in school , receive the medal from the school principal at the morning 'assembly' in school , win a medal at the state level ( and get into a top engineering college through sports quota!! ) , impress some of the 'friends' at the school sports day :P .. okie, i know that was selfish !!!

Move a few years forward and i ran my first marathon in 2006. And here are some of the reasons why i run these days...

• The Marathon Dream
• The Bet
• A simple morning run can result in this - An idea that was discussed over a morning run :)
• The Marathon
• Have fun with pals here , here , here and here and more...
• and listening to that Pink Floyd ( high hopes / coming back to life) or A R Rahman , an hour into the run, is surely out-of-the-world - a 'free high' !!
• And many many more...i sure can write a book on this...

“If you want to win something, run the 100 meter race. If you want to experience something, run the Marathon” – Emil Zatopek