10k after a long time
I ran 10K last on 06th August 2017. After that the maximum I touched was 8k - rarely. Most of my runs were 4 5 or 6 kms. Partly because I did not find any good audio book. I fondly remember the days when I used to run with Three Body Problem, Ender's world - all kept me on my toes ( literally ). Summer heat, difficult audio books ( Ubik, Diamond Age ) - weren't helping. Today my running friend - Akshay - joined me. This is how usually runners talk He : How much today? Me : Trying 10. 2 down. How about you? He : 21 yesterday, planning 10 today. Me : Wow. Lets do it. I switch off my audio book. I know Akshay tells Ohm while he runs. When I dont listen I keep telling Om Ma Nee Pad Me Hum. I think about these mantras. They are powerful and slowly chip into your soul. 2 or 3 rounds around the lake, we run across his son. 14 year old - he comes with us for a full round as we talk about cricket. He is a fast bowler. We egg his ego. But he drops off after a round.