Category: Running and Fitness

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Helping the needy during a Run

As a runner, you are always tend to focus on your timing and the strategy to complete an injury-free Run. But there are some people who ignore their focus on their completion of marathon on time just to help the needy. While running we may see some of our co-runners finding difficulty in running due to injury and they may be trying to complete the run inspite of the injury. It is at this time the normal runners are expected to help the injury-prone runners and advice them on the proper medical attention to be taken and ensure that they are comfortable physically. 

During the recent TATA Mumbai Marathon, it happened that a young lady runner was finding difficulty due to dizziness and almost at the verge of collapsing. It is at this time that a fellow runner named Shri. Sanjay Gawade came forward to help this lady without bothering about his well positioned run (Almost heading to a PB) and ensured that she is completely safe and helped her finish the run. This delayed Sanjay’s completion time by almost 40 minutes but still he won the hearts of may co-runners. He delivered a high sportsmanship at the event and was applauded by the fellow runners and organisers.

As a runner, you should also be always available to help fellow runners at the time emergency.

 

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Paresh Kumar Swain – A Coach demonstrates excellence…..

A Coach in any form of the game is expected to guide the team with his experience, valuable tips on fitness and ensure his students are provided with enough strength physically and mentally to perform well in the game. But Mr. Paresh Kumar Swain, a trained coach of Run T.Nagar Run (A chapter of Dream Runners, Chennai) does something more than just a coach. He demonstrates his skill set to the Trainees himself physically and show the trainees what is expected of them. This attitude is not generally  found in many coaches who just push the team but don’t demonstrate it themselves.

One of the milestone of Mr.Paresh is the completion of 222kms of Cyclothon recently covering parts of Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh. He has completed the distance in 14 hours and 20 minutes which is a fantabulous timing. Although he is passionate about coaching the runners at RTR, he still loves to show his team the endurance a coach needs to have and demonstrated it excellently. This will ensure that most of his team of runners will follow him with the right spirit and ensure to include cycling as a part of their Fitness schedule. 

Besides these Paresh had also completed Full Marathon recently at Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon and The Wipro Chennai Marathon with good timings.

We shall shortly get a personal interview with him to know more about him and his suggestions to other Runners, Cyclists and Fitness enthusiasts.

All the best Paresh for your Future events!!!

 

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Tips to stay Mentally strong on a Long Run

Running a Long Slow Distance is not just a physical activity. Your mental strength also attributes a lot to LSD to complete the distance at ease. But how do we keep ourselves mentally strong for this long run. Following are few tips for keeping ourselves Mentally Strong during a long run.

  1. First step is to register for a marathon to start with. It is your willingness to participate will actually make up your mind for the Race Day. If you are a first time Runner schedule your Race Day six  months later from the day you start practicing.
  2. Proper training – Derive a proper training schedule for yourself. Getting properly trained for LSD is very important to keep your body and mind fully ready for the event. Get yourself designed a proper training schedule which includes Leg Strengthening, Core Work out, Upper Body workout, Tempo Run etc.
  3. Running Long distance every week – Schedule a day for the long run every week. Running long Distance regularly will allow you to keep up the pace and strength in tact. Start running for few distance initially and gradually increase the distance every week.
  4. Challenge the weather – Never miss out the run irrespective of the weather conditions. You cannot always predict the weather on the Race Day. Hence it is better to get trained in any weather conditions which will help you to keep  your body and mind ready for the run in any weather. If you find the weather cold, wear the necessary accessories and run. But never miss out any Run day. Be very focused.
  5. Dedicate every mile – Dedicate every mile of your Run for any of your family members, friends, Pets etc.,. If you are dedicating your first run to your mother, think of the good times you spent with your mother. Cherish those memories and you would be accomplishing that mile without any difficulty. Likewise dedicate for the subsequent miles too.
  6. Hydrating the body – When your run a LSD you tend to get dehydrated quite profusely. So drink anything that comes your way. It could be water, energy drinks, electrol etc.,.
  7. Know the route – Any organizer of the Marathon event will disclose the route map of the event well in advance. Analyze the route map very closely. Check for the type of terrain. If the route has too many elevations, practice your run accordingly. Practicing the run on a flyover  could be one idea to prepare for the elevated terrain during the race.

All these preparations will help you to get your mind well set for the Big Run. Feel the excitement of Running for the first time and you will start making it a habit eventually.

Happy Running!