So today was the big day. Not so big really, it was my 6th FOTS I guess. I’ve already lost count. Anyways, I woke up at 5am with a severe need for speed and thus rode the bus to Cubbon Park.
Locals need no introduction to this place. For all you non-Bangaloreans Cubbon Park is the city’s largest park, situated right in the heart of the city. Or a green lung would be a more apt description, the other lung being Lalbagh (more on this later). It is a perfect place for a runner providing both road and dirt tracks.
We had assembled here this morning for Feet on the Street Edition #12 in association with AIM for Seva, a national child welfare NGO. The event isn’t competitive but meant to raise awareness about the Trust and encourage people to take up the sport. The route is a simple flat 5.2k run on road starting from the UB city entrance. Here is the race route. 1 loop is about 2.6k.
After a brief introduction by AIM we set off at 7am. My target for the morning was a sub 23. I started off faster than usual, a bit too fast really. I tried matching pace with a couple of the front-runners and did so successfully for a while. But midway through the second lap the difference in class shown through & I began to lag behind. As I approached the Queen’s Road aid station I slowed paused for a second and reset my pace. What could have been a smooth 22.something with a more controlled start ended up being an average 23.3. Though Luck.
Now for the serious part, the aim of the run was to create publicity and I will do so. Take a look at the AIM for Seva website and see how if you can chip in.
Co-ordinates for Cubbon Park: 12.97°N 77.6°E / 12.97; 77.6
Us before the run flagged off.
Aaand they are off!!
Post race group photo.
Pathetic quality low res pics, I know, But this was the best I could obtain. The pics are still to be updated on the RFL site.
footloosegups!! 
Thanks for sharing! Keep up the nice work.
hey that was really amazing…… ur wandering weirdo rocks…. thumbs up 2 u…^__^