Vijay Khanna: Run Man Run....

I am a typical IT Person, who has like many others spent countless Night-Outs for System Administration / Implementation projects.

This definitely had taken a toll on the health. April 08 was the Inflection Point..
My Back said That's it.. I am not with u, do what u want...
Having a Back-Pain just like any other ailments is depressing.

Action Plan. Get Healthy before it is too late.. Took a leave of 2 months. Did intensive personal training in a Gym. Having recovered, decided lets test the levels of recovery..

August 08. Registered for Mumbai Marathon 21 KM (The Distance from Andheri to Churchgate One Way) .

As usual many people laughed, some smirked...That's when most of us get the kick in proving people wrong..

That's when I read "The Secret". Wanted to try something really new in my life.
Decided i will not practice Physically for a single Day...! ! ! ! !

Every Day I practiced in My Mind...Run Man Run...

Visualised myself Finish the Marathon along with the Average Runners.
On the Day of Marathon, told myself, that's it..This will be one of the Toughest Experiments i would have ever done..Lets do it.....Just do it...

Race starts at 6.45...Gate opens..i run for 250 meters...That's it...got tired...slowed down...After all what do u expect if u do not practice for a marathon.

No issues...Plan-B..follow the fastest Walker.....Keep reminding self...Have to do it...Keep listening to music...don't think....Simple...

About 6 Km...Joints start burning...That's when i see Some Old Person with a Label "Dr Roy. Born 1932". Mind begins to start calculating his Age...it took almost 10 minutes to calculate ......

Wanted to rest...Mind in 2 modes...Rest....What the hell Man..U are even worse off than this Old Gentleman....Ridiculous.

Decide ..have to walk at least as fast this Gentleman....

Nevertheless he is faster....

Then decide to walk at same speed of a nearby old Lady , even she is faster........

Decide not to compare with any one else...I am Me...That's it...Just keep listening to the ipod..and keep walking at the fastest speed.. Reached 12 km...

that's it.No more thoughts..just keep walking...keep smiling....
Completed the Marathon Finally.....

Don't ask what happened after Marathon....

It was only on Monday that Ajoy Called and said he saw me near the Churchgate station and i was walking at the speed of 0.001 Km / Day...

All the Joints suddenly contracted post the marathon..I did finish it in 3.45 hrs..but almost in an instant the body reacted.. and all limbs became jammed..u really cannot move the feet ahead...the pain is unbearable....

Nevertheless. i did got what i had wanted and Literally Dreamt of...

Moral of the Story...
1. Any one can achieve what ever he can visualize in Mind.
2. Do enough Practice and Homework before starting a task..Else there might be a price to Pay.

Parallely my Wife completed the marathon in 3.30 hrs.
she definitely is an inspiration..a perfect Manager..Disciplined and punctual.
Practices At the Gym daily...

I am now more sure than ever that i will finish 21 Km in 3 Hrs ..( that's the distance of Andheri to Churchgate - One Way..)..This time i will practice in Gym for 3 months...

Wish me luck for Jan 2010.

This is our Hall of Fame. My Son Aman, with his First "First Rank" Chess Trophy. My Wife Punam.
And Me.. 21 Kms in 3 Hours, 45 Minutes.