It is 4.30am at Napier bridge and at least 3,000 people are waiting behind the start line of the Decathlon 10k run on May 7. Adrenaline-filled chatter punctuates the loud drum beats. Under a moonlit sky, I stand behind pacers holding the 70-minute flag, praying that my feet do not get stomped on. The least I want to do is to begin the run injury-free.
The race is flagged off at 5.06am. One hour and 16 minutes later, I have completed my second-ever timed run. Three hundred metres later, I cross the finish line into Besant Nagar’s Olcott School. “Medals are over. Come next week. Take a 360 degree selfie video though,” I am told.
