Within two weeks of the last race (which left me in quite some aches and pains), I decided to go for another 5K race. Some like Sharmila might be tempted to ask “এত রেষারেষির কি আছে?” 🙂

Truth be spoken, I was afraid that I will hurt myself again. So, decided to try a new thing. The problem of getting hurt stems from me pushing myself too hard. And that comes from constantly watching the speed and distance on my Garmin.

This time, I decided to enjoy the run. No watch, no phone. Just go and run. My life, my race – not trying to beat anybody. Just trying to come out on the other side gracefully.

Turns out, I really enjoyed the run. The chip time showed about a couple of minutes slower than the last race. About 10:23 seconds per mile.

I did not care who was passing me and who I passed. I did not care how much was left and if I was falling behind my target. Anytime the body gave a warning, I slowed down and anytime the body allowed, I speeded up.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. I think I am going to start running without any watches all the time. I just need to figure out how to keep track of total miles being run.