We make a living by what we get !

but we make a life by what we give !!

I am donating my Platelets for the second time at TMH ( Tata Memorial Hospital , www.tmc.gov.in ) . 

Its such a great feeling knowing my Platelets will save someone's life . 

Its not at all harmful to donate Platelets ,infact it is good for the doners to donate Platelets for the following reasons :

1. Bone marrow is stimulated so fresh platelets !!

2. Donors are tested  regularly for complete blood count & serologicals tests which includes HBsAg , HCV , HBV , Malaria , Syphillis . ( blood transmitted diseases free of cost . So it's like a regular health check up ! 

3. Most importantly knowing that  you're helping cancer patients.

 Donating platelets to them, can provide full dose of platelets for a patient, sometimes up to three patients.                                     

Please refer to my previous FB post regarding details about Platelets .. 

https://www.facebook.com/satish.gujaran/posts/10154394171969191

The only reason I am posting this on FB is to encourage others to donate Platelets .  

Thank you Dr. Smriti for this awareness . 🙏🏻

8 Down 2 to Go ...Comrades 2017.

8  done and 2 more to go for my green number....... I dedicate this run to all runners who are 50+..

This year was the 92nd Comrades marathon. 20,000 runners registered and approximately 17,000 ran the race. 13,851 runners finished the race within the 12 hours cut off time and around 4000 runners DNF..

As I predicted for this year, team India did us proud by breaking the India Comrades records..

I am super proud of the female runners for their commendable performance!! And of course, all the runners who stood at the start line. The amount of time, effort and dedication that goes into preparing for Comrades alone makes you a champion. 👍

I could not perform as expected.
I know what went wrong and I will make few changes accordingly before my next comrades .

The highlight of this years Comrades for me was Lalit Periwalbhai's comradeship!! Wherein he supported his fellow runner, tried his level best till the end and had to sacrifice his run as his friend was cramping and could not run any further after 60k. I salute his sportsman ship.

Since comrades has given us so much , I request all comrades to join me in fulfilling the dream of comrades aspirants by getting them in India Bus in year 2020.

I sincerely thank Virtues & Wellness, Shiraz, #GOS for their support and special thanks to Babu for sponsoring my flight ticket🙏 .

We all comrades can't thank enough to Dereck Shereen Mahadoo & family for their great hospitality and making us feel home away from home 🙏🏻.

My heartfelt gratitude to each and every runner for all the good wishes and their support.. 🙏🏻

#ComradesIndiabus2020 #vision2020

SaptaShrungi Hill half marathon was organised by Nashik Runners .

Run was around the Saptashrungi Devi temple which is located at Vani near Nashik in Maharashtra. 

This temple is one among the 51 Shakti peethas located on the Indian subcontinent. 

The Devi is surrounded by seven (sapta-in Sanskrit) peaks (shrunga-in Sanskrit), hence the name- Sapta Shrungi Mata (mother of the seven peaks). The image of the Devi is huge-about 10 feet tall with 18 hands, holding various weapons. She is believed to be Mahishasur Mardini. The temple, sort of sticks to the cliff . 

The run started at Nanduri which is the base station to reach Saptashrungi. 

As the run starts, you start  climbing the hill after few twist and turns, it goes up to almost 1500 metres . 

The weather was very nice and chilly . The Organisers had blocked the traffic for the entire route from 5.30am till 10.30am . Route was very well supported by bikes and few cars moving to and fro apart from well equipped water stops . Great entertainment by  Nasik dhol and adivasi folk dancers. There were inquisitive local onlookers and supporters around Vani , near the temple. 

This race reminded me of Comrades  down run half way because as we are running down towards the half way , we encountered the same type of hill and one could hear the music from top of the hill .  Even here too, as we were returning from half way turnoff , we could here the music and the announcement at the finish line. This made us feel as if we are very close to the finish . 

One can have a strong finish in this terrain because there is a down slope all the way to the finish. 

Downhills aren’t so good for your knees but  they’re so damn good for your soul ! . 

Felt good to watch few local talents.   The second runner beyond the kenyan runner was only 1 minute behind and third was 4 seconds behind the second .

Best part I liked about this run was that the  Organisors of this race were  eminent   doctors and remaining of them were industrialists but most importantly all are passionate runners . Just for the love of sports they were organising  this race . 

Since there were many doctors , they gave importance for providing best of medical care to the runners in case of emergencies . They had well Equipped Ambulances with  Defibrillator , Drugs to treat a heart attack, CPR kit , Saline bottles , Dextrose solution, in addition to the other routine trauma management kits and dressing materials in all their Ambulances . 

It will be fun to run in monsoon also , so  don't  miss their main event in July

6 Hours Night Run - 11th June 2016. ( Mumbai )

 

It was such a great pleasure to meet up with runner friends & chit chat while running with them at Runtastics Dilse 6 hours midnight run , very well organised event. 

I was amazed to see the dedication by the runners. My good friend Aniruddha Athani  along with his runner friend came all the way from Nasik to participate in this run and also few female runners never give up attitude surprised me. 

Night run is definitely not a easy run to run .  One is going against the bodies internal clock . The most basic daily rhythm we live by is the sleep-wake cycle, which (for most) is related to the cycle of the sun. It makes us feel sleepy as the evening hours wear on, and wakeful as the day begins. Sleep-wake and other daily patterns are part of our circadian rhythms, (circum means "around" and dies, "day") which are governed by the body's internal or biological clock, housed deep within the brain. For example Jet lag and shift work can throw our normal patterns out of whack and take a toll on physical and mental health.

But research has been finding that the body's clock is responsible for more than just sleep and wakefulness. Other systems, like hunger, mental alertness, and mood, stress, heart function, and immunity also operate on a daily rhythm. 

That's why at the beginning its fun and after few hours it becomes tough because your body gets tired not because of running but because of lack of sleep.  Definitely one has to get used to this kind of run and train once body and mind accordingly .  This was my first night run may be that's why I felt exhausted when I reached home. 

Sorry guys I could not run the entire night , even though I was on the road for  entire 6 hours . I didn't want to push myself because I am just back from my 89 km comrades run in Durban , South Africa . I thought it's good to listen to my body. 

Thanks to volunteers for their outstanding job . It's not at all easy to be awake the entire 6 hours and serve the runners with a smile, great job guys. And also photographers thank you guys. Mind you these are runners like us and they have sacrificed their run for us so hats off to you guys 🏻. 

Thank you K Haridasan NairK and Runtastic for this brilliant arrangement and I admire your unity , you guys are like one big happy family 🏻.

7 down 3 to Go .....

As long you attempt to run any race and enjoy the run,  irrespective of your finish time , you are a winner . Your finish time should help motivate you as a  runner and inspire other runners . 

Each one of us has their own body type, Life style, diet and genes  , so by just following any successful runner , one won't become successful .

It's important for one to listen to their body and one has to adopt whats best from one's existing sources , And train accordingly . 

I have been running comrades ultra marathon also called as ultimate human race since 2010 , this year it was my consecutive 7th comrades . 

One can't take comrades for granted , each year it was a unique humbling experience for me. 

My training for Comrades 2016 was very different than all these years. My weekly mileage was less , I didn't get time to do hill repetition. From January till April I used to train maximum 3 to 4 days a week. But I used to regularly do back to back long runs in the week ends on a hilly terrain. Unlike all these years , I did good quality 4 longest runs  , one in Darjeeling , twice Dudhini silvasa , and last one at Lonavla , these runs helped me a lot during comrades first half while climbing the hills. But still first half I ran with lots of caution because I went into this years run with hamstring stiffness of both my legs which I picked up in last two weeks before comrades and ITB injury. So even the second half also I had to play around with my pacing to minimise the cramp and not to give up the run .

This is the first time with the help of trainers I did core and strengthening in gym ( first time ever in my life I went to a gym ) thanks to Shiraz and his dedicated team of trainers really helped me in my strengthen exercises even though it was just for 30 days . I am sure if I do this on a regular basis , I will be more fitter than ever before . 

Its always most important to know how you do your training not how much you train.  

I am sincerely thankful to all you friends for your good wishes and motivations.