Mawla Ghaati Ultra - Wait, What? Whyyyy? 10k? You must be joking!
No, this wasn't me trying to steal someone's thunder. This was just me trying to be versatile in the sport of running and given the flexibility of choosing whats best for you at a certain stage was a calming experience and yes, it did help rest the horses and a very much needed one. Having done 100ks on trails in past, the quest for 10k was a no brainer and to be very frank, no thoughts were put in to cover a 10k distance on this terrain. The only challenge arises from the stress that also gets developed when you choose to race it instead of running it. I did traverse the route a bit to get a hang of the ground beneath our foot on the mountains and gave me an understanding of the grip one gets on the soil that had faced the brunt from the recent rains. A low key bib collection event with very much enthusiasm being pumped in from the briefing session by Adi and Govind. They are trying to build the future trail events with international standards. The immense effort put it right ...
