Done That

Well, for the first time in my life I jogged for about 6.4 Kms ( atleast guessing) 4 rounds of Sankey Tank . Distance covered in 55 minutes. I have never been physically fit much and previous to this in 2007 I joined a Gym for 4 months which I did pretty regularly  and then it dropped of. In December I and my wife joined an Aerobics class for a month and ofcourse enjoyed it. The issue with me has been that while I enjoy physical fitness I could never get the time for it ( I know what you readers are saying) and stuff like walking or climbing stairs in our apartment is not fun.   The problem is that most Indian offices work late and by the time work gets over its 7.30 - 8.00 there is no place to jog at 8.00 PM.  I can wake up early but I feel morning times are best for intellectual exercise and not physical one. However thanks to wifey for the past 2-3 weeks got into the habit of going to Sankey Tank, though not very regularly. Started gradually 1 round about 12 mts , then increased it to two at 26 minutes . Yesterday I jogged for 30 minutes and today I set a target for 35 minutes. So I jogged for 35 minutes at a slow regular pace, and found I could go some more. Then I completed the IIIrd round probably in 40 minutes and I said a little bit more. Then I did 1/2 of the remaining round but felt that completing 3 1/2 rounds doesn't give anyone bragging rights which 4 rounds does so I pushed myself for the 4th round. It was Ok, light pace, I think I could have run another 10 minutes.  So all those couch potatoes, get off your A@@ and run, If I can do it so can you. All cheers to Wifey who pushed me to go to Sankey tank.

For those curious about the location of Sankey Tank, this Wikimapia Sankey Tank link will give you some idea, though the Satellite photo looks dated.  A picture is enclosed herewith ( as they say in Government letters)

Update : I always wanted my Brother to run, when he was staying in Oakland, he had a wonderful park surrounding a lake of 5 Km but he would never run. So I thought why not run 5 Km and show him that it is not difficult. So that was the motivation for running 6.4 Km