Mission Boston: the beginning

I started running about 7 years ago. I ran the inaugural Bombay Half Marathon in 2004. I had never run beyond 8 km before that. I ran the Bombay Marathon in 2005 (when I had run a maximum of 26 km in training) and have run it every year since then. Ever since I began running seriously which is to say, since I realized that marathons are serious business after my 1st one, I have wanted to exceed personal milestones, each time I run.

Starting sometime later this year, I shall attempt to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The qualifying time for my age group is 3 hr 10 min. To borrow part of a quote from The Gladiator, I shall do everything I can to meet that "... in this life or the next"

This new set of posts will attempt to document my journey to get there.

I intend to take time off work and train hard. Will need a lot of help getting there. All advice is welcome, especially of the running sort.

There is also a plan to retrace part of the Tour De France on a bicycle sometime in the next few years along with a buddy, but that will wait till Boston is done with.

Wish me luck (I might even need your money!)