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Lakhshya ek Khoj

Lakhshya ek Khoj……… . Have you ever wondered, why do they have Red Tape at Finish Line of race….. It is for a very simple reason, to tell you have reached your GOAL (Lakhshya)….. If the red tape or finish line rope or finish line indicator is not visible…..The athlete may keep running, even when goal is achieved or may not give his best if he does not see the red tape…… What is a Goal…… Goal/Lakhshya is the indicator what your Mind dreams and Body achieves….. Goal is Lakhshya …… Human mind is wired in a such way, it needs to be shown the End Line….End Goal If you have no Lakhshya, any path will take you there. But once you have Lakhshya, you set a path and you chart a plan to tread on that path to reach your Lakhshya…. I have always believed, and followed Goal oriented approach to Personal, Professional   and Fitness lifestyle. This Goal oriented approach always helped me to keep focus and tread the path…… When I saw my fellow Runners, Cyclists,

Taming a Stallion…… 100 days of Agony and Ecstasy…..Salute to JP (aka Jai Sawant)

Taming a Stallion…… 100 days of Agony and Ecstasy…..Salute to JP (aka Jai Sawant) This article is dedicated to my friend and buddy, Jai(Jitendra) Sawant   a young dude in his early 50s and who completed Full Marathon at TMM (Tata Mumbai Marathon) in his Ist attempt of FM. Well now that you know the result, and success…..let me share “Behind the Scenes”, the agony and ecstasy when this was achieved on Sunday, Jan 20 th at 11,00am in Mumbai when humidity was high and temperature soaring even higher. Sept, 9 th 2018 Ladakh Marathon , only crazier attempt such crazier stuff at 11,000ft above sea level dessert. Jai and me and few more of us,attempted and both completed. Mutual respect for each other and a bond was formed.   Over a casual conversation he mentioned I have registered for TMM FM challenge.   I had stayed and practiced with him 8days at Ladakh, I knew he was a Stallion, a fast very fast runner.   But I also knew he had not run Full marathon and surely n