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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