Finally the day had come for the much-awaited Great Delhi Run, 15 of us reached the Pragathi Maidhan at Delhi from where we took the shuttle service to Nehru Stadium. The shuttle fully packed with aspiring youths reached the venue at 9 am. The Nehru stadium flooded with young guns raring to go wore a lively atmosphere; the run started at 9.15 am had few celebrities including Kapil Dev to cheer up the crowd. With lots of young faces around, the live media coverage, the helicopters overhead, and our own style of attracting the crowd, there was no lack of fun. I would say it was a fun run for our team, though we all lost in the crowd within the first 500 meters from of the start we managed to make it as a team at the end. The interesting part of the run was Sonu, our fella runner running away with the second runner up prize for best-dressed runner (read as funny dress) among the 20000 participants. It was fun run for a Noble cause at the end. The longest run ever in my life. Just for the records, I crossed the finish line in one-hour.

I wouldn’t have asked for a better gift on my Birthday!