Malnad Ultra 50km
I sure am on a running spree this year, because surprisingly, after my finishing off my Maiden Half Marathon in February, I still continued running. After months of looking through the pictures of the scenic trials and the vast expanse of coffee plantations, and the greenery all around, I signed up for the Malnad Ultra 2018 as a part of the Chennai Trekking Club group. This is an event organised by GIREM and hosted Coffee Day across its Coffee Estates near the Bhadra Reservoir and Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. There are 3 race categories - 50k, 80k and 110k respectively. Having run only a half marathon earlier, I naturally opted for the least distance of 50km. The Malnad Ultra Trail!! Training began with running in the Pallavaram Hills once a week and some hill runs over the weekend. It was all going good until June, till which time I ensured I had a mileage of atleast 100 km per month. July was the time when I started slacking. The complacency started hitting in, a...