12 Hour Stadium Run - Mind over body.
The plan was never the mileage, instead it was to see how you train your mind to do the same activity over a period of 12 hours and indeed was a learning curve and a eye opener on how you tackle your challenges when having to run a 400 meters loop for the Nth time till the clock stops. Post multiple ultra runs, the picture was clear that if you have to run for a longer period of times, the runs have to be trained in terms of physical as well as mental well being. I signed up for 12 hour run and selected the evening slot i.e 6pm to 6am. This was decided from the learnings of fellow runners who had completed the 12 hour streak. I had my bet on the relay runs in those days and never imagined that I would attempt a 12 hour run. So, 6pm to 6am was an obvious choice, as the sun set and does not harm you through out the night, but sleepy heads is another cumbersome tasks that you need to get over since u do not sleep all night long. The par...