Tale of the run by muscleontherun

This is where it all ended in 2021.. Dnf'd at 100km category by 3 mins.. but who knew this just lead to a new beginning of a lifetime. I am forever in debt to the experiences gained at Solang Sky Ultra 2021-100km category.  Now, the calling had to be answered. Got wiser? Yes and what do I do? Singed up for the humble 60km category. I remember Vishwas coining the term Humbleness in response to how much respectful one needs to be   when you choose your path into these treacherous mountains of Solang.  With couple of months left, elevation training had to find some space in the schedule. I had dedicated the weekends to hit the hills and train those elevation gains. As a part of the process, heading out of Bangalore on weekends was a good bet in terms of short travels and a sneak peak in to the trails at Kudremukh, Bandage and Makali Durga climbs etc.  Planning the travel to Manali was on the cards too prior to staying put in solang a couple of d...

And now this...... Well, this doesn't happen often or may be has never happened before. The on demand shirt off scenes after finishing ahead of all in the 75km category had its own charms. And bawraybanjaray  did everything right in freezing these endlessly cherishable moments. Being associated with Pushkar and his team at many ultra events and hands down, they have always surprised me with some out of the world clicks on the run route.  Be it the day heat or the bone chilling colds, nasty rains, sleepless nights, in the plains or the mountains, on feet and on wheels or in the sky,  bawraybanjaray  was always busy hustling and sprinting alongside us with those heavy equipments without having the runner change its natural course of action to capture the best of the best glimpse of oneself. From Darjeeling to Solang to Jaisalmer to Pune to Leh to Arunachal to Lavasa and many more, these guys are indeed going place and you know why -...