0 Gear Up your toes....

Its Finally Time to gear up your toes and thump the roads as chandigarh administration has given a nod for the city to have its very first Marathon on 31st of this month.Starting in morning from the serene atmosphere of Uttara Marg at Rock Garden this epic event is bound to give a boost to Chandigarh’s tourism sector.The humming of birds at break of dawn,the cool breeze, wide open roads ,colourful flowers,trees are bound to leave everyone mesmerized with their charms. Many well renowned celebrities like Milkha Singh,Kapil Dev, Yuvraj singh,Gul Panag are also expected to jog along with the city dwellers and a lucrative cash prize of 1.50 lakh has already been announced for the winner.
The word Marathon is believed to come from the legend of Pheidippides,a Greek soldier, who was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been miraculously defeated in the Battle of marathon in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the persians. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping, but moments after proclaiming his message ""We were victorious!"to the city, he collapsed dead from exhaustion.
The “Chandigarh Marathon-2010” will cover a distance of 42.195 kms.The Marathon will be organized in three parts:- 5km-marathon,half-marathon & Full-marathon. Winners of Full-marathon & half-marathon will be awarded cash prize of 1,50,000 & 75,000 respectively. The course is flat. Cold & well supported .The Full Marathon will remain open for 6:30 hours from 6:00 am with Sports Drinks, Water, Ambulance Care and the Chandigarh Traffic Police support. The administration has also invited various professional bands and artists from north zone cultural center to perform on the route.
Chandigarh Marathon-2010” will offer everyone with a thrill of a lifetime. For many fitness freaks it would be a chance to test their fitness levels, A chance for friends and families to cheer their loved ones, chance to make new friends and for some an opportunity to know there city better . As thousands of people are expected to take part running 42 kms will require a high fitness level and for those with their eyes on the cash prize its time to start training well before this mega event. Here are a few tips for everyone to overwhelm this grueling task.
For Training:-
1)As most of us are no used to running such long distances first thing would be to gain confidence by running short distances for starters. Plan your schedule in such a manner that your run short distances like 2kms,4kms,6kms on week days and long runs like 12kms,14 kms on weekends. Then slowly start building by running longer runs.
2) A proper diet is crucial for training. Be sure to eat a lot of carbohydrates- especially those rich in complex carbs and vitamins. Low-fat diets work best, although studies have shown that fat in a runner’s diet is essential for stores when all of the carb power has run out. Fluids are essential, especially in the last days before a race.
3) Running alone can be very boring. Try to get a partner for yourself or listen to music while running. This would make the experience all the more entertaining.
4) Build yourself mentally. Running a marathon needs a lot of mental preparation. When Your legs are exhausted and your energy stores are gone. You need the mental abilities to conquer the pain. Think about the finish line. Take things slowly. Think positively and that this pain is temporary.
5) Lastly, it is very important to have fun and enjoy the activity. You just cannot improve your performance if you do not like doing it.
For Running:-
1) Stretch your muscles at the start of marathon. This would help bring in flexibility to your body. Concentrate stretching around the leg region, including the calves, hamstrings, quads and feet.
2) Wear comfortable clothes on the race day. Get synthetic socks; instead of cotton ones, to avoid blisters. These socks also help to keep your feet cool, despite profuse sweating. Get a comfortable pair of running shoes.
3) As for food, the best bet would be to eat three hours before the start. Binge on foods rich in carbohydrates such as pasta, bagels and bananas. This would help you restore the body's glycogen levels.
4) Keep you body hydrated. Water holds the key for enhancing the performance of the body and restoring the energy levels.
5) Take appropriate rest after the marathon. Icing sore areas and keeping feet elevated will help to relieving pain and swelling.
Wishing you all luck, I hope this turns out to be a fun and cheerful event for everyone. In the end Run safe and Run to win. Bona Fortuna!!!!

0 CHAMPIONS AREN’T MADE IN GYMS

By: Kitty Choudhary.
“Passing the day under the creator’s shadow, closing the eyes with the echoes in our dreams…. all has now frowned away.”
We all have heard end number of tails all about the easy & simple way of approaching academics and grabbing a satisfactory job. But the present era of competition which is undoubtedly created by human mind spines only, has wrapped the world under consciousness of success. We all are blindly running in the race of pedagogical attacks. Unknowingly the domain of our interest, one should not always follow the lead, make your own lead and let others follow it. The man famous for his dreams ‘Sheikhchilli’ was no way the smaller personality. He had great vision; he had good brain and innate creativity. And to earn a respective position and win over the dreams, these threesome qualities are enough. As it is foresight, hard work as well as dogged determination which make our dreams comes true.
Title line ‘Champions aren’t made in gyms’; they are made from something they have deep inside them---- a desire, a dream and a vision. They have to have last minute stamina, they have to be little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
Since the time has triggered its unprecedented demand for qualified professionals and nipped with interpersonal and leadership attributes, it has become very necessary to aspire the competitive spirit. A very well said thought- A key which is frequently used remains clean, while a key which is not used gets rusty very soon. Hence to get the maximum out of life one should be active all the time. In the present times it has become really necessary to have the panache to cope with the mushrooming demands of corporate sector. Above all if we gain mastery over inertia and distractions with firm will power it becomes our habit and then we can find ourselves winning the most unacceptable war.

0 Reality Shows- Emotions with TRP

Our elders used to say that Marriages are made in heaven but WAIT ….. Think again do you believe over this saying anymore because now relationships like marriages are happening on television in front of numerous viewer where feelings are no more private and the contenders are supposing falling in love. Well this is the new forum of our television channel to sell the emotions and relationship.

Here I am discussing my views on the selling of relationships through soap operas. Now the genre of Indian television has changed and they have found the steamy and sensual way of increasing the TRP’s .Reality shows were already present on the television since past few years but now a slight change is discovered in them and they are the relationship of two souls. TV serials like Splitsvilla , Rakhi ka swayanwar,Perfect Bride are attracting the audiences. Some weeks before the prime time news focus was more on whether Rakhi will marry any contest or not. So, these Reality Shows are earning good popularity and media is perfectly providing more mileage to them. These emotional documentaries are hyped by media and liked by audiences as well.

In India when some experiments become popular and the whole industry implies it till the charm is lost fully. And the answer comes -Well definitely why not we do it? It’s profitable and in trend. Now, we can simply say that you love them or hate them but you cannot ignore them for sure.

0 Value the small things around Us…

There are lot many small things around us which are not very countable in life but holds lot of importance in our day to day life. We become really habitual of all those small little things but I am not talking about the materialistic things around us. Here I am discussing the people around us who are never in Lime light but very significant in our daily routine. You get to know about the significance when they are not involved with our daily routine. Like an example one day our office boy couldn’t come to the office and we saw the complete havoc. The whole office got mismanaged .We prepared our own tea, washed the used cups, the office appeared dirty and there was no one to provide water in intervals and a complete mess of used dishes. It hampered the work of all the employees. Therefore this instance spins the whole life around me and forced me to write over the value of such people who are considered petty and small but very important in life. My Housemaid, Office Boy, Rubbish Collector and Security Guard there are lot many people who are very vital for us to work efficiently and properly. When we don’t find these people around we do feel the lack of something. We really need to take out some time to give some appreciation for their work and making our life comfortable.
This blog in fact reminded me of a Laga raho Munnabhai Scene where Sanjay Dutt gives Jadoo ki Jhappi to the sweeper and says thanks for the making the Hospital clean and hygienic. Well I am not asking anybody to give hug but still we should not think that they are small and unworthy. They are equally responsible required for any successful project and they deserve the same respect as professional. Here I would really like to thanks all the people around me who are making my life comfortable.