I missed the Bangalore marathon!
I am still gathering myself up to believe that this fantastic event went out of my scheme of things. I am not to be blamed entirely. The more I look at this state (karnataka) and how it does things, the more I appreciate Bihar. I mean, the announcement for an event that requires massive and intense preperation came in just a month before. How on earth do they think they could make the numbers?
As with anything in Bangalore, much hype was around... they were expecting 30000 to turn up. Had it not been for the celebration run, no one would have given the thing a second look. I know the jargon spewing, brand conscious morons of this city - for them sun rises at 10 am and running at 6 am will be unimaginable. I was suprised that only about 200 people ran the full marathon! No wonder, I never find the actual figure of the folks who ran the full marathon anywhere - it is such a dismal figure. The organisers are to be blamed for it partly. A marathon in the midst of summer!
I think Bangalore is definitely not the place for a marathon or any high energy events. The people are fundamentally lazy - in fact, lazy will be a major euphemism. They are slothful, pig like. A marathon in such a city? haha.
All said and done, I intend to run the full marathon next year. No joke. The whole idea attracts me because I think it is fundamentally stupid. I mean, running 42.195 km for no reason at all! No sane man would do it - but then, no sane man enjoys life either. Sane people have only contributed to bureaucracy (if you call it sane) - the (half) insane ones brought the revolutions...
Sanity comes in between life and oneself.
