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750+ km of training. 120 km was the goal. But I didn’t make it to the finish line. 🏃‍♂️🔥. 

📍 8 August | Goa Ultra Hellrace

Some journeys take time to process, and this is one of them.

Three months of training for the Goa Ultra @thehellrace — and a journey I’ll never forget.

Starting at Palolem Beach and winding through the lush Netravali jungle, this was hands down the most scenic route I’ve ever run. 🌴🌿 But the beauty came with everything nature could throw at me — rain, scorching sun, humidity, brutal uphills and punishing downhills.

I gave it everything, but 120 km proved to be more than I could conquer this time.

Not the finish I wanted, but a journey I’m proud of. Every race teaches you something, and this one reminded me that there’s always more to learn.

A huge thanks to my coach @coachbijen for helping me build up to these distances injury-free, and my running club @hybrid_miles_club for all the support.

Shoutout to @thesimpleultrarunner and @anextrovert_koopmandook , who ran alongside me during this journey. Sharing the miles makes the tough moments a little easier. 🤜🤛

And a special mention to @ri_ra____, @nitish1132018  and @prioneworld1 , who travelled all the way to Goa just to support me. ❤️ Having you there meant more than you know.

I may have missed the finish line, but I came away with incredible memories, beautiful trails and lessons I’ll carry into my next challenge.

120 km. Unfinished business. We’ll meet again. 🔥
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My first sub-4 marathon. @wipro_bengaluru_marathon

3:45 hrs 🚀🎯🏅

And somehow, this one meant even more because of everything that came before it.

NMDC Hyderabad. 🛣
Ladakh Full Marathon.🏔
HYROX Mumbai.🏋‍♂️
And now, Wipro Bengaluru Marathon.🏠

Four crazy endurance challenges in a month. And somewhere along the way, I stopped asking myself, “Is this possible?”

I started asking, “Why not?”. "Why not PBs in all 4?" 😎

There will always be people who tell you to be realistic.
People who tell you that you’re pushing too much.
People who will define your limits for you.

Don’t let them.

Some limits exist only because we’ve agreed to believe in them.

So dream something ridiculously ambitious. 🎯
Set a goal that sounds almost delusional.🚀
And then show up every single day like it’s inevitable.💯

Because sometimes, the most unrealistic things become reality simply because you refused to stop believing in them.

Limits are only defined in the mind.

Define your own!  Dream bigger!  Do the delusional!

And maybe, just maybe, the universe will conspire to make it happen. ✨

3:45 | First Sub-4 | Wipro Bengaluru Marathon 🏁🏅
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