Navrun comes to an end. 9 km on all 9 days of Navratri done and dusted! It is time for some celebration. Every year after my Navrun, I have a feast. I treat myself at my favourite restaurant for completing this feat. One of my friends once asked me, what’s there to celebrate about this? […]
Category: Run To Your Peak
Lesson # 8: Stand Tall
Look up, maintain a straight posture, and breathe in as much fresh air as you can! During a marathon, as I had slowed down a fellow runner gave me this advice. I followed. And all my runs after that have been a breeze. So once while running a marathon, I was exhausted. I was dragging […]
Lesson # 7: You are your own competition
Run faster, overtake and win over! When I used to see other runners running, I naturally had this feeling. But then I soon realised that it isn’t the way to peak performance. How? Read on… I want to do better than the others. So during my runs, when I saw other runners, I naturally picked up […]
Lesson # 6: Make best friends
When people see me running barefoot they are in awe! They come and talk to me, and then they become friends. And that has taught me a wonderful peak performance lesson. Running barefoot is no mean task. And that attracts attention from many people. Sometimes people stop me to ask how I do it. Sometimes […]
Lesson # 5: Run in the right direction
While running on the road, I always run in the direction opposite to the traffic. But I have seen many runners run in the same direction suggesting I should do the same too. Today something happened, and it proved me right. An interesting anecdote coming up shortly. So while I was running today, I saw […]
Lesson # 4: Understanding the law of marginal returns
With my peak visualised, energy managed, today on the 4th day, I was truly enjoying my run. And when I came back home and checked he run stats, I was up for some interesting revelation. What was it? Read on – Today I had truly enjoyed my run. I had run at a constant pace, […]
Lesson # 3: Manage your energy not your will power
Today I will run with no problems! Determined, I set out on the 3rd day of my first Navrun. I had run a little over 4 km. And I was feeling tired once again. Once again I had slowed down. I wondered why. A realisation dawned upon me. And that is what I will […]
Lesson # 2: Visualise your peak
It was doing the Navrun for the very first time. On the 2nd day after running for about 2 km, I couldn’t run. I slowed down. Then walked some of the distance. Then suddenly I remembered something and I was running again. What did I remember? Well, coming up shortly… Hey everyone, welcome to Summit […]
Lesson # 1: It is all in the mind
As I stepped out barefoot for my run, my neighbour was awestruck. Barefoot! He looked at my feet and exclaimed. Aren’t you afraid of being hurt? Ah! It’s just in the mind, I said and sped away. It’s all in the mind – I hadn’t planned saying that. Those words had come from nowhere. As […]
The Navrun Challenge
My excitement is at its peak! Navratri is a day away. Every year just before Navratri I am always full of excitement, anxiety and vigour. Why? Because every Navratri I challenge myself to do the Navrun! Hi everyone. I am Amit Chilka. I am a 10X Success Coach. I catalyse peak performance for individuals and […]