Author: Yuvaraj Patil

The eagerness to grab this cherry post a gruelling Khardungla Challenge just a couple of days before wasn’t to prove the humanly capabilities of running back to back events, but rather to treat it as a training material and understand the recovery model when you are still exposed to fatigue. And not to forget the…

Yes Indeed! You definitely got to put up a smile before you get your arse whipped and the pain is surreal. But we live for it, we live to gain all the insights on what it takes to grow wiser in the field of Ultra Running.  The Season two had begun and post the Nandi…

Yes, this is how it ended. Fortunate to finish the Nandi Bull Run Ultra 50kms in 6hours 11mins to bag a podium. Winning a podium isn’t an agenda but nevertheless, the more the merrier. I was back from LAULTRA 111KMS and on a break. Meeting Rajesh at a social gathering is where the seed was…

Nope, I did not run the 10k, I chose to run the 5k instead. This was not to lower the stress of running a 10k, but to up the caliber and experience the burn out on a speedy 5kms. It has been ages since I participated in 5k event and this was mostly during the…

Yes, June 2022 has been hectic in terms of travel and ultra events. A 50km and a 60kms down South was well cherished but was equally demanding for recovery post runs. Back to back weekend ultra and with a 13 days break, it was time for Tuffmans Shimla Ultra 50kms trail run. All the events…

Back to Back ultras was never on the cards, but with COVID playing spoil sport for many on ground events, the postponement of events lead to a clutter. Thinking it otherwise, this posed a challenge on the time of recovery one could have before the next Ultra. A 5 day interval had to closely monitored…

The postpoment of this event did matter to my Laultra 111kms run but nevertheless this was one event that I did not want to miss. The reasons being, the first ultra ever in the South and a lot heard about the beautiful trails that you are going to witness. And yes, it was all worth…

Ultramarathons is more about time on feet. The endurance levels you need to build for ultra does not only comes from the mileage you have under your belt but also from the strength and conditioning your muscles needs to consistently earn those miles. The bottom line is to have a healthy run without any fatal…

Cannot thank enough to have been assigned a BIB number that in itself gives a the vibe of being special at this LAULTRA edition. Thankyou Rajath – The doctor of pain! Hitting an ultra, infact a shorter ultra every month in 2022 was to keep the feet moving and belting those mileage for a single…

Signed up for a 90km category but grew wiser to switch to 60km category owing to a recovery in progress and offcourse not to put LAULTRA 111kms event at risk that was scheduled in the same month. Bangalore having very minimal or close to none elevation routes, I had to cash in upon some elevation…

This ones closer to the heart!  BRUTE stands for BASAR RUNNING ULTRA TRAIL EXPERIENCE. The first ever ultra trail run organised in Arunachal Pradesh! This epic curation by runmonks ( Kushagra Sharma) and Race time india lead to the first ever ultra run to have been conducted in Arunachal Pradesh and the people of Basar…

In 2021,  saw myself at a series of ultra marathons and post the last run event at jaisalmer – The Border Ultra 100 miler, it was about time for a breather. I decided to take a break alongside sea and enjoyed surfing and relaxing just the way I wanted it. Comes January and I reckon, the…

Having completed a couple of races from The Hell Race Series, it was quite evident that the difficulty level of the run can increase by manifolds. Signing up for The Border Ultra 100 miler had that feeling and mind you, it lasted till the end of the race. Solang Sky Ultra 100k taught me a…

  The Tuffman Beach Ultra got some celebrations going post the win and I had to get a recovery run under my belt before I could head to Jaisalmer for the blockbuster event of the year – THE BORDER ULTRA 100 MILES by Hell Race. Goa River Marathon was just a week ahead after the…

The big date with the Border Ultra 100 miler had me take up few challenges that I could help train for the upcoming event. No second thoughts, the experience of Heat and Humidity could only be attained at Tuffman Beach Ultra and I signed up considering these factors in mind.  Goa is my birth place…

Just a stone throw away from Bangalore, lies the hill town of South India – Madikeri. A perfect blend of weather and elevated ranges to get your legs take on the much needed training for your future prospects. The first ever Coorg Elevation Challenge, Half Marathon allows you to take on such challenges and add…

The moto of visiting places had gotten wiser by now and the idea was to visit places where the events are being scheduled and Mussoorie being one of the holiday destination, it was a no brainer to sign up for this wonderful event of trail run in jabarkhet organised by LAULTRA. This was technically the…

Just weeks ago, Running the Solang Sky ULTRA 100kms was in all sense realised as a daunting task that could have left scars on your running career. The fear of the terrains and altitudes run during The Hell Race had been gulped and it was time for the body to recover from the 32 hours…

Digging the archives brought in memories of first ever trail run I attended in Bangalore. The distance to be covered was 16kms with a elevation of approximately 4800 feet at Nandi Hills. Nandi Hills, or Nandidurg, is a hill fortress in the south Indian state of Karnataka.  There wasnt much thought put in about the…

New and exciting experiences make life more interesting but when it comes to running longer distance, the experience is worth every moment you are on your feet. A month stay in Ladakh had me breathless at 17000-18000 feet altitudes and running at such elevation helped me gain some expertise in climbing the inclines and controlling…