with immense grief and sorrow, I declare that I have not been selected for the Mumbai Marathon 2011. Shit... that is so pathetic. the feeling of rejection somehow does not sink in still. after running continuously for 5 years, these so called selectors, reject an ardent runner.... e-mails fly around after the ballot, but no respite. no selections yet. they say you ran (walked) for more than 3 hours. so cant select you.. that was the selection criteria. i said WTF... Never declared such a criteria in the past. what i see is now a clear commercialisation of the SCMM. forget half marathon, my friends say, participate in the dream run... i say - "NO. its the determination, perseverance that keeps you going in the 21kms run. and you want me to dream for 6.5 kms...??"
but the question still remains - what next?? there's still some chance... some cheating... anyway, no one can prevent anyone from running in the streets of Mumbai. be it any day... just what you need is the marathon running number.. that can be managed... i have very lovely friends who can just do the needful. please guys, think of some bright idea. help me join you in the SCMM 2011....
RJ
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