Featured · 30 Aug 2026Half marathon · Half marathon PB · sub-1:50
NMDC Hyderabad Half Marathon
Ten minutes off the first half — 1:49:01 in humid Hyderabad air. The sub-1:50 goal from the season plan, crossed at the 15th edition start line.
1:49:01
The running journey
From one hard loop to marathon distance.
Twelve months ago one park lap left me walking. By June a sub-2 half — by August, 1:49 at NMDC. No coach, just sunrise miles logged on Strava.
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Across 107 runs
98 different days out
~29 km every week
≈ half of Everest
1:49:01
Half marathon
NMDC Hyderabad Half Marathon · 30 Aug 2026
51:11
10K
Hyderabad City Slam · 24 May 2026
22.4 km
Longest run
Morning Run · 23 Aug
5:03 /km
10K race pace
Hyderabad City Slam · 24 May 2026
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Day zero
Five weeks in January and February 2026: walks, one easy ride, then a first 8 km and a first 10K.
- Jan 2026Day 0
Lacing up
The honest starting line. Walks, one easy ride, and a body that couldn't finish a loop of the park. The only plan: keep showing up.
- 1 Feb 20268.0 km
First real run — 8 km
Opened the account with an 8 km morning run. Slow and heavy-legged — proof the engine just needed building.
- 8 Feb 202610.0 km
First 10K
Double digits before breakfast. A number that had felt impossible a month earlier.
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The distance arc
April fell to 30 km. August finished at 203. The distance between those two numbers is the story.
864
km across 7 months
Peak · Aug '26 · 203 km
116
101
30
89
138
187
203
Feb '26
Mar '26
Apr '26
May '26
Jun '26
Jul '26
Aug '26
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How it compounds
Three curves running under the mileage: median pace, days out per week, and how far the longest run reached.
Median pace, month by month
Best month 5:49/kmFeb
6:59
Mar
6:09
Apr
5:49
May
6:25
Jun
6:22
Jul
6:24
Aug
6:47
Weekly consistency
4.5 days / week4
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6
4
5
5
5
4
4
W26
W27
W28
W29
W30
W31
W32
W33
W34
W35
Longest run, stretching out
8 → 22.4 km8
10
14.5
16.7
21.3
21.3
22.4
1 Feb
8 Feb
15 Feb
15 Feb
7 Jun
2 Aug
23 Aug
Latest PR · Morning Run · 22.4 km · Fastest median · 5:49/km
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Breakthrough
Four bibs in five months. 55:17 for a first 10K, then 51:11, then two halves — 1:59:15, then 1:49:01.
Memzo · Event gallery
Finish line photos
Relive the best moments from NMDC Hyderabad Marathon 2026 — tap to browse the full gallery.
View gallery →Latest · 16 Aug 202616.1 km · Same pace as City Slam 10K
Hyderabad Monsoon Run
The City Slam 5:03/km, carried for sixteen kilometres in monsoon humidity at T-Works. Proof the half was not a one-off.
1:22:35
The path so far
29 Mar 2026
The IT-Run Sprint
First bib
10K
55:17
26 Apr 2026
TCS World 10K
Heat lesson
10K
59:25
24 May 2026
Hyderabad Summer City Slam
Personal best
Four minutes faster than the same distance a month before — 5:03/km in brutal summer heat.
10K
51:11
7 Jun 2026
Telangana Run
First HM · sub-2:00
From a body that couldn't finish a park loop to 21.1 km under two hours — five months, one stubborn habit, and a first half that broke the tape.
Half marathon
1:59:15
05
The training engine
Easy miles, speed work, and a longest run that proved the base was real.
Latest long run · 23 Aug 2026
Sunday long run
A humid Hyderabad morning, easy effort, and a new longest run — captured in a short recap from the road.
22.4 km · 2:26:59
View on StravaSunday long run recap
Watch on YouTube- 31 May 2026
Learning to run easy
16.1 kmA deliberate 16 km held in Zone 2 — training the body to stay relaxed for two hours. The unglamorous easy miles became the foundation.
- Jul 2026
Building the base
≈ 150 kmSpeed sessions (8×800, 8×400), progression runs, a 19 km long run, and weeks around 26 km. Training with intent, not just mileage.
- 2 Aug 2026
NMDC dry run
21.3 km · 254 mBack out to 21.3 km with 254 m of climbing. The base is set — next work is the start line, and faster times.
- 16 Aug 2026
Monsoon 16.1K
1:22:35 · 5:03/kmHeld 5:03/km — the City Slam 10K pace — for 16.4 km at T-Works. Same effort, longer tape.
- 23 Aug 2026
Sunday 22.4K
22.4 km · 6:34/kmA new longest run at easy effort — 22.4 km in 2:27 before the NMDC half. The engine is stretching, not sprinting.
- 30 Aug 2026
NMDC half marathon
1:49:01 · 5:10/km1:49:01 — ten minutes off the June half and under the 1:50 target. Corral A, humid air, and a finish-line medal that tasted like the whole season.
Featured efforts
24 May10K PB
Hyderabad City Slam
51:11 · 10.0 km · 5:03/km
7 JunFirst half · sub-2
Telangana Run
21.1 km · 5:37/km
2 AugLongest · 254 m ↑
NMDC dry run
21.3 km
16 Aug16K at 10K pace
Hyderabad Monsoon Run
1:22:35 · 16.4 km · 5:03/km
23 AugLongest · video
Sunday long run
2:26:59 · 22.4 km · 6:34/km
30 AugHalf PB · sub-1:50
NMDC Hyderabad Half
1:49:01 · 21.1 km · 5:10/km
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Path to the marathon
Two halves in October to sharpen, the first full marathon on 1 November, then two more start lines.
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The peak
Hyderabad Hitech Marathon
1 Nov 2026 · Hyderabad · Full marathon
First full marathon — the big one of the season.
- Long runs past 30 km through October
- Hold ~30 km easy weeks as the base
- Respect the heat — practice race-day fueling
Season close
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Standing targets
Half marathon under 1:45
NMDC landed at 1:49 — next target is carving another four minutes with tempo and threshold work.
First full marathon
Carry the half base to 42.2 km: long runs beyond 30 km, patient weekly volume.
Run every week, all year
Consistency over heroics — ~30 km a week of mostly easy Zone 2 miles.
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Every run
Latest efforts from Strava. Open Details for elevation and the GPS track.
NMDC Hyderabad Half Marathon
Morning · 3 photos · 13 PR
30 Aug
20.33
km
5:08
/km
1:44:29
time
232m
elev
Details
Elevation515–611 m
183
spm
343
effort
17.1
max km/h
14
awards
22
kudos
Race day · ASICS Novablast 5
Morning Run
Morning
28 Aug
5.31
km
7:32
/km
39:58
time
49m
elev
Morning Run
Morning
26 Aug
8.75
km
6:48
/km
59:30
time
81m
elev
Evening Run
Evening
25 Aug
5.01
km
8:59
/km
44:59
time
43m
elev
Morning Run
Morning · video
23 Aug
22.39
km
6:34
/km
2:26:59
time
82m
elev
Details
Sunday long run recap
Watch on YouTubeElevation279–372 m
167
spm
138
effort
14.5
max km/h
3
kudos
Daily trainer · ASICS Gel-Nimbus 27
Progressive run + Recovery walk
Morning
21 Aug
9.39
km
7:31
/km
1:10:31
time
41m
elev
Morning Run
Morning
19 Aug
8.41
km
7:10
/km
1:00:16
time
69m
elev
Recovery run
Morning
18 Aug
5.34
km
10:09
/km
54:13
time
46m
elev
Hyderabad Slam Monsoon Run - 2026
Morning · 3 photos
16 Aug
16.36
km
5:03
/km
1:22:35
time
189m
elev
Details
Elevation554–597 m
184
spm
260
effort
20.9
max km/h
3
kudos
Race day · ASICS Novablast 5
08
Shoe rotation
Four pairs, 434 km between them. The Nimbus carries the volume; the Novablast only comes out on race mornings.
Daily trainer
304 km
ASICS Gel-Nimbus 27
Long runs & most weekly miles
Race day
59 km
ASICS Novablast 5
Half marathons & fast efforts
College shoe
52 km
Adidas Duramo SL
Easy and recovery days
Barefoot
19 km
No shoes
Hikes & giri pradakshina