Dazzling Anchal
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Races & Milestones

Every finish line is a beginning. Every split tells a story.

9

Races finished

8

Half marathons

3,240

Total km run

2:01:58

PB Half

Race Log

tata 25km kolkata marathon
Running21 December 2025

Tata Steel Kolkata 25K 2025 – My First 25K Running Experience

Kolkata

I still can’t believe I went to Kolkata to run Sometimes I stop and think about how much my life has changed because of running. A few years ago, if someone had told me that one day I would travel all the way to Kolkata just to run 25 kilometres, I probably wouldn’t have believed [More…]

Event Name: Tata Steel Kolkata 25K

Running Type

25km Run

Distance

25.00 km

Finish Time

2:38:06

Avg Pace

6:19 /km

Vedanta Pink City Half Marathon 2025
Running30 November 2025

118 Seconds Away Vedanta Pink City Half Marathon 2025

Jaipur

My first run in Jaipur By the time I reached Jaipur, the two-hour half marathon had become more than just a target. It was something I had started thinking about almost every time I ran. My previous best was 2:05:10, and now I wanted to break the two-hour mark. This was also my first race [More…]

Event Name: Vedanta Pink City Half Marathon

Running Type

Half Marathon

Distance

21.1 km

Finish Time

2:01:58

Avg Pace

5:46/km

Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025
RunningOctober 12, 2025

Five Minutes Away

Dehli

Five Minutes Away: Getting Closer By the time I reached the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025, I had started taking my running much more seriously. My previous half marathon had finished in 2:08:22. This time, I wanted to see how much further I could push myself. Over the months, I had worked a lot more [More…]

Event Name: Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025

Running Type

Half Marathon

Distance

21.1 km

Finish Time

2:05:10

Avg Pace

5:56 min/km

Apollo New Delhi Half Marathon 2025
Running23 February 2025

Chasing the Two-Hour Mark

Dehli

The two-hour mark was getting closer By the time I reached the Apollo New Delhi Half Marathon 2025, I had started seeing a pattern in my running. My times were coming down race after race. 2:47:17. Then 2:14:40. Then 2:15:56. And then 2:11:01. Every race was teaching me something, and every few months I could [More…]

Event Name: Apollo New Delhi Half Marathon

Running Type

Half Marathon

Distance

21.1 km

Finish Time

2:08:22

Avg Pace

6:05 /km

SBI Green Marathon Lucknow
Running1 December 2024

The Race That Became a Family Affair

Lucknow

A race outside Delhi By December 2024, running had already become a regular part of my life. I had run a few half marathons in Delhi, learned a few lessons, made a few mistakes, and slowly started understanding what it actually meant to be a runner. Then came the SBI Green Marathon in Lucknow. For [More…]

Event Name: SBI Green Marathon

Running Type

Half Marathon

Distance

21.1 km

Finish Time

2:11:01

Avg Pace

6:12 /km

The Race That Taught Me a Lesson
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The Race That Taught Me a Lesson

Dehli

I thought this one would be easy By the time I reached the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2024, running had already become a part of my life. I had changed quite a bit since my first half marathon. My first half marathon had taken me 2:47:17. Then, at the Apollo Half Marathon 2024, I surprised [More…]

Event Name: Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

Running Type

Half Marathon

Distance

21.1 km

Finish Time

2:15:56H

Avg Pace

6:26/km

Apollo Half Marathon 2024
Running25 Feb 2024

The Day I Realized I Was Getting Faster

Dehli

Something had changed My first half marathon had taken me 2:47:17. At that time, I didn’t really care about the timing. I was simply happy that I had managed to finish 21.1 kilometres. But after that race, running slowly started becoming a bigger part of my life. I started running more regularly. I started understanding [More…]

Event Name: Apollo Half Marathon

Running Type

Half Marathon

Distance

21.1 km

Finish Time

2:14:40

Avg Pace

6:23 /km

Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2023
RunningOctober 15, 2023

The Run That Started It All

Dehli

The Night before I still remember the night before my first half marathon. I was supposed to leave home at 3:30 in the morning, but somehow, sleep just wouldn’t come. I don’t think I slept for even an hour. There was excitement, but honestly, there was much more fear. I kept thinking about all kinds [More…]

Event Name: Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

Running Type

Half Marathon

Distance

21.1 km

Finish Time

02:47:17H

Avg Pace

7:55/km

The Run I Never Planned
Running22 May 2022

The Run I Never Planned

Nanital

It started like everyone else I didn’t really start running because I wanted to become a runner. Like most people, I started running because I wanted to lose some weight. I would go out to a park near my home and run whenever I could. Nothing serious. No training plan. No running shoes chosen for [More…]

Event Name: Nanital Trail Marathon

Running Type

Trail Marathon in 10km

Distance

10.00 km

Finish Time

1:20:00H

Avg Pace

8:00/km