Derek playing tears in heaven 2007

CXO Power Mile

My first race-CXO Power mile

Nov 30, 2008, I was drafted at the Thanksgiving dinner at the Hoda's the night before as I was distributing Cisco shirts to the runners. This race was intended to be a fun run with the CXOs around Bangalore. As with any race, most people tried their best. With no training, no proper shoes, no running shorts (I wore my tennis skirt), I gave it my best shot! This photos was taken by the Times of India photographer and was in the News Paper on December 1! I also finished first in the Women category. As you can see, there weren't many women running! But I did finish 5th overall so not bad for a tennis player with no training huh! The big race is the Bangalore Mid Night Marathon on December 13, 2008 which Cisco has now become an official sponsor! I will particpate on the relay team - will run my first 5K on that day!