26/10/2019
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Ficci Flo Pune Marathon -Running Sathi.
Taru Mateti & Chandan Kumar Mateti - The second couple in India and first from Pune to complete back-to-back Comrades.
We are proud of you!
As they narrate their running journey together -
"We sometimes even get our disagreements sorted during runs, and in the process don't feel the distance at all ๐"
Taru Says ,Although Chandan (59 Yrs) and I (55 Yrs) were involved in other physical fitness activities, running longer distances, in the current form, came quite unexpectedly to us. I started running first (in 2013) and he too followed suit within a few months. We both love running so much that we moved to Ultra running eventually as a natural progression with distance coming better to us than speed.
Running together as a Couple, has added one more activity we now do together . It gives us all the following:-
a. A common circle of wonderful runner friends.
b. More time with each other with our common passion.
c. Because we both run similar distances, we empathize with each other, train together and are able to understand the moods and the requirements.
d. We are able to plan our days and activities better. The food being cooked at home has undergone a transformation with cleaner eating, focus on proteins and carbs on different days, and binging on specific days :D
e. We remind each other about supplements to be taken and due dates for tests.
f. Of late, we have even started some doing some conditioning exercises together at home, which is such fun!
g. We do take other holidays too, but we mostly have mini-runcations (or Vacathons, as we like to call them) now that take us to very unusual but exotic locations.
It helps when a couple runs, they can even take turns looking after children while one runs. Understanding definitely increases because of more conversations and also seeing each other more in moments of weakness and strength. Oh yes, I completely forgot to mention the health benefits and mood enhancement in general!
A paradigm shift in better living, broader thinking and a healthier lifestyle develops within a home, when both the spouses run.
Team Ficci Flo Pune Marathon
