Vedanta Delhi Open 10K 2023

Until then, running meant three, four, or five kilometres simply to stay active. I was young and had never entered an event, but seeing people from my father's office attend races made me wonder why I could not do the same. The decision was entirely my own: I signed up for the 10K, arrived without a smartwatch or Strava, laced up my adidas Pulseboost HD, and just ran.

Seeing thousands of people show up changed how I understood running. People twice my age passed me, I still performed well, and the whole morning left me motivated rather than intimidated. That first event quietly became the start of my running journey.