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बोले तो - this has been an interesting week
Did not run on Monday. On Tuesday 25th September I ran 8 laps around KNP (5.12K) in 27:40 mins. On Wednesday 26th September, I ran with a goal of running one more lap than the previous day. I ran 9 laps (5.76K ) in 31:43 mins. Today, September 27th, I ran 10 laps (6.4K) in 35:21 mins. The usual PYT was running today and so I ran in pace with her for a first lap of 3:08 with some exertion, ran the second lap in 3:16 for a time of 6:24. She dropped off and I continued for another 8 laps. I have noticed lesser exertion this week to keep to a 3:30 pace. Good things I am sure

बोले तो - the Indian Twenty20 cricket team came home yesterday, and were taken with much fanfare to Wankhede stadium from Mumbai airport in an open bus plastered with scenes of their victory. Apparently the 30 KM ride took 5 hours among terrible traffic snarls. Only in a cricket crazy country like ours, can a place like Mumbai come to standstill for a victory cavalcade. Dhoni was the only cricketer on the podium during the felicitation ceremony ... where were the others? आयला, the senior Indian cricket "stars" who did not participate must feel the heat, no?.

बोले तो - Punekars (and all over Maharashtra) said their final goodbyes to Ganapati Bappa on Ananth Chaturdashi. Never mind that Punekars continued to say goodbye a day later till 5 in the evening when the विसर्जन सोह्ळा finally ended. Now the cleaning crew can finally move in to clean the debris from this on and around Laxmi Road, Karve Road and other affected areas.

बोले तो - the Uttar Pradesh police has apologized to the Japanese tourists who were raped last week. What the ... how does any apology make what happened any better? What of the all the women in India who undergo this trauma every week?

बोले तो - the Bombay Stock Exchange has been on a major bull run these last few days. the BSE Sensex went up 1000 points to 17000 in only 6 trading sessions. "Irrational exuberance?" - let's wait and watch