Get to gether at Mozart, on the banks of Lake. Briefing for the 100 mile run to pacers
Gaurav and Vinod packing food stuff for the run prior to our leaving for Bandera on 2nd Nov,07 at Arun Aswini's place
Arun having a word with Saroja about cereals and his diet
Roopa Vinod, the event co-ordinator and dietician having a word with Vinod, Santhosh endorses Roopa's advice
A view of Aswini's beautiful, well equipped and maintained kitchen
Bandera Dog welcoming us on our arrival
Unloading stuff from the van at Lodge (name of this place), Bandera
Roopa and Saroja posing for a photo, ready for the great event
Ice box fully packed and ready for despatch to four different stations on the trail
Unloading from Gaurav's car also
Briefing session by Joe, the Director and Coach of this Run - Cactus Rose - 2007, 100 mile run
Briefing session on 2nd November, 07 at Lodge
Briefing session, another photo
Bandera Hill, a view from Lodge
A close up of Ice Box filled with milk, juices, fruits and vegetables
Site identifies for our tent in Equestrian
Runners' path, a view from Equestrian
Santhosh tying the knot, Roopa and Ganesh extending their support
Tent ready, top covered
Strategy planning at tent by Roopa and Saroja
Waiting for the arrival of food stuff
Santhosh with hand baggage entering into our cabin at Running - R Guest Ranch
A view of our Ranch from outside,
Santhosh posing for a photo - Roopa's comments: Pose for Matrimonial site!
Two Tier cot inside the cabin
Cozy cots in the cabin
Unpacking our luggage at Ranch cabin
Antiques displayed in the Ranch
Name board displayed outside the Ranch cabin
Horse teeth - displayed outside the Ranch cabin
Tea bench and table out side the cabin
Another view of the cabin at dusk
Stud shed next to our cabin
The 7 seater van hired by Vinod
A horse standing next to our Ranch
Saroja with me at the entry gate of Ranch
Saroja, horse and me
Horses let out
Horses, another shot
Gaurav, Vinodh on their arrival at Equestrian at 6.15 am on 3rd morning after they started off from Lodge at 5 am, covering 4.86 miles
Santhosh arrived along with Vinod and Gaurav
Roopa and Saroja waiting for the arrival of Ganesh
Ganesh arrived at 6.30 am
Gabe, a coach cum friend of Asha Team setting his sleeping tent
Roopa and Saroja preparing Potato Soup and Gabe giving finishing touches to the tent
Sleeping tent ready for use with thermostat bed inside
Mrs.Gabe talking to Roopa and Saroja about her accompolishment of 150 miles
Saroja wanted to take a photo of mine in front of the sleeping tent
Horse riders in front of our tent
Horses riders passing through our tent at Equestrian
Mariam Rosalyn, 9 months old with her mother to cheer her father. The baby reminds us of Appuchi in his baby days
Santhosh and Vinod after completing 15.20 miles at 8.45 am on 3rd Nov
Vinod, Gaurav, Santhosh being served with juice by Roopa
Santhosh and Gaurav taking their soup
Puliyodarai and Dhal served to Vinod by Roopa, Saroja watching Roopa
Gaurav enjoying the soup and Roopa serving Vinod
Kanthamalai of Texas, a view of hills at sunset, from the Ranch Cabin
A pose in front of another cabin, after making pulav for the night for the crew members and volunteers
A swing on the Jhoola
Santhosh and Gaurav having Pulav at Equestrian after completing 45 miles at 8.30 pm, Saroja looks upon
Aswini, the delicious sandwich maker, on her work, Saroja showing her back
Roopa listens to Vinod and Saroja enjoying their conversation at the tent on his completing 45 miles
Vinod, Roopa, Saroja and Itisha
Priyavadhan with Sriram and Naresh, pacers ready to run with the runners
Priyavadhan, Venkatesh, Naresh and Sriram ready to receive the runners
A view of the tent filled with food stuff at Equestrian
Santhosh and Gaurav leaves the tent and gets into dark on their way to trail after food at 8.30 pm on 3rd November
Inside the stud farm, the wrangler with a horse
Black Diamond with Anny, the horse rider
White Prince posing for a photo
Getting ready for a ride
Accessories inside the stud farm
Inside the stud farm
Dog to bring back the straying horses
Horses ready to take the riders, going out of the shed
Peter John, the mighty horse takes only female riders on his back
Wranglers with horses
American (horse watch) dog waiting outside the stud farm, for instructions to come from his boss
Look at the eyes
Saroja on the back of the horse going for a ride on the plains
Saroja getting instructions from the wrangler to ride the horse
Saroja complaints about her horse to the wrangler. Her horse only stopped wherever it found water and grass.
A click from the back of my horse
Saroja moving ahead on the back of the horse
A trick shot tried by me from my horse
Saroja's horse after taking water moves on
in the midst of forest
Following the foot prints!
On our way back to stud farm after the ride
In the costume of cow boy!
Saroja ready to get a kick!
Roopa on the Jhoola
Santhosh arriving at the Equestrian station after completing 95 miles at 12.30 pm on 4th Nov,
Santhosh, the runner and Chiraag, the pacer
Naresh, the pacer accompanies Gaurav on completing 95 miles
The last stretch of 5 miles- Saroja congratulates me on completion at Lodge
Roopa congratulates Gaurav
Roopa congratulates Santhosh, Vijay (Balsu's son) and Ganesh watching
Gaurav (we call him as Prem as he resembles our Prem very much) on the close up
The Runners, Santhosh, Vinod, Ganesh and Gaurav with Savitha, Saroja and me on completing 100 miles at Lodge in 34 hours, 2 hours ahead of schedule.
Roopa with runners,
Runners with volunteers and crew members - a classic example of TEAM WORK
Crew members, helpers and volunteers with runners on successfully completing 100 miles
A Medical attender attends to Gaurav, healing the blisters
Closing ceremony at 4 pm on 4th November, 2007
Prize distribution ceremony
Prize distribution ceremony, the winners sitting
Diana who got the second prize who completed in 33 hours
Diana who got the second prize
Vinod and Ganesh receiving the prizes for ASHA Team
Santhosh getting applause
A grand finale coming to an end
Team Asha listening to Coach JOE
The Winners who completed 100 miles listening to Coach
Roopa, Savita, Sriram and Arvind Viswanath listening to Joe
Murali, Bharath and Vijay Karthik listening to Joe
Vinod
Mariam's father, Diana and others listening to Joe
The Winners with coach JOE. Out of 53 runners, only 20 could complete 100 miles. The first one who completed the race is an American. He completed in 24 hours. A great immemorable fete to all of us
