10K marathon state of mind

So these days I am in a 10K marathon state of mind, I have just been running short distances, and I cant even relate to how I ever ran all those insane distances. I am sure this is just a phase, but to brighten things up, I am going to charge my Garmin today and  make sure that I run tomorrow. This has happened for the first time in the last 7 years that my Garmin's battery is drained out and I haven't charged it since a month.

Secretly I am loving this phase :-P.

But now the important things are taken care and my daughter is keeping me awake in the wee hours of morning, so why not use it as an opportunity to start running. Well if my better half permits me, I want to run the TCS 10K race with my little angel, I can push the baby jogger / pram

Life is beautiful! The joy of being a dad!

Happy Birthday Shadowfax!

So the Shadowfax turns 1 in March 2012. Its been a fabulous one year with the brave heart! I have already clocked 28,000 KM on the Odometer, and I still love to drive it, I still like to take it on open roads, you have to drive it to find out how much it loves the open roads.

I almost nearly booked a Vento petrol, thinking that Diesel Vento is too expensive for me, but then Ankita asked me to go for the diesel one, the difference in cost was 1.25 Lacs (ex showroom) but I guess I have recover that amount already. Here is some maths how

Diesel

KM reading : 28,000 KM

Average mileage received: 15 kmpl

Total Diesel burnt: 28,000/15= 1867 litres

Price of diesel per litre: Rs 46.16/-

Total damages: 1867 x 46.16= Rs 85,882/-

First servicing: Rs 8,800/-

Total: 85882+8800= Rs 94,682/-

Cost per KM: 94,682/28000= Rs 3.3/-

Now assuming if I would have bought a Petrol version:

KM reading : 28,000 KM

Average mileage received: 12 kmpl

Total Diesel burnt: 28,000/12= 2334 litres

Price of diesel per litre: Rs 75/-

Total damages: 1867 x 46.16= Rs 1,75,050/-

First servicing: Rs 8,800/-

Total: 1,75,050+8800= Rs 1,83,850/-

Cost per KM: 1,83,850/28000= Rs 6.6/-

So finally it seems like a good deal. Plus I recovered the price difference between the Diesel and petrol version as well!

Bonus: pics of Shadowfax

Photographs Courtesy:  Nilesh

These pics were taken as a Vento owners meet, mine is the white one!