When my cousin mentioned about the marathon in Auroville last year, I immediately displayed my willingness to join. I signed up for 10KM run. During the month of December and January, I practiced for the run - in Bangalore and Surathkal.  However, when the date approached, my cousin could not join due to an injury. I did not want to do it alone either. But in December last year, when I had met my friend Surya, I had mentioned about the run to him. He had told me that he would register before going to his Vipasana session. We never spoke about it later, so, I decided to check with him. It so happened that he had booked it the very next day and was coming to Auroville. I was happy to have a company and continued with the plan.