Woke up early, took a shower, got ready and walked to the start point of Kovalam Marathon, which was nearby, the sound of the sea in the darkness was relaxing. Full marathon was flagged off at 3:30 AM.

In the first half of the run, my pace was OK but it kept getting slower. Last 10 KM were slowest, once the sun was out it was getting hotter. At one point it seemed like I might even miss the 06:30 hour cut-off. My shoes were trapping more heat, making it difficult to run, for last 1500 meter I removed my shoes, which felt much better. My only fear of running without shoes is, landing on a sharp object, making the situation even worse.

Finished the full marathon in 06:17 hours, ate breakfast after the run, walked to the Marina Guest House. Took rest, did a late checkout from the Marina Guest House.

Ate Chicken Biryani at Zam Zam restaurant in palayam, prayed inside palayam mosque. Reached Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station (TVC), train 16342 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Guruvayur Express arrived at platform 5 on time. I had a window seat in coach C1, boarded the train, the train was quite clean.

Got down at Varkala railway station in the evening, it was a short train journey. Walked from the Varkala railway station to Shamak Homestay. My dinner for the night was a few apples, I was quite tired so I just went to bed.

Some of the photos that I took that day