632.0.38.52

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आज की party मेरी तरफ से.. 632.0.38.52.. bettering the best..

this page is about 'थोड़ी philosophy, थोड़ी psychology and बहुत सारा / सारे perspective(s)'.. and that's precisely the reason for it not being in the other blog "घरबसल्या trekking".. but before that, please don't tell me 🤦‍♂️, you actually thought the above figure is an IP address (IPv4 to be precise) 🌐.. those have hex as limits on the individual values, and hence, cannot be more than 255 (each).. then, 'what exactly does this series stand for?'.. we'll try to decipher as we navigate through the below collage of alphanumeric letters.. but some of you have already guessed it right 🙋‍♂️ 🙋..

this article was actually born with the title '629.0.40.24' on 05-Jan, with a delusion of not getting better in near / far future.. but then, had to drop the pen 🖋️ and also the idea, due to demise of a family member 😞 on the very same day / date.. and now, a week later, with an inch of improvement, the writing ✍️ is back on..

सिंहगड ascend - depending on preferred options - by choice or by obligation - by ignorance or by diligence - the distance (to be) rambled between both the parking lots varies from 1.85 kms to 2.6 kms.. one at / as the base (lesser known as आतकरवाडी) and the one at the top (popular for its sunrise point 🌄).. while this distance वाला parameter is nothing but just an extra 🤏, the actual target 🎯 never changes - that 'purple' elevation gain 📈 of 470 metres (reference: AllTrails app).. and all the timings on this page are married (at least) to this 470m..

a total time of सव्वा दोन तास 😭 - that's the worst (and will never be forgotten).. with each step then, it reminded of खडसांबळे.. and the weird part is, it's not even an year old reading.. I mean, anybody would have understood if that was the starting point / event of this सिंहगड streak and by now, if the matters were more-or-less improving with each iteration 🌞, complying to what महेश (senior in college) used to say, 'one should not be counting less (marks) as semesters switch to next' 🤝.. but "No", all of this is a bumpy ride / roller-coaster indeed 🎢 - just an another one..

it all started with that one discussion having '50m' as the reference, when शिवकुमार said, 2-2.5 kmsला इतका वेळ का लागतो? 🤔, अर्धा तासही खूप झाला (he was even hinting at 20-25 minutes).. then he was involved in running activities and it can be very well understood, that anybody having such a background, can do nothing wrong in estimating / extrapolating, the way he did 🤷‍♂️.. but, that indeed hurt ego this side - within and without - which resulted in the outcome of a few fractions borrowed from a '45m' 😎..

while that was just a milestone, the next and only realistic / plausible target (final destination) set was '42m'.. why 42?.. मंदार had also asked the same question ❓, and that has no good enough answer to be put here.. btw, his understanding of hiking is, 'एकदा senses मेले की काही फरक पडत नाही.. पूर्ण चढेल मी, बाकी सगळं गौण आहे" 😏..

सगळे प्रयत्न करून सुद्धा, that was 'so close, yet so far' kind-of figure.. repeated attempts clocked ⏱️ 42:19, 42:12, resorting finally at 42:08.. when you believe in yourself in doing / capable of doing better - that is 'proud' and 'frustrating' - both at the same time 😶..

#300 was the birthday plan 🎂 (CY 2020) - shattered to pieces 💔.. corona hit and nobody was allowed to trespass even the society gate.. everybody of us were virtually under house-arrest 🏠.. 2 months of 'zero movement' resulted in the first attempt of 26 minutes on top of an hour 😥.. this time, it was only the 'frustrating' feeling visiting.. 'proud' was on 'no talking' terms 😐 - same as Iron Man (Tony Stark) and Captain America (Steve Rogers), who were then perfectly counseled by Hulk (Dr. Bruce Banner), 'it does not matter when Thanos is coming'.. philosophy है - निकाल लो, जो भी मतलब निकालना है / relation लगाना है 😉..

48:37

delayed by exact 2 months, on the triple century day, that 'proud of myself' moment was back with a sub-50 gift (48:37) 🎁.. and after a couple of months of 'work from Nashik' 🧑‍💻 coupled with rigorous hiking, that long pending objective of sub-42 was significantly bettered for a ✌️ 40:32 (Jan-2021)..

40:32

happy, content and all, there was never an attempt made to jump (even look) beyond that, until very recently Thanos came back and an hour was the new normal.. even, विशाल commented on that, 'shouldn't be more than 40 for you' 🙍‍♂️.. but then things went more South and I had to work "really" hard for even a 70.. something - no - may be everything was miserably wrong 😢..

then started the hiking perfect season and the happy path was back to / till 44:32 (Dec 2023) 🙃 - far better than every other figure from recent times (since सव्वा दोन तास clocked in Jun 2023), the thoughts started brewing up in the direction of betterment..

The Secret, The Alchemist, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Sandeep Maheshwari and all similar philosophies / prophecies started contributing to the cause.. and today, here it is.. last Friday's #629 observed a timing of 40:24 😃 and today's #632 was 38:52 💪 (that should clarify the title).. every ingredient placed / added to perfection - in exact needed quantities - not 'स्वादानुसार' (whatever that means on absolute terms)..

40:24

all of these 👇 are just some observations, tried and tested by me / work for me.. don't quote me, if you find it difficult / different, especially the one about 'water'.. 

rationalities personified - shortcuts are exhaustive 😅 but body also recovers faster.. cotton works better than anything else.. regardless of in-progress weather, the sub-39 was output with a single half sleeves t-shirt 👕.. not carrying water / food / backpack immensely helps the speed and also the acceleration 🏃‍♂️.. banana 🍌 before starting from home and flushing any excess water (from body) before starting the hike is an another hint.. on the contrary, results are better with CTR (heavier) shoes 🥾.. needless to mention, time of the day (no sun around), day of the week / month (less crowd) and month / season of the year (winter) play a vital role 👍.. and last but not the least - "the power of subconscious mind 🧠" not to be under-estimated..

while 40:24 can also be interpreted as turning 40 in 2024 (thanks Aseem for this hint), 38:52 (a sub-39) is first-of-its-kind reading, not more than the lapsed age of 39 (completed years)..

now राहुल says, next target '35'.. phew.. not dude.. that will be hard to digest, 'खट्टे अंगूर' types 🍇.. beating every second ⏳ from hereon will be an exponential graph 📈 of needed efforts.. there is a reason, why they quote 'compound interest' as the eighth wonder 😇.. not that there is no scope for improvements, but I'm not treating this as an 'endless fall / rise' even if they say, 'your only competition is yourself'.. #CannotAskForMore