Journey to A Super Randonneur !!

Successfully completed 600KM cycling on September 19 !!

Happy that become 'Super Randonneur' for the season 2015 after completing all four events(200,300,400 & 600Km) in current season..First I heard about this event from my friend Arun. Later it was Prasanna who took the initiative and gathered all information about the event (200Km), when I set out for my 1st ride of 200KM on June 21, 2014 along with Prasanna, Nandu and Gopi. Considering the difficulty, I never thought of doing 300,400 & 600. In our group Gopi took the challenge and struggle a lot ,he became Super Randonner' for the year 2014. Then I was little motivated that let me try once to see the experience !! I Cant believe myself I have completed all the four categories without much practice sessions. Brief Summary of my Rides:

200km : Chennai - Marakkanam - Chennai : June 21

300km : Chennai - Tindivanam - Chennai : July 25

400km : Chennai - Vellore - Javadu Hills - Vaniyambadi- Chennai : August 15

600km : Chennai - Samayapuram - Chennai : September 17

My BIG Thanks to people behind my SR:

Vikram- Big heart to give his SCOTT for two months. It was wonderful Cycle and withstood all the terrain without a single failure. Used for 200,300 & 400 Prasanna- My all time well wisher !! Big heart to give his Fuji Absolute 2.1 for 600 Ride. Nandu - My mentor and Cycling Guru!! His valuable guidance and company during 300,400 & 600 was amazing. Gopi- Super Randonner!! For the super company during 400 & 600. Prasanna & VJ - for receiving us at finish line. CRPP Friends : your wishes and support was amazing !!

Let's share my 600Km cycling experience ..

Route : Chennai- Trichy- Chennai. Cut-off Time : 40 hour. The distance is almost close to my native( Tuticorin) from Chennai.. Never thought of doing this distance by motorbike but now I have done in Bi-Cycle !! On Aug 15 completed 400KM cycling and almost had 30 days to next bigger and final event 600KM on September 18. Myself , Nandu and Gopi were planned initially to do some practice rides..Plan was that at least should do couple of fast 60KM ride. Finally before my event I did only one practice ride 60KM in 2:45 hr.. For me this is the final ride to conquer 'Super Randonner' title for the season and I was so confident that can try my best to do it. Last three events (200,300 &400) used Vikram's Scoot Speed 20 bike, this time thought of using Road Bike but last minute couldn't get rent and Prasanna helped me with his Fuji Absolute 2.1 Hybrid Bike. Very excited about the event and collected all the safety precautions and other stuffs from experienced cyclist Super Randonner Gopi..Below shared my checklist: BRM 600 Checklist I have kept following items with me: 1) Power bank 2) Garmin Charger Cable 3) Two triple A(small) Battery 4) One double A Battery 5) Btwin ToolKit 6) Swiss Multiple Knife Kit 7) Gatorade -6 packets 8) Plum Cake small size- 3 pieces 9) salted Cashew- 100 Gm 10) Dry Grapees - 200 Gm 11) Vaseline 12) Debit Card 13) Cash Rs-1000 14) Mobile Phone & Headset 15) Coolers 16) Two small Size Towel 17) one Spare Cycle tube

18) All the items packed in different size zip log covers to protect from Rain 19) Used Hyderabad Marathon BiB kit bag as Back bag!! Sep 17, Friday : On the event day had good lunch around 1 PM , Nandu helped me to reach the venue , reached around 3:50 PM, quickly got into JBC, Velacherry and collected my Brevet Card and had Bike Check. Event flagged off at 4:00PM in the evening. Should reach the same starting point before 8:00AM (40hr Cut-off) on Sunday ,September 19. Myself, Nandu and Gopi started together , we were going around 26KM/Hr for first two hours, 35k in 1:30 hrs. At first pitstop - singaperumal koil took about 15 mins break. reached the first control point(87K) Accharapakkm at 8:15 PM..my thighs were paining little bit since i pushed little more beyond my limit, Next stopped for dinner at Tindivanum(120K) around 9:30 PM , Myself and Nandu did Vibaritha about 10 mins after that thighs are OK.Nandu set the pace around 22KM and we just followed him for the whole night ride.. Next We stopped at 168k @1:00AM rodeside teashop for small break. We reached the next manned control point 185K , A2B Ullundurpet @2:30 AM. Had some snacks , Took about 20 mins break and started our ride. Within 10K again stopped for break, Gopi started taking nap and i just sitting on the chair ,didn't get sleep just looking the road almost we spent about 40 min here. Reduced our pace and started our slow night ride, around 6 am slightly sun came up , ya we have managed one whole night without sleep . next we stopped at 240K @6:40 AM..60k more to U-turn, decided to take morning breakfast at Perambalur its about 24k more to go.. Around 8AM we crossed Perambalur but couldn't find any good hotels , AriyaBhavan was about 8 more km to go but I couldn't control my hungry , I stopped one roadside hotel and had few banana, two glass lime juices after that I got some energy and started riding towards the AriyaBhavan..Reached the hotel at 272K @ morning 9 AM.. Had our breakfast , i had Appam with coconut milk , filled my water bottle and mixed with Gatarode. 28k more to go U-turn and should reach before 12noon. Had sufficient time to reach and last 25k was very tough with strong headwind. Reached the U-turn 300K point @11:20 AM..ya we have done half way!! Spent about 1 hr there ,just refreshed and had our lunch ..

Started from U-Turn point at 12:30 PM, next control point at 418K should reach before 6:42 PM, should do 118KM in 6 hrs I was little afraid about the next point ,average should maintain 20k/hr including break then the riding Speed should maintain around 24k/Hr then only could reach the next control point before 7:40 PM, In some places I pushed myself about 26k/hr and Nandu was insisted me to slow down the pace and he was very accurate about the riding pace to reach the next control point. Return was pretty easy with Tail winds. Stopped for tea break at 383K @ 5:50 PM, 32k to next control point A2B Ullundurpet in 1:50 hrs, next 32k was very thrill and I just followed Nandu ,after crossing 410k we were looking for control and time also about to deadline, reached the A2B control point 418K @7:30 PM. had two idlys and one glass salt lime juice. After dinner Started from the A2B at 8:10 PM, Next checkpoint at 525k should reach before next day early morning 3:00 AM, we have 7 hrs..440k about 9:30 Pm stopped for coffe-break , Nandu was feeling sleepy and he decided to take sleep about 30 min, planned to meet next control point (525k) we left Nandu there, myself and Gopi started riding. It was very disappointing moment to leave Nandu considering the risk of riding in sleepy mode. Around 11:30 PM I was very sleepy ,stopped immediately and had power nap about 20 mins after that felt refreshed , maintain Speed around 20k/Hr . Reached the 525k control point @2:50 AM. Another 10 min I started from control point and tagged along with Deepan gang , Gopi waited for Nandu to catch-up but he quit @460k itself.. Deepan gang riders were very cool ,they ride very speed the same time they stopped and take long breaks, during night ride we took break about 5-10 min for every 25km ride. Around 550k I was sleepy and slow down my speed and the Deepan gang went ahead of me, going alone after crossing Chengalpattu stopped one shop and had sleep about 20 min..suddenly woke up and checked the timings its morning 5:50 AM, I'm alone now , go 35km in 2:10 min again neck to neck timing and was afraid of going alone in case if any mechanical break down or Puncture..pushed myself little bit maintain the speed about 26km reached Tambaram around 6:50 AM, surprisely joined Gopi again and took madavakkam road.almost done just 20 more to go , he wised me for super Randonner' title.

Prasanna and VJ waitied for us at finish line !! finally reached the finish point at 7:40 AM !! Journey Ends Here!!

Garmin link : https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/903911714

BRM 300 KM Cycling

Completed my maiden BRM300 KM Cycling. Believe I didn't do any practice ride after BRM200 on last month 21. On the race day first I missed the alarm @3:45AM and finally woke up @4:30, quickly got ready and no time to take up any food, reached the venue(JBC,Velacherry) by cycling @5:20 collected my Brevet Card .

flagged off @5:30AM, Joined along with Nandu crossed the first control point (Kelambakkam) @6:45 , from there we took right to Vandalur, in between I felt my cycle tyre air level is low and difficult to follow up with Nandu and slow down my speed and waited for someone has Pump, fortunately IronMan Anil Sharma Ji came on the way, he helped me with filling air in both tyre, Thanks so much to Him. Thursday given cycle for service and thought that everything is fine. After that started riding steadily reached GST road crossed Vandalur,Guduvancherry and looking Roadside hotel for breakfast, saw one hotel where few riders were parked their vehicle , stopped there (56th KM: 8:30AM) by the time Nandu finished his breakfast and came out ,just took selfie and He started his journey ,myself took around 20 mins for breakfast, felt energetic started my ride towards next Control Point(108th KM) ,Accharapakkam IOB ATM, it was easy ride with few down slopes and bridges. Reached the Control point @11:41AM.

Its unmanned Control point,just we need to take a ATM slip for the timing, as usual no paper available just took selfie in front of the ATM covering Bank Banner, we can claim with mobile picture timing.Took 15 mins break, started @12:00 PM , Next Control Point Chendur@151Km(U-Turn),should cross before 3:30 PM ,the next 45KM was very difficult with Very High Temperature and Headwind.
Managed to reach the control point @2:45PM, took 10 mins break and took U-Turn started ride towards Chennai ,Immediately just few meters stopped at one Hotel for lunch, charged my Garmin 310XT around 15mins,even 20Hrs backup just wanted to be in safer side to cover entire course, finished my lunuch and started @3:12 PM. Next Control point is Accharapakkam @195KM, should cross before 6:30 PM. Return was pretty easy ride able to maintain around 20KM Pace , @183KM around 4:50PM) surprisingly met Nandu and unfortunately his cycle back wheel got punctured ,we both were searching for Cycle shop and luckily found one nearby shop, did the puncture and resumed our running @5:20PM.

Again joined with Nandu , I was little afraid about my pace whether I could follow up with Nandu Speed. I should appreciate his patience and guidance for the remaining 120KM, without him I wouldn't have completed the race. Once again Thanks Nandu Muralidharan!! Truly great experience to ride with you!! We reached the next control point @5:50PM(195KM) timing proof we both took selfie infront of Accharapakkam Karur Vaysya Bank ATM, Next control point @178KM, Kelambakkam HDFC ATM, should cross before midnight 12:30.

 We both started ride steadily in between had two breaks, around 8:45PM rain started pouring while crossing Goduvancherry, we stopped for dinner and resumed our ride in another 10 mins. Able to reach the next control point @10:41 PM, Just 25KM more to go !! we have enough time to cross the finish line(JBC, Velacherry) before 1:30AM. Finally finished the BRM300 cycling @12:20 AM. We have submitted the Brevet card to officials . Now officially I have completed BRM300 and have to wait for another one year to receive my Finisher medal from France!! My sincere gratitude to my Running Group Chennai Runners-Pillar Pacers ( KK Nagar Ashok Nagar Chapter) friends for your wishes and support.

 Big thanks to Vikram Ramasubramanian for your SCOTT !!

Cast your Vote!! Journey to my Village!!

Waiting for the Day!! This is going to be my first parliament election voting and going to be second democratic vote for nation( previous one was village panchayat-2012). Started from Chennai at 10:30AM by SRM Day service , first experience in Volvo Multi Axile class. Stopped Ullundurpet @1:30pm for lunch, had good meal for rs.70 , had break for 15 mins, watched the Thalaiva movie till 3:30 and reached Trichy ,I was trying hard to sleep finally slept for 2 hr till 6 and reached Madurai. The day before I thought of carrying the Ponnien Selvan Part-I book last minute I forgot to take. Whenever I dont get sleep I'll try sleep by imagine the old stories event,how the village looks like with no power? How the kings are traveled in Horse during drazilling evening? How would be the 18th century sea travel?. Somehow I slept for 2 hrs. Around 6pm crossed Madurai and reached Tuticorin at 7:30 and finally reached my destination Tiruchendur at 8:45PM. Immediately went inside the bus stop and searched bus for my village. Enquired with one shop keeper and he said its almost time for nagercovil bus. Next few minutes the bus came and started my final journey to my village. When the bus started I talked to my next person asking that is it 9 pm bus? He replied Yes its a last bus to nagercovil and we started our chatting. He is a centring employee at newly constructing hospital, he is on the way to his uncle house at Ittamozhi. He hailed from Kovilpatti and stop stuying till 8th Std .most of the people won't complete the schooling and ll come to daily wages job. He is thala fan and watched his latest movie "Veeram" for rs 450 block ticket in Kovilpatti. Here southern people are crazy about Ajith Movies. Said good bye to my fellow companion, thought of asking his name but didn't ask till final. Got down bus at 9:40pm and started walking towards my house. 200mts from bus stand. Here by singing off to my today's journey notes. Dont forget to cast your votes. See you tomorrow morning :)

Compress the Number Range

Program:   Compress the Number Range.

Input will be given as sequence of number , we need to compress the number if the numbers are continues.
Ex:  1,2,3,8,9,52,30,31,32.
Output : 1-3,8-9,30-32,52

Coding

class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string numrange = "52,23,13,14,89,11,90,12,36,86,87,88,4,6,8,9,1,2,3";
            string asscendingorder = ordernumber(numrange);
            string finaloutput = compressnumber(asscendingorder);
            Console.ReadKey();
        }

        private static string ordernumber(string num)
        {
            // Bubble sorting Technique
            string[] range = num.Split(',');
            int i = 0;
            while (i < range.Length)
            {
                for (int j = 0; j < range.Length - 1; j++)
                {
                    if (int.Parse(range[j]) > int.Parse(range[j + 1]))
                    {
                        var x = range[j];
                        var y = range[j + 1];
                        range[j] = y;
                        range[j + 1] = x;
                    }
                }
                i++;
            }
            string orderedlist = string.Join(",", range);        
            return orderedlist;
        }

        private static string compressnumber(string num)
        {        
            int count = 0;
            String final =null;
            string[] range = num.Split(',');
            for (int i = 0; i < range.Length-1; i++)
            {              
                int first = int.Parse(range[i]);
                int second = int.Parse(range[i + 1]);
                if (!((first + 1).Equals(second)))
                {
                    count = 0;
                    final = final + range[i] + ",";                
                }
                else if (count == 0)
                {
                    count++;
                    final = final+ range[i] + "-";                    
                }
                if (i.Equals(range.Length - 2))
                {
                    final = final + range[i+1];
                }
            }  

            return final.ToString();
        }
    }

Vannathil irrukkum Nilavvu

Nee irunkinjai nilavil athai nan parkenjan enn veedu mottai maddiel.. Irravellay nee irrunkijal enn mana kudarathil migha allaghai , enn kaighalukkul puttha thamaraiyai irrukkirai, kadaisiel than therinthathu athu oru azhakiya pagal nilavvu , thamaraiyo thanniril ottathu endru..annalum enna manthu sollukirathu antha nilavai enn kudarathirrukkul adaithu Vida mudium endru, thamaraiyo athan valnallai athey thannirrill than kallighinjathu.

Manathil Oru Aassai

Nee engay irrukai endru ennakku theriavilli En manathoy dhinamum nee sikkiram varuvai endru oru anandhathil kalipadaikirrathu.
Dhinam nan parpathoy kalai kathiravan anal en manam nenaipathoy un allakiya mugham.
Kallai pholuthin antha innimaiyana oosai un meillia pacchu.
Nan irrullil errukkum pothu kuda nee en manthil oru nilvagha pirakhachikkirai.
Dhinam nee varruvai endru!!!

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Kajol ki Fanaa ne Crazy kia

. During my college final year, most of the time ll do something other than academics. Those time no computer no smart phones no movies. We used to go theatre not frequently monthly once , the local Ganesh theatre we watched most of the mid range Tamil and english movies( Puthupettai, James Bond movies etc..) Those times I heared one song which is something new and roaming in my memory that only the lyrics word "Subhanalla Subhanalla", that time there was no opportunity to watch Hindi movie even I wasn't interested in other language movie's. My friend Palani once told me that the song is from faana movie and he given hint about movie something related to terrorist movie that kajol played a blind girl , thought that Kajol played a anti role( terrorist) .

Days gone after long six year had chance to watch Faana movie. You could have ask me wht could have changed you to watch Hindi movies? After my college days moved to Chennai here working in one IT company.this is my successful fourth year and I felt that didn't do something new in ma life. Suddenly started running and did few half marathon in short four months of duration, good thing is to know good friends in ma runny group( KK Nager Pillar Pacers). We were planned to watch other language movies( Telugu & Hindi). here Chennai most of the people knows multi lingual .one day we went for new release salmon movie "Jai Ho" first time in abirami theater in purasaiwalkkam. Tried to understand dialogue but luckily its action movie. This was motivated me to learn at least basic Hindi and got interested in Hindi movies. Suddenly the "Subhanalla" song came into my mind and eagerly put download faana movie in my laptop. After download completed immediately start watching movie @11pm on that night. Initially thought I would go sleep if it bored , Movie stared kajol is on the screen , she was absolutely awesome in blind girl something she has some magnetic power in her eyes! Amir Khan also equally charm! First half completed now realized that Amirkhan played a militant. In the second half the kajol expressions are really powerful so natural whenever she remembering her love with amirkhan. No words to explain her facial expression!! That moment it made me big fan of Kajol. Watched movie more than ten times and watched and listened more than thirty times of the song "Mere haat main taree haat ho". In the next one week watched few other kajol movie 'Ishq' , 'Diwalle dulhaniya Lee jayanghe'.. I know kajol from Minsara kannavu movie but in that didn't felt her magnetic power!

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