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There was a time that I used to remember year not only with the months but with the athletics meet I am to have. But it has been few years now, since I have given a break to that lifestyle. I thought of taking a break from track because of an injury and stress in the middle of 2019. I didn’t mean to make it a long break as I thought I could get back to track soon once I started my university life. However, it got delayed due to covid and all. The first meet I could do by representing my uni was Ceylonese Track and Field 2022, exactly 3 years and 4 months after my last meet.

My lucky number for the day 😍One more to my collection of tournament chest numbers

I could not get back to my usual performance level because three years is a long period. And the other issue was with the nutrition level and sleep. Training by staying in a boarding is not all comfy as going for practices from her. There is no guarantee for healthy food and sleep. But still, I wanted to give it a shot.

My main event was 400m, but my endurance level is not god yet to compete in it. My ego played a major role in it. I’m very sensitive when it comes to my main event. I knew that if I performed bad in it with a worse timing, I’ll be very depressed. So 200m was my comfort zone. A: because I can manage it with my current fitness level. B: even if I performed bad there it wouldn’t hurt me that much because it’s not my main event. I settled down in 200m as a starting point to get back to my usual rhythm.

It was raining cat and dogs on the day of the meet. I think, due to this reason many national level athletes did not compete in it – which gave me a chance to won the event Competing in this helped me to realize in which areas I need to develop to get back to my usual performance level.

Stress level is real when I am competing in an event. But it feels good to experience that stress again which was so familiar to me in once upon a time. It is one of the rarest moments where I hear my own heartbeat when I was in the starting point.

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This marked the start of my meet chain for the year. Looking forward for them stressfully….

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