As you may read from my previous blog posts, I have been sick for the past few weeks and was unable to train for the marathon tomorrow. I suffered a stomach and chest infection thanks to the Delhi weather which has forced me to retire from the run.  I was supposed to compete and beat my competition from the Indiatimes and Health Me Up team; however, it seems like it would not possible anymore for me to represent MensXP at the race. However, we do not give up that easily.

Yash Sharma, our fitness writer and contributor has volunteered to replace me and represent us at the race tomorrow (God bless his soul). Now in my opinion not only is he a good replacement but I feel he will do a better job at it than I ever could. Just look at him!

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So, just to let our competition know what they’re are up against, Yash Sharma is a national football player which means he can run for days. Apart from being a footballer, Yash is also a personal coach who helps people with health and fitness. Judging by his pictures, it seems like he knows what he is doing. And, to add another notch to his belt, Yash can bench press 150 kgs. That’s double my body weight!

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So before I sign off, I would just like to wish the Indiatimes and Health Me Up contestants good luck. Trust me, they’ll need it.