tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32404804214379672772024-02-18T23:57:12.401-05:00PeopleSoft JunctionDoodle's shared in PeopleSoft junction are based on my learning's, experience's, posts I read and understand.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-32409073120910637232017-09-08T12:49:00.000-04:002017-09-08T17:18:45.610-04:00How to identify which business processes has to be focused for improvement?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This doodle will guide you to evaluate how much your application is helping business to perform their processes and identify the efficiency of the processes. This evaluation will let you determine which business processes can be focused for improving the efficiency.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Step 01- Create business processes list</span></b></h4>
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List all the business processes that are performed by business within the application. For this illustration I will be referring the below listed recruiting business processes.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">BP#</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Business Process</span></b></div>
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BP-R01</div>
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Plan Recruiting</div>
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BP-R02</div>
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Recruit Applicants</div>
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BP-R03</div>
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Evaluate and Select Applicants</div>
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BP-R04</div>
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Hire and Enable Resources</div>
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BP-R05</div>
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Analyze Recruiting</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Step 02 - Identify stakeholders</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Identify all the stakeholders involved in completing each of these business processes.</span></h4>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">BP#<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Business Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stakeholders<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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BP-R01<o:p></o:p></div>
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Plan Recruiting<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Human Resource Manager</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recruiter </div>
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BP-R02<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recruit Applicants<o:p></o:p></div>
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Human Resource Manager</div>
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Line Manager</div>
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Recruiter</div>
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Candidate</div>
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Employee</div>
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Employment Coordinator</div>
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BP-R03<o:p></o:p></div>
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Evaluate and Select Applicants<o:p></o:p></div>
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Human Resource Manager<o:p></o:p></div>
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Line Manager<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recruiter<o:p></o:p></div>
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Candidate<o:p></o:p></div>
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Employee<o:p></o:p></div>
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BP-R04<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hire and Enable Resources<o:p></o:p></div>
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Human Resource Specialist<o:p></o:p></div>
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Line Manager<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recruiter</div>
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BP-R05<o:p></o:p></div>
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Analyze Recruiting<o:p></o:p></div>
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Human Resource Specialist<o:p></o:p></div>
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Line Manager<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Recruiter</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Data Administrator</div>
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Human Resource Analyst</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Step 03 - Define business value of the processes</span></h4>
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Initiate discussion with the stakeholders and define the business value for each business process. This business value should be agreed by all the key stakeholders.<br />
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In this example I have rated the business value in the scale of 1 to 10. Scale 1 meaning low business value and 10 meaning high business value.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">BP#<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Business Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Business Value<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Process Efficiency<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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BP-R01<o:p></o:p></div>
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Plan Recruiting<o:p></o:p></div>
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7</div>
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BP-R02<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recruit Applicants<o:p></o:p></div>
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7</div>
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BP-R03<o:p></o:p></div>
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Evaluate and Select Applicants<o:p></o:p></div>
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8</div>
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BP-R04<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hire and Enable Resources<o:p></o:p></div>
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8</div>
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BP-R05<o:p></o:p></div>
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Analyze Recruiting<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Step 04 - Evaluation criteria</span></b></h4>
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Define evaluation criteria and prepare survey questionnaire. For each business process create evaluation questionnaire which has to be shared for survey with stakeholders. Below listed few sample survey questions for Plan Recruiting business process.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Plan Recruiting Process questions<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Stakeholder rating (Scale 1 to 10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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01<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to define recruiting goals and objectives<o:p></o:p></div>
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02<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to define organization competencies and accomplishments<o:p></o:p></div>
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03<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to assess workforce competencies<o:p></o:p></div>
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04<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to create competency strategy<o:p></o:p></div>
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05<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to access and analyze pool of available applicants<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Step 05 - Survey the process efficiency</span></h4>
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Ask users to specify how efficiently they are able to perform the tasks for a business process through the application.<br />
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In this example I have rated the process efficiency in the scale of 1 to 10. Scale 1 meaning low efficiency and 10 meaning high efficiency.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Plan Recruiting Process questions<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Stakeholder rating (Scale 1 to 10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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01<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to define recruiting goals and objectives<o:p></o:p></div>
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4<o:p></o:p></div>
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02<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to define organization competencies and accomplishments<o:p></o:p></div>
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5<o:p></o:p></div>
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03<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to assess workforce competencies<o:p></o:p></div>
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3<o:p></o:p></div>
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04<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to create competency strategy<o:p></o:p></div>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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05<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ability to access and analyze pool of available applicants<o:p></o:p></div>
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4<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Step 06 - Consolidate the survey results and plot in graph</span></h4>
Calculate the average process efficiency score for each business process. Below are the process efficiency score for each business process.<br />
Note: In this doodle, I am not detailing the methods that can be used for calculating average score.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">BP#<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Business Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Business Value<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Process Efficiency<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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BP-R01<o:p></o:p></div>
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Plan Recruiting<o:p></o:p></div>
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7<o:p></o:p></div>
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3<o:p></o:p></div>
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BP-R02<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recruit Applicants<o:p></o:p></div>
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7<o:p></o:p></div>
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8<o:p></o:p></div>
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BP-R03<o:p></o:p></div>
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Evaluate and Select Applicants<o:p></o:p></div>
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8<o:p></o:p></div>
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5.5<o:p></o:p></div>
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BP-R04<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hire and Enable Resources<o:p></o:p></div>
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8<o:p></o:p></div>
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4<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Low business value, Low process efficiency (Q1) quadrant </b>will have the the processes that are defined as low business value and rated for lower efficiency by stakeholders. These processes need not be focused for improvement immediately as business value derived from these processes are low.<br />
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<b>High business value, Low process efficiency (Q2) quadrant </b>will have the processes that are defined as high business value and rated for lower efficiency by stakeholders. Business value derived from these processes are high and their operating efficiency is rated as low. <i style="background-color: yellow;"><b>These are the top priority processes to be focused for improvement.</b></i><br />
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<b>High business value, High process efficiency (Q3) quadrant </b>will have the processes that are defined as high business value and rated for higher efficiency by stakeholders. Business value derived from these processes are high and their operating efficiency is already rated as high. If you have any processes identified in Q2 then these processes are lower in priority for improvement consideration.<br />
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<b>Lower business value, High process efficiency (Q4) quadrant </b>will have the processes that are defined as lower business value and rated for higher efficiency by stakeholders. Business value derived from these processes are lower and their operating efficiency is already rated as high. These processes need not be focused for improvement.<br />
<span style="color: #93c47d;"><br /></span>These steps will let you identify the business process that can be focused for improvement so the overall business efficiency can be achieved.</div>
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In this doodle I will go through the steps for identifying a suitable vendor product for achieving your business objectives now and in future.<br />
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If you have decided to continue reading this doodle then your current system is at one of the below state:<br />
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<li>There exist a wide gap between your business process and current system capabilities.</li>
<li>Current system is based on an old technology and unable to meet all business objectives.</li>
<li>New business processes are introduced which can't be met through the current system.</li>
<li>There doesn't exist any system and business processes are performed manually now.</li>
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Below steps will guide you through the evaluation process for identifying a vendor product that will align with your business processes.<br />
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1) List the business objectives which should be met by the vendor product.<br />
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2) Is the listed business objectives belong to one or multiple functionalities? If the answer is multiple, then group the business objectives based on the functionalities.<br />
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3) Identify the stakeholders responsible for defining and achieving the business objectives.<br />
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4) Create business process document for each business objective. This document should have detailed description about all business processes to achieve the business objectives.</div>
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5) Involve the stakeholders and business subject matter experts and prioritize the business objectives.</div>
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6) Understand how these business objectives are achieved today?</div>
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<li>Understand why the existing software or product doesn't help to achieve these objectives.</li>
<li>If new objectives are created, understand the purpose of these new ones.</li>
<li>Understand from users which current system capabilities they want in new system also.</li>
<li>Understand those current system functionalities which didn't meet their business objectives.</li>
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7) Identify the vendors whose products provide the required functionalities that will meet your business objectives.<br />
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8) Request for product demonstrations from shortlisted product vendors. </div>
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9) Evaluate the vendor product functionalities in the demonstration sessions.</div>
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<li>Evaluate how the vendor product will meet your business objectives. </li>
<li>Identify if choosing this product will prompt any change to your existing business processes. </li>
<li>Evaluate system integration capabilities of the product. Check if integration and infrastructure specifications will meet your organisation strategies.</li>
<li>Evaluate the data transformation and conversion methodologies.</li>
<li>Understand the vendor product's maintenance and support models.</li>
<li>Identify the product purchase, implementation and on-going maintenance costs.</li>
<li>Ask about the product road map from the vendor.</li>
<li>How system maintenance and down times are managed by the vendor?</li>
<li>What are the different support options vendor provide after implementations?</li>
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10) Identify if the vendor product can be a possible best fit based on the above evaluations.<br />
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11) In product evaluation, compare business requirements to vendor product capabilities and identify the product limitations, identify those business process that can be improvised by implementing product's standard functionalities. This evaluation process is called as Fit-Gap analysis.<br />
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Fit-Gap analysis is a critical activity for identifying those business objectives that can and can't be accomplished through the vendor product. This analysis should answer the below questions:<br />
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<li>How much does the product capabilities align to your business processes?</li>
<li>Knowing the gaps you get a high level cost estimate and time for the implementation.</li>
<li>You can have list of business requirements for which solution has to be identified.</li>
<li>You can know the business process that can be improvised by implementing product functionalities.</li>
<li>How much end user training will be required?</li>
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Output of this Fit-Gap analysis should be a high level business requirements for implementation.<br />
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12) Invite the stakeholders and discuss about the outcome of vendor evaluation and product Fit-Gap analysis. Purpose of this discussion should be to decide if this vendor product will be best solution to achieve all the business objectives and return on investment can be foreseen.<br />
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The above mentioned steps will guide you for planning the product evaluation and selection. I am recommending readers of this doodle to leave any additional steps that you followed and helped you to choose the right product for your business.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-91365898579302377232017-04-12T21:25:00.002-04:002017-04-12T21:25:48.540-04:00Product Design Principles For Enjoyable User Experience<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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How natural and enjoyable user experience will be when product itself acts as a user manual. Appearance and structure of the product should convey the purpose, guide users about the possible actions and how to perform them. Users have effortless product interaction, when the design emphasizes understandability and usability.</div>
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Looking at a new product, user should be able to discover</div>
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<em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 0.975em; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are the possible actions to do?</em></div>
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This discoverability can be achieved by following Don Norman's design principles from his book "The Design of Everyday Things". In this article, I have referred LinkedIn features as examples for the principles.</div>
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In LinkedIn the affordances, Like, Comment and Share icons convey the actions that users can perform on an article. These affordances will be identified by almost all users without requiring any user instructions.</div>
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Sometime affordances can't be directly identified. For example, LinkedIn Learning allows only the premium subscribers to watch priced courses. This affordance determines how the Linkedin Learning can be used by different users. Users won't be knowing this until they read LinkedIn user terms or until they try to watch the priced courses.</div>
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After reading about these design principles, started observing the products to identify which of these principles are considered in their design. LinkedIn features that I have quoted as examples are those that are inline with the design principles. I also want to share my observations from products that aren't lined up with my expectation or understanding as an user.</div>
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First time when I looked at new Whatsapp feature "Status", I was expecting to see my contacts current status like "available to chat", "In home town" ,"Busy" etc. I was surprised to see my contacts had images (Photos, Quotes etc) and video clips which didn't convey their status. "Status" as an <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 0.975em; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Affordance</em>, I was expecting to convey the status of my contacts based on which I can decide my next action with them. If this feature has been labeled something like "Share" or "Fast Share", then I might have expected my contacts to share their images, video's, quotes etc through this new feature without changing their profile picture.</div>
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On clicking "My Status" button I was expecting to enter my status but my camera got enabled. As <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 0.975em; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Signifier</em> "My Status" button indicated where to perform action but didn't perform the expected action. My suggestion will be to have the button label as "My video/image status" and change the button icon something like camera.</div>
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In Whatsapp many times I identify my regular contacts looking at their profile image with least attention to their names. Now status image/video is also shown in the circle format like the profile image. My contacts using different images for profile and status, has created confusion with the one to one <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 0.975em; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">mapping</em> that existed with their profile image and name.</div>
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Knowing these design principles <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 0.975em; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">from Don Norman's book "The Design of Everyday Things", </em>has enabled my conscious observation about the daily use products and their features. I am able to infer why I use few products with great passion and many with less passion. This book is also helping to choose correct products to accomplish the daily tasks.</div>
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This article can also be viewed from my <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/product-design-principles-enjoyable-user-experience-malaravan-mani" target="_blank">LinkedIn </a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-79497655813283772482015-03-23T00:06:00.000-04:002015-03-23T00:06:11.129-04:00NYC 2015 Half Marathon - My 14th Half Marathon Event<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A week to go for March Equinox which will mark the beginning of Spring, this is my last winter run event of this season. In this doodle let me run through 13.1-miles tour of NYC, starting from Central Park through Times Square to South Street Seaport.<br />
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This year's NYC half run is unique experience for me in various aspects. I was standing at the start with no training runs for the past 40 days. A month vacation to India where I didn't do any runs. A month of wonderful home made foods, snacks, restless travel, etc. After last few weeks of family gatherings, occasions, dramas reached back to New Jersey a week before the race. Jet lag was not letting me to do any last moment practice runs.<br />
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On race day 15th March 2015, reached race start coral at 7:20 AM after completing the race security check-ins. I was lazy to do all my pre-run stretches. Weather was 42 F, 10-18mph wind, 60% humidity which was a perfect running weather. After flag down, stepped over the start line thinking this run can be a test on my endurance level. <br />
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Mile 1 started on East Drive in Central Park, with an uphill run. Running excitement after many days has paced me at 8:30 for a mile initially. Completed first mile with easy run and proper breathing pattern.<br />
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Mile 2 was almost down hill run where the legs paced at 8:00 for a mile. By the end of this mile I was out of excitement and turned my attention on the body. I was contemplating whether I would be able to sustain this pace till last mile. Decided to take easy on the uphill miles and try to catch up latter.<br />
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Mile 3 was half way uphill and downhill. After an easy uphill run, ran down with deep breathing. Dry mouth symptom forced a stop at Mile 3 fluid station due to improper pre-hydration and mouth breathing. <br />
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Mile 4 was steep uphill run, proper hydration helped to sustain the uphill close to 8:30 for mile pace. At the end of this mile, was able to sense that muscles are getting tired. This was an anticipated indication due to lack of training. Still 9 miles to go, decided to hold down the pace and try to complete the race by running.<br />
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Mile 5 was gradual uphill followed by down hill. This uphill run showed the depleting glycogen level. This is another symptom of reduced training levels. Two miles to go for Gel station, decided to take easy on the next mile.<br />
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Mile 6 was down hill run, after which runners turn right at the Seventh Avenue and continued south on Seventh Avenue through Times Square. Exit from Central Park was most awaited, as all uphill run of this course is done. While exiting central park, there await cheerers and music's that pushes the runners adrenaline rush. <br />
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Mile 7 turns right at West 42nd Street, then right at the West Side Highway. After having energy gel at mile 7 station, had psychological relief of being loaded with tons of energy. Also stored some extra gels for future miles. My GPS clocked 7.45 miles after an hour from the start line.<br />
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Mile 8 on the southbound lanes are exciting with music's and river side run. Though I do maintain the pace, my body was tired and counting on steps. I decided to push mile by mile with only plan to run and complete the race.<br />
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Mile 9 through 12 was on the south bound lanes. In this part of course had to deal with lower abdomen cramps, managed with deep belly breathing while running itself. Had some moments running out of breath, handled by spending extra seconds in each fuel station.<br />
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Mile 13 run was through the underpass that continued on FDR Drive North. Underpass run was exciting but I was too tired to enjoy the tunnel run. Counting on steps exited underpass having 800 meters run to go.<br />
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Last 800 meters run was at steady reducing pace where I have to let me behind many runners. After running the whole 13.1 miles with aching muscles stepped over the finish line with chip timing 1:50:09. <br />
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This run was an experience on realizing, how body battles when you slack on training, food and rest. I was happy completing this run with not such a bad timing, which is outcome of past years involvements in endurance activities.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-1439334225788699732015-03-23T00:05:00.000-04:002015-03-23T00:05:59.326-04:00NYRR Fred Lebow Manhattan 2015 Half Marathon - My 13th Half Marathon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As 2014 year, this year's first run event is "NYRR Fred Lebow Manhattan Half Marathon" run in Central Park on 25th Jan 2015. In this post let us circle the central park about my 13th Half Marathon run experience.<br />
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Unlike previous year, this year since beginning of January, though I didn't do many long runs, I was consistent in my speed trainings. I am aware of the track very well as I have circled central park many times since last year's Fred Lebow run. Weather was at 35F with 6mph wind. Considering all these I started the day with confidence of expecting better run.<br />
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Reached central race event circle at 7:10 AM. Met fellow NY Ramblers hikers. After chat with them collected my BIB 1462. I spent more time around the race event tents hanging with friends, so reached the start line late and began the run from a different coral. <br />
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After reading loud the warning notes about the slippery track, race marshal let the flag down. Though weather was better, still finger tips were feeling the freeze. I was awaiting for the run to began to get the body warm. Walking behind the runners stepped over the start line at 8:03 AM.<br />
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I was conscious to run along the runners until my legs gain momentum. First mile run was downhill initially and gradual uphill at the end. Legs are warmed and was pacing at 9 minutes per mile.<br />
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Second mile was downhill run, took advantage and was pacing close to 8 minutes per mile. Body was getting easy and breathing pattern was normal. Felt comfortable running at this pace but I know there are some uphill's to come where I have to keep up this pace.<br />
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Third mile run began with uphill for next 0.5 miles. I decided to try my best to run this uphill holding the pace at 8 minutes per mile. Legs paced comfortably with conscious belly breathing. After 3.5 miles it was downhill till 4th mile. <br />
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After having caught up with breath, 4th mile began with uphill again. This is the longest uphill run in the loop, almost 0.8 miles uphill run. Again tried pacing 8 minutes per mile and was able to catch with huffy fluffy breathing. While running this mile, was thinking how to handle this uphill with the same pace during second loop. <br />
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Started fifth mile with great relief of still holding the pace and no uphill run in this loop. This mile is gradual alternate up and down hill where we won't feel the much difference in steep.<br />
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Sixth mile started with the expectation of crossing the start point, meeting cheer groups and music around the start point. Sixth mile was like almost flat after running the previous steep. My legs increased the pace for 7:50 per mile.<br />
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After crossing the sixth mile post, second loop of the race started. Seventh mile was easy run with increased pace at almost 7:30 per mile for the first half which made me complete 7.5 miles in one hour. My legs were little tired and was pushing to keep up the pace. <br />
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Eight mile uphill run managed with belly breathing to pump in enough oxygen to the tired muscles. I was convincing me, thinking this steep is easy to handle considering the next big steep. Still legs managed below 8:00 minutes per mile.<br />
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Ninth mile was half way up and down run. Had deep breaths during down hill, preparing for the next big mile. Tenth mile uphill run began as challenge, pace was closing 8:00 minutes per mile. Completed the tenth mile with big relief. These uphill runs made me realize I have to focus my training on up and down hill runs also.<br />
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Eleventh mile was relaxed run. Still my body was reluctant to increase the pace. At Twelfth mile tried to increase the pace but body and legs were almost tired and was looking for the finish line. <br />
Twelfth mile ended the second loop around the park.<br />
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Thirteenth mile run was flat and again pace was below 8:00 minutes per mile. I already consumed many seconds during the second loop so I am sure of no new personal best in this run. I ran the last mile casually by holding the pace below 8:00 minutes per mile. After an overall comfortable run completed 13.1 miles at 1:45:11.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-65019210879673105612014-12-21T21:05:00.000-05:002014-12-21T21:05:01.093-05:00Atlantic City Full Marathon 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This doodle will take through my fourth full marathon run in Atlantic City on 19th Oct 2014 . This run is different from my previous full marathons. In my previous three run's, training days weren't more than four weeks. This year, followed three months training schedule with last five weekends half marathon events.<br />
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Reached Atlantic City, one day before the event to collect my race kit. After visiting the event stalls spent sometime in casino's and reached motel by 7:00 PM. After watching last 30 minutes of Gravity movie, decided to sleep early by 10:00 PM.<br />
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While neighborhood was still sleeping, alarm started signing wake up tune at 4:00 AM. Checked out of room and took bus ride to race event. After 30 minutes of bus ride, reached Bally's board walk at 7:00 AM. Morning sea breeze was pleasant, enjoying the breeze, did my breathing routines. Though it was cold outside, I was enjoying my stretches on the beach side.<br />
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Enthusiastic runners were posing for their cameras with sea waves as background. As minutes pass by, runners assembled close by start line. Air horn was blown at 8:00 AM, runner's strong legs, crossed over start line and began their first step to complete the last step after few hours.<br />
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First mile run was among the cheerful runners on the board walk. After 0.25 miles, turned left into Martin Luther King Blvd. This Blvd was narrow so I was pacing at 10:00 per mile. While gazing around the buildings, came across the board "Diving Horse", wondered why this place was named so.<br />
On searching in internet found that during the period of world war II, "Diving Horse" is an attraction in which a horse would dive into a pool of water, sometimes from as high as 60 feet. Gazing the buildings completed first mile while my legs were set at 9:00 per mile pace.<br />
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Second mile began with uphill run to "Atlantic City - Brigantine connector bridge junction" and turned right to run down hill and pass the under river tunnel. Run through tunnels is always energetic, as runners keep shouting while running through tunnels. Looking light at the end of tunnel alerted my legs for the uphill.<br />
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Third mile was on the Atlantic City elevated highways with Casino towers on the right side and Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm's windmill fans on the other side.Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm is the first coastal wind farm in the United States and the first wind farm in New Jersey.<br />
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Fourth mile commenced with uphill Route 87 ramp that turned around towards Borgata Casino. After board walk this was the best spot for the cheerers to see and hi-fi the runners. Running through cheering crowd, checked on my pace, Legs were pacing at 9:00 per mile. I was deciding whether to increase or stay at this pace. Body was comfortable and running easy, so decided to continue at the same pace.<br />
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Fifth mile started with slight down hill after crossing Harrah's casino. Running on the side of clam creek, started feeling the effect of predicted 20-30 mph of wind. After sipping Gatorade at 5.5 miles was debating whether to increase the pace. Paced at 8:50 for a mile as it would be too early to raise the pace.<br />
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Sixth mile started on the turn towards Melrose avenue, a volunteer was cheering the runners for 10K completion. My feet stepped over the 10K mile with chip time 53:13. This run was towards King Neptune statue completing with U turn towards shore exposing the runners to wind.<br />
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Seventh mile commenced while my GPS was about to clock on hour run time. Completed 7.10 miles in the first hour. My mind was doing math on my targeted completion time as around 3:45. This mile has unique 90 degree turn to Atlantic avenue where runners can't cut corners.<br />
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Eight mile was back on board walk. I was running enthusiastically as legs were feeling soft surface after the road run. Crossing Taj Mahal Casino gazing the beach waves and hi-fi ing crowds.<br />
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Ninth mile started near start line where cheering crowd generated adrenaline rush, I was pacing at 8:00 per mile. After a mile run at this pace slowed down back to 8:30 per mile. By now board walk was with walking crowds and people with cigars, looking at us meaning what these guys doing rather gambling in Atlantic City.<br />
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Tenth mile was windy mile as we have already crossed Casino building and running on the side of resident buildings. Wind was heavy and slowing our pace. Also half marathoners started running opposite direction to reach their finish line.<br />
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Eleventh mile began by separating half and full marathon runners. I was looking ahead to see how many joyful marathoners are running to conquer the remaining miles. By now we are lone runners with few cheering crowds between each mile and gusty wind. I am still sustaining on my pace 8:40 per mile.<br />
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Twelfth mile began running down to New Haven avenue. Back on the streets through the resident buildings.<br />
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Thirteenth mile began with big cheer as I am done with half way. I was checking on legs and was glad they weren't tired much and happy to run at the same pace. Looked around and was able to spot few runners around.<br />
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Fourteenth mile run was exposed to sun and strong wind blowing through Atlantic avenue. I was pushing to maintain my pace at 8:40 per mile. Managed to complete 14.25 miles in 2 hours run clock time.<br />
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Fifteenth mile began with hope to sustain the same pace for the next hour to achieve my initial calculated target finish time 3:45. To achieve this I have to pace up in this hour and save some minutes for last few miles. I tried to pace up to 8:30 but body doesn't cooperate so slowed to 8:40 pace.<br />
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Legs showed the symptom of tiredness as Sixteenth and Seventeenth miles were through opposite wind. Starting Seventeenth mile it was trace back run through the residents, some people seated outside, played loud music cheering the runners.<br />
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At eighteenth mile my leg showed mild cramp symptom, I was reluctant to reduce the pace so still ran at 8:40 pace. Running through nineteenth mile fearing for cramp. After reaching twentieth mile which was turn around point for full marathoners. Legs reduced the pace and was tempting to walk, decided to not stop till 3 hours, continued running to complete 20.7 miles in 3 hours.<br />
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At this point I was thinking whether I can still achieve my initial targeted timing. I was able to see me going down mentally. Walked for few minutes and started running again. Once in a while thigh muscles showed cramp symptom, so was repeating run and walk pattern till 24th mile. My pace has reduced to 10 minutes for a mile. Certain times tried to run better but physically exhausted legs were said more training is required to achieve better timing.<br />
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After this disappointing last few miles run, decided to complete sub 4:00, so was trying to maintain average pace as 10 minutes for the last two mile and stepped over the finish line with Chip timing 3:59:30.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-7255754714584708622014-10-11T13:09:00.004-04:002014-10-11T13:09:54.365-04:00My eleventh Half Marathon - Grete's Great Gallop (13.1M) run<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In this doodle let us go through Grete's Great Gallop 13.1 Miles run in Central Park, New York on 5th Oct 2014. This run was presented by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Fred's Team captioned as "Imagine A World Without Cancer". The event was a tribute to Grete Waitz, nine-time New York City Marathon champion, as well as to New York City Marathon co-founder Fred Lebow.<br />
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It's been few decades humans are suffering from different cancer types and the medical researchers are trying to find cure for each of them. In the meantime world is exploding around with carcinogens introducing more types of cancer. We should also educate people to keep away from carcinogen food habits. My additional caption for this run was "World with No Carcinogen Foods".<br />
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This was my fourth consecutive run event weekend. After bumpy runs in the last three events, my legs are hurt with mild shin splint injury, compartment syndrome symptom on right leg and symptom of stress fracture. This was the first time in my running days my body is going through multiple injuries together. At this situation any runner should keep away from running and rest the legs for recovery. I have two more events to close this year's autumn runs. Due to these injuries I am just running in events and not doing any week day training runs. I am just holding my legs to get till my full marathon run in another two weeks.<br />
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This run is my 11th Half Marathon run event. Late start time permitted me to stay on bed till 6:30 AM. Crawled out of bed and geared for the day. Reached 33rd street path station at 7:45 AM and slowly walk-jogged for 2 miles and reached the race central (73rd Street East Drive) at 8:20 AM. Collected my Bib 1332 and event shirt and walked around the event central. After relaxing the bladder, checked-in the bag and walked to corral. Today's run weather was 46 degrees, 56% humidity, W 10 mph which made runners in corral look forward for the start air horn.<br />
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At 9:00 AM start flag was down with runners stepping over the start line, my legs crossed at 9:03 AM. First mile was steady increasing pace run at 8:20 per mile. I was doing lazy run not focusing on my body. Unusually during my first mile I didn't set my breathing rhythm. Completed first mile with pace set at 8:00 per mile. <br />
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Second mile run started with uphill and my breathing was out of synch with my legs. I started correcting the breathing for which slowed the pace to 8:20 per mile. Today I was running on my old shoe as the new trail run shoe was making my past three runs unpleasant. My leg stride style has to be corrected for the trail run shoes so decided to run the remaining events on this old shoe. Legs were doing better and set the pace at 8:00 per mile by the end of third mile.<br />
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After running through another hill I have to stop to tie my lace. It was cold and hands were frozen so took almost 40 seconds to tie the lace. Fastened my run to set the pace at 8:00 per mile by end of 4th mile. Decided to cruise the body at this pace but I was running with battling breathing having symptoms of side stretches. Tried deep breathing to take in more oxygen, this helped to recover the cramp by the end of 5th mile. <br />
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Sixth mile was gazing run looking around the building on the east side and training runners, walkers , visitors around the central park. On crossing the sixth mile post, legs completed a loop around the park. Today's 13.1-mile course was twice around Central park’s 6-mile loop plus another 1.1 miles.<br />
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Now my legs are familiar with the course so became energetic and was trying to pace up. Completed running 7.5 miles in 1 hour. I was deciding to complete the race with average pace of 8:00 per mile. <br />
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Cruised the body at the 8:00 per mile and was running steadily handling side stretches and managing the irregular breath rhythm. One of the lesson from today's run is to set and maintain proper breath rhythm since beginning. After 8th mile stopped at all fluid stations for few seconds to catch up breath with deep breathing. Completed 10th mile while my clock was ticking 1 hours and 20 minutes. <br />
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I ran the last 3 miles on steady 8:00 per mile pace with two fluid station stops to complete the 13.1 miles at 1:44:51 with average pace at 8:01 per mile. <br />
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I was glad today's run was healthy and comfortable finish irrespective all mistakes I did on the course. After run decided to walk 2 miles to reach the 33rd street. While walking back to path station still I was feeling side stitches which alerted me about my lung capacity. Determined to learn and follow exercises and techniques that will improve my lung capacity and deep breathing. I am planning to start my next week run in Staten Island focusing on deep breath pattern. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-38339697297993218662014-10-04T13:57:00.000-04:002014-10-04T13:57:52.362-04:00PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface – A Completely New User Experience<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While going through PeopleTools 8.54 release notes, a feature that was appealing is PeopleSoft <strong>Fluid User Interface</strong>. Designed as a significant improvement over the PeopleSoft “classic” user interface, the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface moves away from pixel-perfect page layout and provides greater flexibility with the enhanced use of cascading style sheets (CSS3), HTML5, and JavaScript. <br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: #990000;">What does Fluid User Interface mean?</span></strong></em> <br />
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PeopleSoft has coined the term "Fluid User Interface" for the Responsive Web Design methodology that recommends the design and implementation of a website that responds to user behavior and environment based on the screen size, orientation and operating system of their device.<br />
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PeopleSoft application fluid pages scale gracefully from large screen devices, such as laptops and desktops, to the reduced viewing space of tablets and smartphones. Many commercial websites use a similar design model whereby the presentation and layout of information is adjusted dynamically to conform to the dimensions of the user’s device. <br />
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The Fluid User Interface design approach gives developers just this type of control over the user experience. When a larger screen size (a screen with more “real estate”) is detected, the application content will adjust and conform accordingly to fill the space effectively. Similarly, if a smaller screen size is detected, non-essential information can be removed and the presentation of content will adjust to flow in a usable way. <br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: #990000;">How fluid pages can be developed?</span></strong></em><br />
<br />Like PeopleSoft “classic” pages, fluid page definitions are maintained within PeopleSoft Application Designer. Developer will have the ability to define and apply conditional formatting appropriate to smartphone, tablet, or large-screen devices. At runtime, PeopleTools will apply the corresponding formatting according to the device in use. <br />
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An end user can interact with fluid pages using a conventional mouse and keyboard or using a touch interface, which is common on tablets and smartphones. These new pages are device-independent and will operate on any certified device browser. <br />
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The biggest adjustment in working with Fluid Applications is that PeopleSoft developer will need to increase their web skills in the areas of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The sole use of Application Designer alone is not enough. Therefore, if you plan to customize any pages that are delivered via Fluid or convert existing customizations to Fluid developers has to improve on their web skills.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-2219842557028302032014-10-03T20:47:00.002-04:002014-10-03T20:47:26.532-04:00NYRR Five-Borough Series 2014: Bronx 10-Mile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In this doodle we will run 10 miles along the Grand Concourse in Bronx, the fourth event in the 2014 NYRR Five-Borough Series. Each of the three NYRR Five-Borough Series Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens was unique neighborhood and exclusive runs. Bronx run is through the century old Grand Concourse that still has 1920 and 30 building's lining on both side.<br />
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28th September 2014, this cheering day began at 4:30 AM before the sun. After morning refreshments started from home at 5:10 AM and reached John Millers Park by 6:40 AM. Walked around the park after collecting the Bib 1506 and event shirt. Today's weather was at 76 Degrees, 54% Humidity and 10 mph wind.<br />
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Almost 10,000 runners took their places in corrals that stretched half a mile down the Grand Concourse near Yankee Stadium. After 15 minutes of stretch and warm ups walked to my designated corral. Alerted myself to focus on body for any early injury symptoms and not to over pace. Last week <a href="http://mynextdoodle.blogspot.com/2014/09/my-tenth-half-marathon-run-2014-newport.html" target="_blank">Newport Liberty Half Marathon</a> run lead to symptoms of compartment syndrome injury. I have rested this whole week to avoid any further complications. <br />
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Tireless legs walked, jogged and stepped over the start line at 167th Street in Bronx Grand Concourse after air horn blown at 8:05 AM. First mile run was vigilant one as in the last few weeks my body has to deal with some injuries. I began my run among competitive runners corral. Legs paced at steady increasing pace and reached 7:45 per mile during first mile. At the end of first mile my ankles showed symptoms of stress pain. Body sensed and slowed down. After this energetic first mile run stopped at a portable toilet to attend the nature's call. <br />
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This minute stop made me struggle to pace up the second mile. Body and Mind started the argument on setting the comfortable pace. Mind suggested to pace at 8 minutes for a mile. After a struggling quarter mile uphill, paced the legs at 8 minutes per mile. Now body is set to cruise at this pace irrespective of up or down hill. Completed arguing and brawling second mile after spending few extra energy.<br />
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Usually by third mile, my body will become relaxed and flexible but rather it was responding with ankle pain and erratic breathing. Irrespective of these symptoms I paced at 8 minute per mile and decided to manage at this pace. While running was thinking about my previous event runs, this should be the first event run in which my body started battling quicker. <br />
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While we started on our fourth mile, elite runners are already on their way back to finish line. Fourth mile was U turn loop through Bedford Park Blvd and Goulden Avenue. While running this turn sun was bright outside and unusually was hot for during this time of the year. Crossed the fifth mile with chip time 40:40 and my whole body was used to the current pace. <br />
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Starting sixth mile course is antipode of the first half. Raised the pace to run at 7:50 per mile and legs took advantage of the down hills and gained the pace. Run back through the grand Concourse was different as the runners are spread out and running on the traffic blocked wide road was wonderful.<br />
I was mentally gaining momentum and pushed to run seventh and eight mile at 7:40 per mile. <br />
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Completed running 7.45 miles while GPS clocked 1 hour since the start of run. Made a determination to not go beyond 1 hour and 20 minutes so increased the pace to 7:30 per mile for the ninth and tenth mile. In the last two miles, body was easy running and passed over the finish line with the chip time 1:18:35.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-8747572281509526482014-09-27T21:41:00.000-04:002014-09-27T21:41:55.468-04:00Steps to enable or disable auto complete feature in PeopleTools 8.53<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In PeopleTools 8.53, "Type Ahead"/"AutoComplete" is causing some concerns when entering values in some PeopleSoft pages. Users are experiencing a problem when typing an entry into a field. While typing, the cursor will jump back to the beginning of line causing errors in the entered values. This is an issue with the browser and the PeopleSoft application. <br />
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Users can enable/disable type ahead feature by themselves by following the below steps:<br />
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<li> Navigate to Main Menu > My Personalizations.</li>
<li>Click the "Personalize Navigation Personalizations" link.</li>
<li> To turn off the AutoComplete feature, under the Override Value option, use the drop down list to select NO. Then, click the OK button. </li>
<li>On the Save Confirm screen, click the Return button. </li>
<li>Log out of the application and login again for the changes to become effective.</li>
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<li> Navigate to PeopleTools - Personalization - Personalization Options.</li>
<li> Search for 'PPTL'.</li>
<li> Go to 'Format' tab.</li>
<li> In the 'Define Personalization' grid, for 'TYPEAHD' setting, click the 'Set Option Default Value' link.</li>
<li> Set the value = No (or yes) and click Ok.</li>
<li> Save the changes.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-5094121455432344772014-09-27T21:18:00.003-04:002014-09-27T21:19:13.046-04:00My Tenth Half Marathon Run - 2014 Newport Liberty Half Marathon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After 3 months of gap for run events, commenced the 2014 fall run events with Newport Liberty Half Marathon on 21st September. I am running in this event for second consecutive year. Being familiar with the run course I was awaiting this day, aiming for my new personal best in half marathon.<br />
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Among the events that I participate, this event is my favorite one because most part of run route is through my daily office commute and my summer evening run routes. Also event start place is close by where I live so no very early morning wake ups on the race day.<br />
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On race day woke up along with rising sun at 6:00 AM. After hydrating, followed my stretch routine for 30 minutes. Reached Newport at 7:45 AM and collected my Bib 1731 and warmed up with stretching and slow running. Exactly at 8:30 AM flag was down after anthem music. I started my run along with runners at 8 Minutes per mile wave.<br />
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First mile run was with the enthusiastic running crowd. I was running at my comfortable pace 8:30 per mile. Today I have started my run with some minor shin injury and left foot toe tingling's. I was cautious during my first mile to make sure body is responding positive for run.<br />
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Second mile run created some space on the road as runners are scattered now. Increased the pace to 8:15 per mile and set my breathing rhythm and body was responding well. My Quads and hamstring muscles were tired today as I played football yesterday after many years. I started to play easily but with some game adrenaline enthusiasm over ran behind the ball than planned. Irrespective of this tiredness I was able to pace well at 8:00 per mile during my third mile.<br />
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I was pacing at 7:50 per mile by the time I was crossing the fourth mile. I decided to maintain this pace which will help me to catch up few extra seconds that I used during my first and second mile run. My legs were responding well and pace was steadily gaining few seconds and reached 7:45 per mile during fifth mile run. <br />
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In sixth mile run I was sensing that all force out of the legs are not being used efficiently. I shortened the stride length to check on the legs. Though my pace was consistent I was able to grasp the indication of some disconnect between my legs and upper body.<br />
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While running the seventh mile, my right leg wasn't pushing enough to sustain the pace. I initially assumed that it was due to tired legs. With this assumption I pushed for half mile still maintaining the pace close to 7:45 per mile. At my 7.5 mile pace noticed the numb feeling on my right leg and thigh. There was fluid station in another quarter mile so I ran till the station focusing on my leg. When I stopped at 8th mile fluid station I was unable to feel the ground on my right feet. <br />
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I perceived that blood flow to the right leg is less than required to sustain the pace. I have read about this injury but happening to my legs for first time. I was scared to increase or run at this pace any more. Stretched the legs horizontally for few seconds and right leg was getting better. Started running by pacing at 7:50 per mile for 5 minutes and again right leg was feeling numb so stopped running and did 2 minute rest and stretch until blood flood becomes normal on the right leg.<br />
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Decided to run at pace whether leg doesn't become numb. Leg was responding better at 8 minutes per mile. Ran the ninth and tenth mile at this pace though leg was partially numb. At the end of 11th mile leg was responding better and even normal. By this time I have lost all the minutes to get my personal best. Though my body was getting better at 11th mile I was mentally unable to increase the pace so ran my last 2 miles at 8 minutes per mile pace and crossed the finish line with chip time 1:47:19.<br />
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This run was disappointing and had painful completion. My leg muscles were ached and tired so decided to rest for next week. Immediately after the run did search on the injury symptoms I had and concluded as compartment syndrome. Compartment syndrome is a condition in which pressure increases within a muscle "compartment" of the lower leg, cutting off blood supply to the area and causing swelling and pain.<br />
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As this is first time my legs experienced this injury and I didn't do proper initial observation to narrow the injury spot in the leg. I am hoping this doesn't occur again and planning to observe for the symptoms in next runs and start on the recovery and treatment plan.<br />
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You can find more information about Compartment syndrome in <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/compartment-syndrome" target="_blank">runners world</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-36430214246069791562014-08-02T16:18:00.000-04:002014-08-02T16:18:33.006-04:00Integration Broker error: Cannot establish HTTP connection<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When Integration Broker loads integration gateway target connectors, the gateway's web server tries to access the keystore using the parameters defined in the integrationgateway.properties file.The issue is caused when secureFileKeystorePasswd value not being encrypted in the integrationgateway.properties file, leading to Integration Broker (IB) not being able to access the certificate keystore on the gateway/web server hosting the gateway.<br /><br />The secureFileKeystorePasswd value has to be encrypted. This is a new requirement starting from Peopletools 8.50 and the Integration Broker PeopleBooks documents that this secureFileKeystorePasswd must be encrypted.<br />
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In pre PT 8.50,<br />
secureFileKeystorePath=<path pskey="" to=""> <br /> secureFileKeystorePasswd=password </path><br />
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In PT8.50 or above,<br /><br /> secureFileKeystorePath=<path pskey="" to=""><br /> secureFileKeystorePasswd=<encrypted password=""></encrypted></path><br />
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If either the <path pskey="" to=""> or the password (unencrypted) or <encrypted password=""> in PT8.50 is incorrect, loading the gateway target connectors will fail with one of the below error: </encrypted></path><br />
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<em>HttptargetConnector:PSHttpFactory init or setCertificate fails (158,99999). </em><br />
<em>Cannot establish HTTP connection (158,2842).</em><br />
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The following steps will resolve the error:<br /><br />1) Navigate to the gateway's page via PIA browser.<br />
<br />2) Access and open the integrationgateway.properties file.<br />
<br />3) Scroll down to the line secureFileKeystorePasswd=password<br />
<br />4) Encrypted the password using the pscipher encryption utility available at the bottom on this PIA page.<br />
<br />5) Place the encrypted password value for secureFileKeystorePasswd parameter.<br />
<br />6) Save the file and the gateways page.<br />
<br />7) Reboot the webserver.<br />
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Above specified resolution will resolve the below errors:<br />
<br />HttptargetConnector:PSHttpFactory init or setCertificate fails (158,99999).<br />
Cannot establish HTTP connection (158,2842).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-71667519255745859852014-08-02T15:53:00.001-04:002014-08-02T15:53:38.884-04:00Integration Broker logging for troubleshooting messaging issues<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While troubleshooting integration broker issues, information you view in the process monitor log may not provide all the needed information to identify the issue. You can access the integration broker message and error logs through browser for more information about the messages sent and error messages.<br />
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You can view the message and error logs through below URL's<br />
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http//server:port/PSIGW/msgLog.html for the message log<br />
http//server:port/PSIGW/errorLog.html for the error log<br />
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File names msgLog.html and errorLog.html of the HTML files are case sensitive.<br />
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If you are unable to view the files verify the values of <em>ig.messageLog.filename</em> and <em>ig.errorLog.filename</em> for filenames in <em>integrationGateway.properties</em> file. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-25932154985682327662014-07-21T21:25:00.000-04:002014-07-21T21:25:10.600-04:00Whether humans are ensalved to hazardous technologies?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
While hiking Grand Canyon came across the below warning message for hikers. <br />
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On reading this note thought of message for modern humans<br />
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<em><span style="color: blue;">Keep Technology away from human. Technologies make human unable to use his natural capabilities and make them depend on technologies to survive.</span></em><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-34867449377399596802014-07-15T22:24:00.000-04:002014-07-15T22:24:51.406-04:00 Grand Canyon Hike Rim To Rim To Rim<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">South Kaibab - </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> North Kaibab - </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Bright Angel</span> </em></strong></span></div>
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This doodle will backpack you through my magnificent days inside Grand Canyon. This place is one of nature's beautiful tribute. High standing rocks for many years daring sun, wind, rain, flowing river, forest fire will convey us how small we and our so called problems before this nature. <br />
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The extent of planning, preparation and caution we need to take for visiting and staying close to nature will make us realize how humans got disassociated from nature's way of living and turned long away into the modern life. Finally such an effort is worth to have body, mind and soul feel energized from nature.<br />
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Refer my pre hike doodle <a href="http://mynextdoodle.blogspot.com/2014/07/whether-i-walked-grand-canyon-in-2014.html" target="_blank">Whether I walked Grand Canyon in 2014</a> to read how my grand canyon Rim to Rim to Rim plan got initiated.<br />
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This expedition commenced with jerky start of flight cancellation and re-planning the whole hike schedule as indicated in my pre hike doodle. Flew out of New York to Flagstaff and arrived South Rim at 6:00 PM on 5th July 2014 through Arizona Shuttle. After filling new permit request form and collecting my permit boarded village route shuttle to Mather Campground. <br />
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After preparing tent and sorting the backpack for tomorrow's early start went to bed at 9:00 PM but didn't sleep till 11:00 PM due to excitement.<br />
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<strong>Hike Day 1 (6th July 2014):</strong><br />
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Before sunrise backpacked and geared to step between the long aged rocks. My way to Grand Canyon started from South Kaibab Trail head at 6:20 AM. South Kaibab Trail is a steep trail with descend of 4,860 feet within distance of 6.8 miles. As this walk way was following ridge line the views were scenic and unobstructed. However this means we are also exposed to sun, wind and rain with out any obstruction. <br />
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Gazing at the canyon, my feet started descending not knowing what experience I will be delighted by this place for the next three days. Though South Kaibab is most scenic trail this is not much preferred by hikers as there is no water available till Bright Angel. I was the only hiker with huge back pack walking today on this trail which confused me whether I have done mistake of packing too many stuffs. Latter on interacting with few hikers relaxed to know either they are day hikers to view points or staying in Phantom Ranch dorms. Today my backpack weight was about 35 pounds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canyon view from South Kaibab Trail head during morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Descend Stairs in South Kaibab Trail</td></tr>
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After an exiting easy 0.9 miles walk looking at the half shaded mountains reached OOH AAH point at 6:50 AM. This view point is a great stop for sunrise. You can see sun chasing the shadows down. OOH AAH point elevation is 6600 feet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me at OOH AAH Point</td></tr>
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Delighted by the view stepped down talking with park volunteers who are walking down for their work. Descending to elevation 6120 feet reached Cedar ridge at 7:20 AM completing my 1.5 miles. I took backpack off to relax my shoulders.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dry Tree Branch in Cedar Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Cedar Ridge<br />
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Loading backpack on to relaxed shoulders, legs moved down while eyes gazing around. Reached the big rock which I saw from Cedar Ridge. Walking 3 miles since start and descending to 5200 feet reached skeleton point at 8:25 AM. Sun has already chased away the shades leaving warm breeze.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing at big rock which I saw from Cedar Ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Skelton Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still smiling at Skeleton Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Descend stairs way after Skeleton Point</td></tr>
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After refreshing snacks at Skeleton Point and slowly descended the steep down stairs. Walking cautiously down these stairs and resting below few rock shades reached tip off point at 9:25 AM. This view point is wide exposed and temperature should have already be at 100F. I took 15 minutes rest here enjoying salt snacks and view. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mules coming up from Tip Off point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Tip Off Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Restroom at Tip Off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emergency Phone after Tip Off - 0.2 Miles after tip off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of river after Tip Off</td></tr>
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After Tip Off point trail was almost like no man trail. When stopped to take some breath I felt the nature's silence, down stream river, blowing wind and birds circling the sky. <br />
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After few minutes of walk came across three day hikers standing and looking around. They stopped for the buzzing sound thinking that is from rattle snake. I was also listening to this sound since last five descend loops so I guessed that shouldn't be rattle. In one of the blog I read about Cicada insects inside canyon so I doubted those Cicada males. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright Angel Campground Site view while descending</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sliver Bridge Across the Colorado River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Bridge Across the Colorado River</td></tr>
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Walked on the black bridge to reach bright angel creek at 11:00 AM. My legs and shoulders were overjoyed when I off loaded my back pack and rested on a picnic table below a tree shade.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Bridge Entrance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of river and rocks from black bridge</td></tr>
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After lunch rested in Bright Angel campground shelter place till 3:00 PM and started walk to Cotton Wood.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afternoon Rest Place for quick nap</td></tr>
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Walk to cottonwood is 6.4 miles mostly flat rocky path with little ascend in the last one mile. After crossing Phantom ranch a snake crossed over my path. This snake cautioned me to look down and ahead while walking this trail. Today evening journey to cottonwood was no man's trail walk. In this trail met grassing wild deer's, busy running lizards, flies, insects, Cicada's buzzing sound, streams, birds circling over you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deer on side of stream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deer grassing leaves in the plants</td></tr>
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Walked this trail in rain and thunderstorm. While nearing Ribbon falls junction my calf and thigh muscles were cramping due to electrolyte imbalance. While walking uphill had sudden cramp on my left leg's calf muscle and have to sit down in muddy slope with rain water running downhill. After 5 minutes managed to stand and walk slowly the last mile to reach Cottonwood at 7:30 PM.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most walk path to Cotton Wood from Bright Angel is similar to one in picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Canyon top while walking to Cottonwood from Bright Angel</td></tr>
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It was cloudy and raining while I was shivering in my wet clothes and cramped muscles setting the tent in Cottonwood. After drying myself, had water with electrolyte tablets and salt. Though temperature was pleasant outside have to stay inside tent's warm humid temperature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tent in Cottonwood at 4080 feet high</td></tr>
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<strong>Hike Day 2 (7th July 2014):</strong><br />
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Yesterday night most time it was drizzling and had disturbed sleep with ached body. Morning woke up at 4:30 AM with cramped legs and feet. Managed to walk out of tent to stretch the body but still was feeling tired and worried about the second day hike. I almost called off my Rim to Rim to Rim hike plan and went inside tent. Lying inside tent hearing steps of hikers lured me to walk out of tent limping. After some thought said to me take good rest and rework the plan. Decided to sleep till body clock wakes me up.Woke up at 7:45 AM, feeling fresh both mind and body made the same conclusion to walk up the North Rim.<br />
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Today hike to North Rim is to reach elevation of 8,250 feet which is 6.8 miles from Cottonwood campsite<br />
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After packing only food, water and basic survival medical kit started walking towards North Rim in North Kaibab Trail at 8:20 AM. Though it was late start I was accompanied by hikers from Bright Angel to North Rim. Since it will be ascend from inside canyon, temperature will get better as we gain altitude and there will be pine tree shades in last few mile close to north rim. <br />
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After 15 minutes of walk, body was feeling conformable though cramped calf muscles had slight pain. I was mixing electrolytes with water and maintaining proper balance to avoid previous day mistake. After 1.4 miles walk reached ranger station at 8:55 AM. Had some breakfast snacks and refilling water started walking. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me at Cottonwood Ranger Station</td></tr>
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Starting here walk will be ascend and exposed to sun. After speaking with another hiker about Roaring Springs decided to skip this place and walked directly up to Supai tunnel. After couple of rest breaks below rock shades reached Supai tunnel at 11:30 AM. While walking toward Supai tunnel you can see the rock colors changing to red sand and so the trail paths.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rocks while walking up North Rim</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me at one of rest place in rock shade. I call this shade place as PALACE.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Kaibab Trail path on the edge of big rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pillar Rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of Supai Tunnel on Red Sand Trails. Supai Tunnel elevation is 6800 feet.</td></tr>
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Reached North Kaibab Trail head at 1:00 PM after stop in Coconino view point. Hike up from Supai tunnel was accompanied by day hikers. All the way up the Supai tunnel has pine tree shades so it was relaxing ascend. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coconino view point</td></tr>
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Reaching North Kaibab trail I was more excited than tired as now my plan to Rim to Rim to Rim can be made as reality. I was overjoyed and started looking for shelter to rest. Surprisingly there was no shelter available close to trailhead so decided to relax in tree shade in front of trail head itself.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8250 feet high relaxing on North Kaibab Trail head. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rest place in front of North Kaibab Trailhead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Kaibab Squirrel</td></tr>
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After lunch and two hours of rest started descend journey to cottonwood at 3:15 PM. Decided to walk slowly enjoying the views which I might have missed during hike up in flashing sunlight.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On feet to accomplish the second half of walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Coconino view point</td></tr>
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While walking down stopped to watch for birds, butterflies, shadowed rocks and trail color changes. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Descend Red Sand Trail to Supai Tunnel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird Watching</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird Watching</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird Watching</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers and Butterfly</td></tr>
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Today evening return journey to cottonwood was like on no man's trail. Came across only one hiker passing me as I walking slowly with stops enjoying the views.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail after Supai Tunnel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail on the edge of red rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After red rock trail. Standing on sandstone rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each layer has generation story </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tent in Cottonwood</td></tr>
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Reached cottonwood campsite at 6:45 PM. Today it was cloudy and light breeze at the campsite. Enjoyed dinner looking around the rocks and was laying on camp bench for an hour looking at sky reminding of my childhoods vacation times in grand father's village. At 9:00 PM checked me into tent but it was warm inside the tent so it took me while to fall asleep.<br />
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<strong>Hike Day 3 (8th July 2014):</strong><br />
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After having late sleep due to warm weather woke up at 4:45 AM and backpacked to start on the return hike to Indian Garden. Today hike will be flat till Bright Angel and the uphill to Indian Garden.<br />
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Started from Cottonwood at 6:15 AM and walked to Ribbon falls. Walk to Ribbon falls will be 0.6 mile round trip extra walk. Visit to this falls is recommended where you feel like that you are not in mid of desert land. Cool temperature and green algae's on the walk way to falls.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ribbon Falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Algae Covered Rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning Workout in Ribbon Falls Bridge</td></tr>
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After visit to Ribbon falls was back on trail to Bright Angel at 7:30 AM. This was a relaxed walk enjoying the plants and rocks. After this refreshing walk reached Bright Angel Campground at 10:30 AM. Most of the walk was in shade as it was early start today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountain Lizard that will be crossing all your way in trail. Watch for them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cactus plants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View while walking to Bright Angel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail path to Bright Angel from Cottonwood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phanthom Ranch lodges with air conditioners</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phantom Ranch volley ball playground</td></tr>
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After breakfast snack and soaking the legs in creek started from Bright Angel at 11:30 AM. I decided to walk in sun today so I can be at plateau point for sunset. Crossed the sliver bridge to merge into Bright Angel Trail. After crossing the bridge rested for 15 minutes enjoying the river and mountains.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sliver Bridge from Bright Angel Campsite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before stepping on the Silver bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River view from Silver bridge</td></tr>
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Started the afternoon walk in Bright Angel trail which was on the edge of rock with river on the other side. In some places walk will be on fine sand which slows you down. It is worth stopping at multiple places and enjoying the water flow and rocks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current in river water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of river while in trail</td></tr>
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After an hour of slow walk with multiple stops reached river rest house at 12:35 PM and walked to Pipe Creek beach. This beach is close to river rest house. Had lunch sitting on the river side. During my previous hike in canyon during 2011, Thilak and me walked starting Bright Angel trailhead till this beach and turned back. Looked at the rocks where we rested last time and this place remained unchanged. After spending 30 minutes looking at river water, currents in river and rafting boats started from beach at 1:30 PM.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rafters in wild river</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Pipe Creek Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place where Thilak and Me rested during 2011 canyon hike. Still remained unchanged.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water flow in river</td></tr>
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Walk to Indian Garden campsite is 3.2 miles uphill from the beach place. Sun is already at top and while walking on the side of rocks you can feel the waves of heat. Touched the rocks to feel the heat. Without enough water if anyone is stranded then it will be difficult to manage in a place like this. Slowly ascended the first mile. First mile was easy for the body as I rested for almost 45 minutes on river side and some of the walk was on the creek side.<br />
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Second mile was uphill on heat wave rocks on one side and wide exposed to sun on the other side. Managed to walk up slowly sipping electrolyte mixed water. My backpack weight was also slowing me down. Today afternoon walk taught me the difference between day hikes in state parks and inside canyon. Canyon hike is challenging due to prevailing hot temperature and exposed walk to sun and wind.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uphill Bright Angel Trail to Indian Garden from Pipe Creek Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trails exposed to sun during mid day</td></tr>
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After walking the second mile, third mile was partially in sun, crossing creeks and trees. Walking leisurely with stops at shades, enjoying creeks reached Indian Garden at 3:45 PM.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbed this rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shady close by Indian Garden Campsite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deer in Indian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">110F at 3:45 PM below tree shade in Indian Garden</td></tr>
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After having lunch, plan was to hike plateau point for sunset. Suddenly around 4:45 PM heavy wind started blowing followed by rain and thunders. Plateau point hike plan has to be cancelled due to this bad weather. Indian Garden campsites have sun shade shelter for each picnic table which shielded us from rain.<br />
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Rain water flowed down and flooded the campsite and tree branches fell down in some of the campsites. Decided not to set tent for tonight rather planned to sleep inside sleeping bag on the picnic table. Since no plan after 6:00 PM walked around campsite and was speaking to some hikers just to pass time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deer grassing near to campsite</td></tr>
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At 9:00 PM slept on the picnic table, during night time have to wake up many times as deer's, rabbits and rats were running around the campsites.</div>
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Today was early wake at 4:15 AM to pack for early start. Started walking from Indian Garden at 5:15 AM. Today hike out distance is 4.5 miles uphill on steep slopes and stairs. In Bright Angel Trail there are two drinking water sources between Indian Garden and Trailhead so hiked with less water to reduce backpack weight.<br />
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After steady start reached 3 Miles rest house at 6:00 AM. After 10 minutes rest break, hiked up and reached 1.5 Miles rest house at 6:55 AM. After 10 minutes rest break hiked up further with breaks on view points and reached Bright Trail head at 8:00 AM completing my Rim to Rim to Rim hike plan.<br />
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During initial planning I underrated the Canyon and was over confident with my hiking capabilities. Canyon is an unique inverted hike, walking down first and hike up when your legs are tired. Going down is optional but coming up is mandatory so recommendation is walk the canyon at your own comfortable pace enjoying the rocks.<br />
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This Rim to Rim to Rim (<em>South Kaibab Trailhead</em> to <em>North Kaibab Trail Head</em> to <em>Bright Angel Trailhead</em>) hike was 46 miles of hike. Hike started at elevation 7260 feet (South Kaibab) and descended to 2400 feet (Colorado River) and ascended to 8250 feet (North Kaibab).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-71751321869791613632014-07-04T20:25:00.000-04:002014-07-04T23:02:03.184-04:00Whether I walked the Grand Canyon in 2014?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In this doodle I will take you through my solitary Grand Canyon rim to rim trip preparation and hike days. My Grand Canyon backpacking plan kicked off by applying backcountry permit. To complete the details in permit form, I should plan on the trail and comfortable distance to walk every day. This will be my first individual hiking so decided to walk the popular rim to rim trail. I preferred to hike this trail leisurely by camping three nights inside the canyon. Coordinating with my vacation dates, best flight fares applied for the campground. Since my hike days were in summer month during when not many prefer to hike, I got campgrounds approved as requested.<br />
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After having my hike dates, initiated my plan on pre and post hike commute plan. Booked my flight to Flagstaff, my first night stay in Flagstaff, bus commute from Grand Canyon to South Rim, bus commute from South to North Rim, Campground in North and South rims. Since I am solitary in this trip I preferred to commute through shuttles. This involves timing coordination considering the risk if any commute breaks down or delayed the entire trip could become adverse.<br />
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After closing all the commute bookings realized this is just start of planning. Next focused on sub hike trails that I want to walk. <br />
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Hike Day 1: My hike will be starting on 5th July 2014 (Saturday) from North Kaibab Trailhead and descends through Supai Tunnel, Roaring Springs and camp in Cottonwood Campground. Today's plan was to descend down 6.8 miles. Additionally sub hike plan includes visit to Ribbon Falls.<br />
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Hike Day 2: Start from Cottonwood Campground and reach Bright Angel Campground walking through Box. Today's walk will be mostly descend and flat for 7.2 miles. Additionally sub hike plan includes walk in Creek trail.<br />
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Hike Day 3: Start from Bright Angel Campground and reach Indian Garden Campground crossing the Colorado river bridge and doing sub hike in river trail. During evening plan is to walk to Plateau point for sunset.<br />
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Hike Day 4: Hike up from Indian Garden Campground to South Rim Trailhead through Bright Angel Trail. Today ascend will be 4.9 miles<br />
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This hike schedule doesn't end my preparation. I started my research on what to backpack for the 4 days hike. After some study listed the things that are necessary to backpack and did shopping on those stuffs which I don't already have. I will post another doodle listing my backpack items which I wanted to have as checklist for my future backpacking's.<br />
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After finishing all these plans I was excited to start the trip and look at the rocks, trees, stream, creek, pleateau's, trails, fauna's, birds, insects etc which I have read in some of the hiker's blogs.<br />
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After getting backpack buckled on 3rd July (Thursday) rushed to LaGuardia airport starting from Jersey City at 3:30 PM to board 5:40 PM flight to Flagstaff. Due to road traffic decided to take Path train, Subway train,Cab ride and reached LaGuardia at 4:30 PM. Arriving at the terminal C what my eyes looked flashed my mind saying you have to redo the whole planning again within few hours. Before even looking at the display I was sure my flight is cancelled due to the predicted bad weather caused by Arthur hurricane. It could be worth a shot on my luck, peeked at the flight status and made sure on cancellation.<br />
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Stacked me on the end of long queue and was thinking about the choices I have. Standing in queue called Arizona Shuttle, Trans Canyon Shuttle, Hotel and Campgrounds checked with them whether they can accommodate rescheduling the dates. While crawling in queue tried calling US Airways but as expected they had me in wait for 45 minutes and didn't connect to any representative. After 2 hours of wait got my new flight schedule to start from LaGuardia on 5th July (Saturday) at 6:30 AM and reaching Flagstaff at 2:20 PM.<br />
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Commenced my plan redo by cancelling tonight's stay in Flagstaff. After that started revising my hike route and distances. Choices I had was not to do rim to rim, just do rim to rim without any sub hikes. I preferred to do only rim to rim as that was the bottom line of this trip. I switched my mode of hike from leisure to strenuous. After looking at the map and distances final decision was to do RIM to RIM to RIM. Yes I made the adventuresome choice of starting from South Kaibab Trailhead to North Kaibab Trailhead and return the same way. Generally this RIM to RIM to RIM is not a recommended choice so I included backup plans to back out if I decide to abort or change the plan on course.<br />
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Below is the Jersey City - FlagStaff - RIM to RIM to RIM - FlagStaff - Jersey City plan while I am typing this doodle on 07/04:<br />
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Boarding flight at LaGaurdia on 5th July at 6:30 AM and reaching Flagstaff at 2:20 PM. Commuting by 4:00 PM Arizona Shuttle and reaching South Rim at 6:00 PM and collecting my revised permit request. Below is the revised hike dates and distances<br />
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<strong>Hike Day 1 (6th July 2014) :</strong> Begin the walk on Sunday morning at 5:00 AM from Bright Angel Trail Head and reach Bright Angel Campground by 11:00 AM. This length of walk will be 9.5 miles. After resting till 4:00 PM and start walking to Cottonwood Campground which will be 7.2 mile walk. Targeting to reach Cottonwood Campground by 8:00 PM. First day hike will be 16.7 miles mostly descend, flat and slight uphill walk. <br />
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<strong>Hike Day 2 (7th July 2014):</strong> Commence the walk at 5:00 AM to North Kaibab Trailhead which is 6.8 miles steep uphill and targeting to reach North Rim by 11:00 AM. After resting will ascend down to Cottonwood Campground starting 4:00 PM. Targeting to reach campsite by 8:00 PM. Return will be steep downhill should be less effort. Also planning to carry only needed stuffs for this round trip so I will be walking the steep uphill with less weight backpack.<br />
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<strong>Hike Day 3 (8th July 2014):</strong> Start from Cottonwood Campground at 5:00 AM and reach Indian Garden by 11:00 AM. This will be 11.7 mile walk. Rest till evening and go to plateau point for sun set. Tonight planning to stay in Indian Garden.<br />
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<strong>Hike Day 4 (9th July 2014):</strong> Start from Indian Garden at 4:00 AM targeting to reach Bright Angel Trail Head by 8:00 AM to get on 10:00 AM bus to Flag Staff. This is 4.9 mile walk. <br />
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Alternate Backup option is I have advanced Trans-Canyon Shuttle from North Rim to South Rim on 8th July 2:00 PM bus. If my body doesn't cooperate during the start of return Rim journey then will bail out through this shuttle.<br />
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Alternate adventure options, if time permit will do river trail on Hike Day 3. If body and mind cooperate and tempt me to complete the hike by day 3 then will skip plateau point and will target to reach the Bright Angel Trail Head on Hike Day 3 itself.<br />
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So far I have taken this natural delay as an opportunity to implement my next year canyon plan in this year itself. Still I am having my fingers crossed to not have any further surprises.<br />
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You can read my post hike doodles to know how the plan became reality inside canyon.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-23605781652874348122014-06-30T00:29:00.002-04:002014-06-30T00:36:12.944-04:00Temporary Table processing failure during allocation phase<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you see application engine has failed with error message as "Temporary Table processing failure during allocation phase" then this issue has happened due to one of the below changes<br />
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1) In application engine program that has failed, temporary table instance count has been changed to more than the number of temporary table instances available in the database.<br />
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For example, Application Engine program SAMPLE_1 was developed by including a temporary table XYZ_TMP with instance count as 3. During this initial development, developer might have built the temporary table XYZ_TMP after specifying the instance count in SAMPLE_1. Latter if the instance count has been increased and temporary table wasn't rebuilt then you will see this error message.<br />
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2) If the online temporary table instance count has been increased in PeopleTools Options page. After this instance count was increased developer might not have re-built the temporary tables.<br />
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Normally, Psae.exe begins with the lowest instance number available for each temporary
table, until all of the instances are in use. After the instance counts are increased in the above specified scenario's and temporary table wasn't rebuilt, then when Psae.exe tries to allocate a record instance based on increased instance count this "Temporary Table processing failure during allocation phase" message will be logged.<br />
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Developer's should rebuild the temporary tables whenever there is change in instance counts either in Application Engine properties or online temporary table instance count.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-61385832372720593672014-06-29T23:38:00.000-04:002014-07-01T07:29:30.878-04:00Queens 10K 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In this doodle I am sharing about my 10 Kilometers run in Queens borough, New York on 22nd June 2014. Since I started running in events I ran either full or half marathon run events only. This is my first event in which distance is less than half marathon. Usually before run events I have habit of evaluating my previous runs and plan on correcting the previous mistakes and target for new personal record. <br />
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This being my first 10K run, just fixed time target in the range between 40 - 45 minutes. Though fixed this aggressive target I didn't plan on my training to accomplish this timing. I was running my regular long distance pace and timing during my last two weeks practice runs.<br />
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On race day morning alarm bell rang at 4:45 AM reminding about the run. Hydrated the body by drinking a liter of water. I was accompanied by Vinod in today's run. We met in Journal Square to board Path train at 6:00 PM and reached Flushing Meadows, Corona Park at 7:15 AM. Today my morning wasn't brisk, I felt tired and was sleeping during my train commute.<br />
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After check in the baggage, I did some stretching and warm up runs to set my pace quickly during the run. After exciting talk about this run history, start line flag was waved down at 8:00 AM for the elite runners. Following them we were let to cross the start line.<br />
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Today most of running was with great competing runners. All runners around me paced high leaving less space to run past each other. I ran my feet outside the road in uneven grass lawns on the side to run past the runners. I managed to set my pace at 7 minutes and 30 Seconds for a mile before completing my first mile. <br />
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After completing my second mile I was watching runners passing me which made me realize of the improper practice plan I adopted to train for this short run. Though I am sure of completing this run but wasn't enjoying the run as I didn't train my body to keep up high pace.<br />
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I was pacing at 7 minutes 30 Seconds for a mile till end of third mile. Since completed half the distance, decided to push my pace up. Surprised to see though I was striding my legs, pace didn't improve much. Still running at the initial set pace and completed fourth mile. At this time my thought was questioning whether I can beat the pace and keep up my target which is an unusual mental conflict which I never had before.<br />
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After my fourth mile, decided to let my thoughts go free and started doing leisure run rather than struggling against the body and mind. Though the run was leisure my legs were striding at 7 minutes 30 Seconds for a mile pace and crossed the finish line at 45 minutes 52 seconds completing 6.25 miles.<br />
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Today's summer run was in 67 F with 73% humidity and wind blowing at 6 MPH which was slower than my run pace.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-73465991455930001692014-06-01T11:26:00.001-04:002014-06-01T11:26:03.868-04:00The Big Walk along East Coast Greenway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Once in a while my mind interrogates why I want to walk this walk? What initiates the interest in me for the walk? What I benefit from this walk? I used to explore for a convincing justification for my questions.</div>
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Before this walk I asked one another different question why I am having these questions? My interpretation for this question helped to find some reasoning for my other questions. I am schooled in the current advancing scientific world to look for statistics and analytic reasoning rather than natural reasoning. When I focused on natural reasoning realized body as a medium that can be used to enhance the spiritual energy in this world. Nature has provided our body with capabilities to observe the cosmic energy from universe and make this earth the energy centric place. This nature's law makes me feel fresh when I associate myself close to nature, try doing things that could be achieved more by mental capabilities with the support of body. This energized pleasure initiates interest within me. This answers my question "What initiates the interest within me for the walk?".<br />
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When I have my body focus on natures law it should be benefited naturally. In present age we spend more time in maintaining our healthy body through material beliefs. Natures way helps us to maintain a healthy body using the inner bodily capabilities by connecting to external energy source. This answers my question "What I benefit from this walk?". Answers to these two questions answers my question "why I want to walk this walk?".<br />
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After having these answers I am now set for "The Big Walk". In this doodle I will walk the talk about the "The Big Walk" with free walkers on May 10th 2014.<br />
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This long day began by a wake up alarm at 3:45 AM. After packing got ready and reached Metro Park at 6:00 AM. After registration received my BIB 13. I don't believe in number 13 being considered as unlucky. Today I need to finish this walk to hold on my belief. Let us see whether BIB 13 was able to complete the walk.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before walk - MetroPark Station Parking</td></tr>
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After Paul briefed about the walk, support and weather our walk commenced at 6:28 AM. This walk is along the East Coast Greenway (ECG) trail starting from Metro park, Iselin to Penn Station, Manhattan. I learnt that ECG is a nearly 3,000-mile (4,800 km) urban path linking the major cities of the Atlantic coast of the United States, from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida, for non-motorized human transportation. Today's walk intention is also to promote the ECG among the walkers.<br />
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Most of this walk was through the residential areas, crossing roads, through parks and bridges which is a unique urban walking. Walked through the Merill Park, Winfield Park, side of Rahway river, Mohawk Drive, Hill side avenue reached Cranford train station at 9:50 AM where our support van loaded with snacks welcomed us.<br />
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After 10 minutes of break we reached Nomahegan park at 10:35 AM for the most awaited restroom break. In the entrance of Nomahegan park we came across Billieve Walk group doing a charity walk for Make-A-Wish, New Jersey. We walked through beautiful landscape with tall green trees on both sides of walk path in Lenape park. After a mile walk we were in Black Brook park at 11:30 AM. After walking through the Fairway Drive with Galloping Hill Golf Course on right side and following Chestnut street , we stopped at Boston Market at 12:00 PM for 30 minutes lunch break after completing our 18 miles. I also charged my Garmin GPS and Mobile using USB battery pack brought one of our fellow walker.</div>
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After energetic lunch we did brisk walk through Elizabeth River Park and reached Weequahic park completing our 22.2 miles at 2:00 PM. Sky was covered with dark black clouds warning us of the rain. Clouds started pouring when we were in our 23.9 miles at 2:30 PM. After 5 minutes of walk in the heavy rain we took shelter for 10 minutes for the rain to pass away. This shower has left our feet wet and forced us to have our poncho's out.<br />
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Waking through Newark neighborhood with wet shoes reached Penn Station at 3:50 marking our 27.6 miles. In station we changed our socks after letting our legs to breath in some fresh air. As nimbus cloud was about to pass along our path we decided to stay extra few minutes within the station. After enjoying the luxury of seating for 30 minutes legs are hesitant to walk any further.<br />
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Chasing the dark clouds walked through the Newark's ferry street completing 29.1 miles at 4:50 PM. Crossing Raymond and walked over the Passaic bridge against strong wind. While walking on this bridge enjoyed seeing the landing of helicopters. After walking down the Passaic river we had our last support point. After 10 minutes of quick standing break started walking up the Hackensack bridge we came across signal to cross while when opposite wind was strong and my cap flew off my head to mid of highway. Cap was laying down in the signal junction and at least more than 50 cars might have crossed in the 3 minutes after my cap flew to middle of signal junction. We were curiously watching my cap among the busy moving cars and to everyone's surprise no car ran over the cap. After the signal was flashing green for pedestrians I ran and grabbed my lucky cap from mid of highway. <br />
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Walking up and down on Hackensack bridge while the wind was blowing along the side was pushing us towards the rive side. This was a thrilling and scary walk. At 6:00 PM reached Lincoln park completing 33.5 mile which is two-third of our target distance. I was brisk and happy walking through the Lincoln park which is my regular run course. After 10 minutes of restroom break walked through Bergen, Summit and Pavonia avenue to reach Jersey Avenue completing 36 miles.<br />
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We walked through the liberty state park in Jersey Avenue. We walked over the liberty bridge to enter the state park and walked with the park and through the river side enjoying the view of Liberty statue and lower Manhattan. Sun was going down and our tired legs were walking in dark through the park. We walked in dark passing WTC memorial, Pirate boat and walked out of park and reached Paulus hook at 9:10 PM completing 44 miles.<br />
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My tired legs are starving for rest. After 44th mile it was my mental power which was encouraging my legs to keep moving. I said to me, when you got your mental energy don't have to be concerned. <br />
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Boarded ferry in Paulus Hook to cross Hudson river. Normally ferry ride across the river is 10 minutes but my body felt this ride was done in less than a minute. When every one was off-boarding I was wondering how a tired body leaves human behind in time. To contend with time we should maintain healthy energetic body and strong mind. My mind got through a new understanding of downfall of a body as "When your body fails to hold on balance with nature, your soul don't prefer to stay in your body".<br />
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We walked in Manhattan on the Hudson river side following east green way to reach 34th Street and 6th Avenue at 10:44 PM completing our 50 miles in total of 16 hours and 16 minutes.<br />
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This year was fifth anniversary of the Big Walk, we started walking with 19 people and among a couple of downpours and wind, 7 of us finished the complete walk.<br />
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</a>In this doodle let me take you through my 2014 Brooklyn Half Marathon run experience. This was my ninth half marathon run event. In the past weeks before this run I didn't had many chance to focus and practice on my running due to my hike and long walk schedules. Focal point of my planning for this run was more on mental and running techniques. Since my previous NYC half marathon run I added breathing and Pilate Ab workouts to my routine. This run will be a chance for me to evaluate the effectiveness of these workouts.</div>
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After reading the proverb, “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”. My intended vision for this run was a relaxed run for personal best time targeting for two digit minutes (i.e.) less than 100 minutes (1 hour and 40 minutes).<br />
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The day started before first sunlight of the day reached my location on earth. At 4:00 AM my alarm alerted me of the day. After tying the shoes reached my coral in start point Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn at 6:45 AM. Weather was a pleasant pre-summer like day about 58.00℉, 10 mph wind with 67% humidity. <br />
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Sea of runners strong feet pounded the start line in waves once the start flag was waved at 7:00 AM. My feet passed over the start line at 7:19 AM following the wave of runners. Listening to my body during my first mile was glad to observe proper stride and breathing pattern though I was missing my practice runs in the past three weeks due to long distance hike and walk plans. <br />
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After completing first mile in 8 minutes 30 seconds cruised my feet for 8 minutes per mile for the second mile. On cheerful completion of second mile as cruised I have set my pace for the run. Having mind, body and feet in synch third mile was a relaxing run through Prospect Park. After third mile I made plan to catch up the first miles extra 30 seconds within another few miles.<br />
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While my feet was on fourth mile and my eyes were gazing over the Prospect park lakes. At this moment I sensed my both legs calf muscles are not in the similar condition. I was feeling stiff and heavy on my calf while pulling my right leg off the ground. This is too early to have any injuries when you have personal best goal. I compromised on pace for a minute and made sure there are no fatigue symptoms. I guessed this stiffness is due to dehydration cramp I had few nights before. I cruised back my body to little less than 8 minutes per mile pace to catch up all the missed seconds. Adding to body challenge part of fifth mile was uphill run however feet stayed strong and didn't trade off on pace.<br />
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While at sixth mile body was losing the breathing rhythm. I felt my breathe out is not matching breathe in. During exercises, air tends to get into the lungs more easily than it gets out, so the lungs fill with air and press on the diaphragm from above. This accumulated excessive air pressure squeezes the diaphragm and shut off its blood flow, resulting in cramping. After few minutes of conscious belly breathing overcame this side stitch and reminded to do conscious belly breathing for few minutes in each mile.<br />
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Seventh mile was refreshing mile with no challenges to handle. I started running past many runners increasing my pace. Today's on course obstacle was to jerk the knees to run past the competing runners. Till seventh mile Prospect park's tree's were covering us from sun. Beginning eighth mile in Ocean Parkway we are exposed to sun.<br />
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Most runners ran over the left side of the road to seek advantage of the building shade. This helped me to avert knee jerk runs while I decided to stay exposed to sun. Completing 7.5 miles in the first hour I planned to pace me at 7 minutes 50 Seconds per mile for the remaining distance. After eighth mile body was easy for next 2 miles. At the end of my ninth mile I was out of breath and diaphragm showed the cramp symptom. On the 10th mile fluid station paused and took deep breaths relaxing the diaphragm muscles. After 30 seconds of breathing exercise was back on track with increased pace to catch up the missed seconds. <br />
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While running 10th mile I was able to feel ache in my lower body which is due to dehydration of running in exposed sun. Accelerated by feet to complete my 11th mile before 01:33 by setting the pace below 7 minutes 40 seconds. After completing 11th mile repeated the breathe exercise to set the body for the final mile. Stayed on consistent pace crossed over the finish line to have my new personal best half marathon timing as 1:40:34. During today's run, my legs were strong all the way but have to deal with challenges from other body parts.<br />
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This run concluded with guidance to practice belly breathing as a subconscious breathing, maintain enough electrolyte balance on run course to avoid post run cramp symptoms and seasoning the body to manage different atmospheric conditions.<br />
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Though this run will be one of my best, as the quote "Doing your best means never stop trying." I will be running for more cherishing moments and personal records.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-78630926644755663292014-05-08T23:38:00.001-04:002014-05-08T23:41:02.005-04:00The Great Saunter 2014 (32 mile walk around Manhattan's rim)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><em>"When you didn't start the walk, you can't finish the walk. To finish we started to walk."</em></span><br />
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As the term Saunter means leisurely walk, "The Great Saunter" is relaxing walk around the island city feeling the dawn breeze, cocktail hour sunlight, sundown shower, star sky clouds with exuberant people and their energetic stories. <br />
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In this doodle I will stroll through my first "The Great Saunter" day around the Manhattan on 3rd May 2014. My Saunter day commenced by alarm crowing at 4:45 AM. Backpacking some fruits and water started from home at 5:20 AM.<br />
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This charm day had a memorable lockdown subway ride experience. Boarded into the car 6 of the subway train 1 to South Ferry. After arriving the station my car door didn't open leaving me alone inside. While I am trying to recognize of being locked down for not boarding the first five cars to get off at South Ferry station there came running six persons running from the next car with angry voices. Train operator aggressively refused to let us out and we were forced to turn around to off board only at Rector street station. <br />
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Walked to Faunces Tavern and was surprised at the number of people gearing for the saunter. Until then I didn't know about the eminence of this walk. Completed registration by paying 20$ fee and received my BIB 858, cap, Shore Walkers batch and set for the walk with our 20 feet group. We gathered at the Staten Island Ferry and started our saunter at 7:36 AM.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGkXfQxsGL0xKTtLArqwT11Km8tuPNgTQrSvkSYleuK0i4Pt4gD8jGvrvgW1USO8xTxTMEhLvonGuKXIInsT6Jj2NYa10mLr45EDjnmdGDlVM5ctcV4eLpK1WUMpTDlcenqbo1XBV3kMj/s1600/IMG_3248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGkXfQxsGL0xKTtLArqwT11Km8tuPNgTQrSvkSYleuK0i4Pt4gD8jGvrvgW1USO8xTxTMEhLvonGuKXIInsT6Jj2NYa10mLr45EDjnmdGDlVM5ctcV4eLpK1WUMpTDlcenqbo1XBV3kMj/s1600/IMG_3248.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">I started walking, admiring my present moment for being able to walk with these great people who still trust on our natural capabilities. </span><span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Humans are an unique land mammals who are capable to walk for sustained amount of time. This walk can be described as an arrangement to portray our suppressed capabilities by the machinery and technology.</span><br />
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<span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Looking at the musical instrument sculptures located at the entrance of Wagner Park in Battery Park City remembered my first visit to New York City before four years. Tried taking similar picture of the sculptures as I did during my first visit.</span><br />
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<span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Walked through Battery Park glancing the liberty statue and glittering New Jersey buildings with their reflection on the Hudson river. </span><br />
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<span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">We stepped through the Castle Clinton National Historic Monument which is a circular sand stone fort that was built to protect the New York harbor from the British fleet.</span><br />
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<span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">While crossing Chelsea piers was stunned to know that this was the final destination for the Titanic. After 6 mile walk we reached the Circle Line terminal by 9:05 AM and waited to regroup. After 15 minutes of refreshment and Ginger cookies we strolled </span><span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">through the four mile riverside park narrow strip and reached 125th street to look at the Riverside church which is the tallest in the United States.</span><br />
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<span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">When the earth was positioning itself to have sun on the top, we reached George Washington Bridge at 11:45 AM completing our 12.5 miles of saunter. We rested for 20 minutes in Fort Tryon park adoring the Hudson river side view. We set our feet in motion and came upon the Grecian Temple which was originally built as a resting point for pleasure drivers along the Hudson. Decided not to rest we walked underneath the Henry Hudson Bridge and reached Inwood Hill Park at 1:05 PM completing our 16.2 miles.</span><br />
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We had suggestion to visit Carrot Top Pastries which is in Inwood neighborhood. My body was already in starving mode, I started craving when plan to stop at the pastry place was confirmed. Tasted the delicious triple layer carrot cake and packed chocolate rugulagh for evening snack. We waited for our group and decided to stay together for the remaining saunter. <br />
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After a long 90 minutes break and high sugar level in the body we walked briskly to the east river side. Looking at the cloudy sky I perceived that those envious clouds have decided to saunter the sky along with us.<br />
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Walked through the streets of varying neighborhoods reached river side again to walk along Jeferson Park and reached Carl Schruz Park at 5:30 PM. Next we all gathered together near Queensboro bridge where we were treated with homemade ginger, peanut, salt, sugar and chocolate cookies by one of our group's walker.<br />
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Sauntering tired clouds couldn't bear their own weight so they started sprinkling. Our strong legs are still marching daring the showers and cool wind. Cookies powered us to brisk our steps, latter crossing the Williamsburg bridge, Manhattan bridge and Brooklyn bridge we arrived at the Frances Tavern completing our saunter at 8:06 PM.<br />
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We had dinner cheering our walk after collecting our finishers certificate and posing for the group photos. <br />
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Amidst last few months of my walking among the trees, mountains, rocks, rivers, sow, grasses, sunrises and sunsets this experience was non wild but powerful and fundamental around the tall buildings and parks.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530116578098542832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240480421437967277.post-36996096230803287532014-03-30T10:26:00.001-04:002014-03-30T10:26:14.055-04:00My Eight Half Marathon - NYC 2014 Half<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In this doodle we will run through 2014 NYC Half Marathon track while I am sharing my run experience. Just having 5 more days for the spring equinox in northern hemisphere this was our good bye run to winter. This event started in Central Park, New York and ended between Pine Street and Water Street, New York on 16th March 2014.<br />
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I registered for this event through non guaranteed category and luck favored me in draw. Since beginning of 2014 I am regular in my weekend running and hiking so no practice planning went into this run.<br />
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My goal for this run was to own a personal record that will be less than 1 hour and 50 Minutes. To achieve this goal I was working on my speed and some strength trainings. My pre-preparation to achieve the goal was satisfactory but I made a mistake of not preparing myself for the race day. On the night before the race I had only 2 hours of sleep and not enough carbohydrates. On race day had my wake up at 5:00 AM and hydrated myself. Reached NYC at 6:40 AM and having one more hour for the race decided to do active walk for 2 miles to reach the start line. This walk will also keep me warm.<br />
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There was good security arrangements to make sure happy running day for all of us. I was in my wave 2 coral by 7:30 AM. I was feeling cold and leg fingers were getting numb. Temperature was at 31 F and 18 MPH of wind. <br />
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After 15 minutes of wait wave 2 coral started jogging towards the start line. Clock has started counting and we crossed the start line with the aim of meeting our goals. I decided to time myself below 9 minutes per mile since beginning. This big event attracts great runners and I was always with enthusiastic runners through out the track. <br />
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After running for a mile I was still feeling stiffness in Soleus muscle. This was my second mistake of not doing proper stretching before the race. I was with an oscillation whether to increase, maintain or decrease my pace. Considering my goal I decided to increase the pace to 8 minutes and 30 seconds for a mile and stay consistent for an hour and listen to the body. <br />
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After 3 miles I was getting better but reached the uphill track which was slowing me a bit. I also decided to have Gatorade and water in support stations to have my electrolyte balance up. This was helping me to keep my pace up. After 6 miles of run track exited the central park where incredible cheering greeted the runners. I had my adrenaline rush with all these fabulous cheering's and with no decision my pace is set at 8 Minutes for a mile.<br />
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Completed my 7.35 miles distance while my watch clocked 1 hour of run. I knew to have me set for my new personal record I have to take care of my pace and also no injuries in the track. After completing mile 9 I had symptom of side stitches. I looked at my watch to realize that I am on pace 7 minutes and 45 seconds. I reduced my pace to eight minutes and started doing deep breathing. This helped to recover.<br />
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Reached my 11th mile and for the first time in my running days I realized how my body was starving for oxygen. I was even unable to loose a breath. I was consciously doing some shallow breaths between my deep breaths to have enough quick oxygen intake.<br />
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We ran into the Batter Park Underpass entrance to clock our last mile. This is the dark tunnel run where all runners were enthusiastic and exited to see the finish line on the other end of tunnel. I was having my feet across the finish line while my chip clocked for 1 hour 47 minutes 28 seconds (1:47:28). Yeah I have my new personal record now.<br />
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In this doodle I will share our exciting days in ancient Incan capital Cusco and the lost city Machu Picchu in Peru. Like most travelers we decided Peru as this is a place for hikers, history favors and for spectacular sceneries. <br />
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Like any of our previous travels we didn't plan much. As first initiative for this trip we booked our tickets to Cusco. Due to last moment (5 weeks before travel date) planning we had our tickets for high price. Recommendation is to book tickets at least 6 months in advance to have best travel rates.<br />
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After tickets we worked on our Peru visa. Quick way of getting Peru visa is to identify the consulate you need to apply and call them to check on the documents you have to provide to get the visa. Plan for a half a day visit to Peru consulate in your city with the needed documents. Normally processing is been completed within 2-3 hours. Some country passport holders don't need preapproved visa for visiting Peru as tourists.<br />
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After visa we focused on our hiking preparation. If you plan to hike in Peru you may also have to do additional plan and budget for buying needed hike and camp gears. <br />
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Now we have completed our most needed plans to backpack our self. We have planned our stay in Peru for 9 days excluding our travel days. I will share our 9 days of experience in different doodles grouped based on activities or places we visited.<br />
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Day 1 : <a href="http://mynextdoodle.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-1-acclimatization-sight-seeing-peru.html" target="_blank">Acclimatization, Sight Seeing, Peru Food and Hike planning.</a><br />
Day 2 - Day 6 : <a href="http://mynextdoodle.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-2-day-6-salkantay-hike-hot-spring.html" target="_blank">Salkantay Hike, Hot Spring bath, Zip Line (Being Superman), Machu Pichu.</a><br />
Day 7 : <a href="http://mynextdoodle.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-7-day-9-historical-sights-lake.html" target="_blank">Historical sight seeing Sacsayhuaman and Qorikancha.</a><br />
Day 8 : <a href="http://mynextdoodle.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-7-day-9-historical-sights-lake.html" target="_blank">Lake Titicaca and Floating Islands.</a><br />
Day 9 : <a href="http://mynextdoodle.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-7-day-9-historical-sights-lake.html" target="_blank">Pisac Monument and Market, Souvenirs, Street Food and 2014 New Year Eve.</a><br />
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Apart from hiking and travel nights we stayed in Ecopackers hostel in Cusco. This was my first experience in travel hostels. I would highly recommend this hostel for travelers in Cusco. My recommendation is based on cleanliness, good sleeping mats, regular maintenance in restrooms, hospitality and price. They also have luggage check-in rooms where you can leave your extra luggage's during your hiking days. <br />
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Day 7 : Historical sight seeing Sacsayhuaman and Qorikancha.<br />
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After 5 days of hike routine wasn't able to sleep late in the morning. Body clock woke us up at 9:00 AM itself. In morning we were just spending time within hostel by checking mails and plan for next 3 days. Booked tickets for tonight travel to Puno and got ready for the city historical places visit.<br />
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After having lunch we checked for the availability of city tour but it was too late so we visited Sacsayhuaman and Qorikancha by our self. After historical visits in the evening we were walking around Plaza De Armas square. We had Tamales from street shop. We planned to relax our body for the past 5 days hard work through Peruvian massage. <br />
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In today's dinner we tasted purple corn juice. After dinner we reached bus terminal at 9:00 PM by cab. During our cab drive was saw the Statue of Inca Leader Pachacuti. After getting our tickets we waited till 10:15 PM for our bus. This is a semi sleeper seat bus and was comfortable to sleep.<br />
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Day 8 : Lake Titicaca and Floating Islands<br />
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Bus reached Puno at 5:30 AM. We were picked by our travel guide (Jumbo travels) and he dropped us in their travel office. After refreshing we started in van at 6:45 AM. We reached the port at 8:00 AM for boat to the floating island. It was 2 hours of slow boat ride. In floating island we had demo of how these islands are made and life style of people in this island. We were told it takes at least 1 year to make an Island of size shown in the below picture. We also had a ride for 10 Sols in the so called their traditional boat.<br />
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After this our boat took 2 hour ride to Tequila island. We heard people in this island are good weavers. We had good fresh trout dish as lunch. Lunch was on the top of island outside facing the lake which was a good lunch with great view. After lunch we had guide tour about the life style and dress code of the people in this island. After this we had 30 minutes walk to the other harbor for the return boat to Puno. Return journey was 2 hours and 30 minutes of bumpy water and rainy ride.<br />
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We were dropped in travel office. As it was raining we weren't able to go out so we stayed watching TV by laying in the couch till 8:00 PM. After we had dinner and reached bus terminal for the return journey to Cusco. Our return bus was at 10:00 PM from Puno.</div>
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We reached Cusco by 5:00 PM. After reaching hostel I decided to go for walk. While walking noticed some street food carts are already open for breakfast. I tasted a hot drink quinoa gruel and some cake or bread. <br />
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Today our plan was to visit only the Pisac village and market. We took local bus from Cusco and reached Pisac market place. From there to go up we took the tour cabs which were quite expensive. After visiting the ruins we came down and walked through the market looking for some souvenirs. We purchased alpaca sweaters after some bargaining. We started from Pisac at 4:00 PM and reached Cusco by 5:00 PM. While return we walked through the San Pedro mercado where we noticed local people were getting ready for the New Year Eve celebration. Streets were crowded with street vendors selling crackers, vegetables, meat, sweat, new year masks, yellow caps, yellow under wears, yellow ties, yellow new year glassed etc. <br />
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After reaching hostel at 6:30 PM we thought for moment to rest for few hours and get ready for eve. We slept till 9:30 PM after we which we packed our bags for tomorrow's early morning departure from Cusco. We reached Plaza De Armas square at 11:45 PM and amazed to see huge crowd in the square. People were firing their own crackers and crazies were throwing the lighted crackers between crowds and was having wild fun. </div>
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Clock ticked for 2014 and fire work started and lasted for 20 minutes. Cusco local people had custom of walking around the square in counter clockwise. Belief is Seven rounds of the Plaza de Armas brings good luck for the new year. Two other typical new years traditions in Peru are wearing yellow underwear and eating 12 grapes right before midnight. Both bring good luck. </div>
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I was amazed to see immediately after an hour of new year celebration, Cusco metropolitan workers started cleaning the streets and by morning they made sure that place doesn't have much trace of such huge late night celebration.</div>
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There are lot of street food through out the new year night where you can enjoy burgers and rolls. After having some food we reached our hostel at 3:00 AM and decided to have 2 hours of nap before we start to Cusco airport.<br />
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Our alarms rang at 5:00 AM and we packed our self to airport after a fantastic trip. We reached airport at 6:30 AM. We checked in waited for our 8:15 AM flight to Lima. We heard from announcement there could be possible delay to low visibility caused by New Year Eve fire work. Luckily all our return flights were on time and we reached home safe.<br />
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Day 2 of the trip started by 3:30 AM wake up and getting ready for hike pick up. Our van started from Cusco at 5:15 AM to Mollepata. This will be 90 km ( 2 hours and 40 minutes) drive. Mollepata district is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru. The people in this district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.<br />
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Hike Day 1:<br />
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We reached Mollepatta at 8:00 AM and had our self-paid breakfast with the hike group. As part of hike package guides team will carry stuffs up to 5 kg weight on mules. We segregated 5 Kg of our backpack stuffs and gave to horse man. We filled our water pouches and geared for start of hike. We had introduction of the group. We had18 member hike group lead by two guides Primo and Climaco. <br />
Hikers are from India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia, Finland, Paris, Mexico and United States. This was one of the finest group I have hiked so far. We enjoyed the company of each others through the hike.<br />
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Our hike started at 2,900 masl at 8:40 AM. Initially we were walking through villages and their potato farm land. After 15 minutes of walk primo showed Cochineal insect in cactus plant. He took the white stuff from the cactus leaf and rubbed on his hand and it turned red juicy stuff. This Cochineal dye was used by the Aztec and Maya peoples of Central and North America. After walking steep up for few meters we started feeling warm and shed some of our cloth layers. <br />
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We passed through Marcoq'asa 3350 masl which is 5.7 Kms from our start point. We had view of the Umantay mountain which is 5,459 masl and covered with snow. We walked through potato farms and some agriculture water pipes and streams. We are now greeted by rain and we geared our self with poncho's. We walked through Hornanda Pata 3810 masl to reach Chinchirkuma 3,880 masl. View was very pleasing and rested here for 15 minutes and enjoyed the nature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mesmerizing Green Mountain</td></tr>
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We walked down to reach Challacancha 3,500 masl where lunch was awaiting for us. We had vegetable soup, rice with dal and Coca tea. After delicacy we walked on mud trail on edge of mountain. This trail gave us beautiful view of another mountain with many falls in it. We also had to cross small water falls and streams while hiking to Soryapampa. While walking on this trail enjoyed the semi green mountains with grey rocks, falls and clouds hovering over the mountains. It was 7:00 PM when we reached Soryapampa 3,900 masl. Our tents were ready for us. After preparing our tent for sleep we had happy hour snacks hot tea and coffee with popcorn. Since evening I started having headache which was due to altitude. We had dinner Soup and pasta served at 8:30 PM. After dinner we had plan briefing for second day hike to Salkantay. This will be our highest attitude point in our hike.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream to be crossed</td></tr>
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Second day hike from Soryapampa to Salkantay will be 4 hour steep hike there was option of taking mule or hike. Our group was split into two with only 8 of us opted to hike up. After briefing we went to sleep at 10:00 PM with the plan to wake up at 5:30 AM. My body had pain all over and my head was feeling as if someone is banging from inside. After few hours of sleep my headache was gone. Slept well through out the night by waking up every hour. It was raining heavily all night. As our tents are within a big shed we didn't feel the impact of rain and also it kept the temperature high inside the tent compared to actual outside temperature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in Ponchos</td></tr>
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Hike Day 2:<br />
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We had wake call at 5:30 AM from our little cooks with Coca tea. After having tea we packed our sleeping mat and bag. Today we added few more stuffs to the 5 Kg bag. Our breakfast Bread, Omelet and Coca tea and was ready at 6:00 AM. After packing our bags and getting geared had the breakfast and hiking team started at 6:30 AM from Soryapampa. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rest Place</td></tr>
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Morning mountain was pleasant covered with clouds with flowing stream music. Hike to Salkantay is rocky trail. While hiking up we saw some wild potatoes. After an hour of hike we rested in Inca style of rest place at 4100 masl. After another an hour of hike we rested in Suryoqqocha 4480 masl to catch up with others. While waiting we heard thunder like sound which was sound of avalanche in one of the surrounding mountains. We hiked further which is steep rocky climb going around up. We managed to reach the Salkantay peak 4630 masl in 3 hours and 30 minutes. We waited for the mules team to join and we all had our group pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are at Salkantay</td></tr>
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After spending 30 minutes of time and with rain coming we walked down to Huayracpampa 4,000 masl for lunch where we had Corn soup, beef, vegetables and pasta. After lunch we walked further down in wet muddy and rocky downhill trail to reach Chaullay 2,900 masl at 5:30 PM for the second night stay.<br />
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Tonight tent was in the first floor of the wooden shed with limited electricity. Some of them also took hot shower for 10 Sols. I decided not to break the hike routine by taking bath in bathroom hot shower. After our tonight's happy hour snacks popcorn and cheese or banana bread (Similar to Indian Bhaji this was stuffed with cheese or banana) and dinner. After dinner we had third day hike plan briefing. We also had introduction to our prettiest cooks and horse man. Primo made us speak Quechua for our self introduction. I have to say X Sutiymi Malar Cha ( I am Malar) and manta kani India ( I am from India). We all introduced ourselves in Quechua.<br />
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After tonight dinner we went to sleep at 9:30 PM with the plan to wake up at 6:00 AM in the morning.<br />
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Hike Day 3:<br />
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We had wake call at 6:00 AM from our little cooks with Coca tea. After morning routine of packing and breakfast we got together to thank horse man as today will be last day that he will carry our 5 Kg stuffs. We thanked and tipped him. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we both staying strong on day 3</td></tr>
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We started our hike at 7:00 AM. According to plan we are supposed to hike through jungle rocky trail today but due to continuous rain and possible landslide risk Primo took us through alternate route (Muddy road way). Today's hike was all down hill and flat muddy road way. Today weather was sunny and dry. Today is first day I am taking my Nikon camera from my backpack. Today I was walking slow enjoying the mountains, shooting pictures of flowers, Corn fields, passion fruits, Avocado and wild river flowing down. We reached Shuayaco 2064 masl around 12:30 PM. We had some refreshments and lunch here. Lunch included fresh mountain avacado's which was most tastiest one I have had so far. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the stream</td></tr>
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After lunch we had to take van to reach Santa Teresa 1,560 masl. After preparing out tents and sleeping bed we went to hot spring which was ten minutes drive from our camp place. We spent 2 hours in hot springs and reached camp at 6:30 PM. We had refershments, happy hour snacks and dinner. Today's dinner was pizza. After dinner we had video show for Zip Line. After that we had camp fire setup but due to heavy dinner we decided to walk to town square. In town square we had fun fired some crackers. We headed back to camp at 9:00 PM and fired some fireworks and spend some time around camp fire. <br />
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We went to bed at 10:30 PM with the plan to wake up at 6:30 AM in the morning. Tomorrow we had to have our own alarms as they will be more Coca tea as we are in lower altitude.<br />
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Hike Day 4:<br />
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Today morning I woke at 5:00 AM. Coming out my tent had a beautiful view of the mountain. Walked down from the tent to the river. River was very wild. After spending time on the river side walked around the Santa Teresa and reached camp place at 6:30 AM. Met an India family who also did the same hike trail through another guide. <br />
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After having breakfast we packed and got ready for zipline fun. We started from Santa Teresa at 8:00 AM in van. Only 3 from our hike group did zipline . It was fun over 2500m of flying over 6 cables of different altitude. This is a 2 hour guided zipline tour. After a short hike to the highest mountain platform, we will be zipping down through the Andes. <br />
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After zipline we were dropped by bus in hydro electric where our group was waiting for us. Again we separated as two groups as some of them preferred train to Aguas Calientes. We decided to walk. This walk is almost flat and we have to follow the rail road and wild river on the other side. As soon as we started walking rain started pouring heavily. Most of our 10 km walk was in heavy rain. I enjoyed walking alone on edge of mountain and wild river on other side. <br />
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We enjoyed walking around the mountains, tunnels and flowers. We reached Aguas Calientes 2,000 masl at 5:30 PM. We missed Primo as we took different route to enter the town. After few minutes of search we found Primo and he asked us to check in Ecopackers hostel. After refreshing our self we meet our group for dinner at 7:00 PM in a restaurant. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of Tunnel</td></tr>
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After tonight's dinner Primo gave us the Machu Pichu entry ticket and return ticket from Aguas Calientes. Again our group was split as some people preferred to take bus to reach Machu Pichu. We decided to hike up. We went to sleep at 10:30 PM with plan to wake up at 4:00 PM.<br />
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Hike Day 5:<br />
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Today is final day hike and exciting day for me to visit Machu Pichu 2400 masl. Woke up at 4:00 AM and got ready by 4:30 AM. After placing our backpacks in hostel luggage room. We had only needed stuff like water, snacks and camera in today's back pack. We reached hike check post at 4:55 AM. Check post for the trail will be opened at 5:00 AM. After 5 minutes of wait we were allowed to enter the trail.<br />
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We hiked up and reached the entrance by 6:00 AM. While hiking up the view was getting magnificent for every step we go up. This trail was stone stairs all the way up. We had our Machu Pichu tour by Primo from 6:15 AM to 8:00 AM. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thilak in Machu Pichu</td></tr>
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After the tour I walked around Machu Pichu till 10:30 AM looking at the stones and enjoying the views through the windows on the wall. I was wondering at some point someone stayed in this house used to look out through this window which gives great view. Visited some of the below identified spots in Machu Pichu. You can find details of these places in <a href="http://www.enjoy-machu-picchu.org/architecture.php">http://www.enjoy-machu-picchu.org/architecture.php</a><br />
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The Temple of the Sun <br />
The pyramid of Intiwuatana<br />
The Main Temple<br />
The Liturgical Fountains<br />
The Temple of the Condor<br />
The Temple of the Three Windows<br />
The Royal Tomb<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am in Machi Pichu</td></tr>
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After walking around Machu Pichu I walked towards Montana Machu Pichu. This was a steep climb with narrow steps on the edge of mountain. Every step you walk up you get the bird's eye view of Machu Pichu. I stopped at the end each stair loop to enjoy the view. Reached the top of Montana Machu Pichu 3082 masl and enjoyed the view from there sitting at the edge rock. We spent time there for almost an hour. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it. Top of Montana</td></tr>
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I decided to walk to Sun gate and enjoy the bird's eye view of Machu Pichu from the other side. I walked down Montana and climbed to Sun Gate. This was less steep climb and I climbed in slower pace. While being on the top of Montana and Sun Gate top I was able to see the entire way of our 4th day walk from Hydro electric to Aguas Calientes. I was spotting the places and trying to recall my previous hikes in those places. After spending 30 minutes in Sun Gate walked to Inca Bridge. After quick visit I was walking out of Machu Pichu when my eye was treated with double full rainbows between the mountains. I stood still and enjoyed the rainbow view of mountains for few moments.<br />
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After heading out Machu Pichu bought some water and started walking down in slow pace and reached Aguas Calientes at 6:30 PM. With this we completed our magnificent 5 day hike.<br />
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After having dinner we headed to station for our return train to Ollantaytambo. We boarded train at 9:30 PM and reached Ollantaytambo at 11:30 PM. We had pick up from here to Cusco. We reached our hostel in Cusco at 1:00 PM.<br />
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