“There are very few things that are known with absolute certainty, and when you’re dealing with incredibly complex human physiology, the individual differences that make us who we are, what we’re good at, how we run and what we eat, for example, are so vast and complex that nothing can be polarized without being wrong!”- …
Continue reading Born to Run – Counterview and Middle Ground
“How come my foot hurts?” A question that led Christopher McDougall to a life changing exploration that was later documented in the all-time classic book ‘Born to Run’. A foreign correspondent by training, Chris covered wars in Rwanda and Angola, and was also an amateur or recreational runner. When his foot hurt, he was either …
One alternative to running events that has become popular in recent times has been the Virtual Events, where participants run on their own and connect with each other through a platform - an app or a website. Though there are no clear definition of what can be called as virtual event, I would keep the …
Continue reading Rethinking Running Events – Part 3 – Virtual Events
Katherine Switzer, the first women finisher of Boston Marathon, once said, “If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” These are strange times when we are not only losing faith in human nature but also, marathons. Among the major events, it started with the cancellation of mass start in …
Disclaimer: The views below does not reflect those of the events or their organisers that I have been associated with or likely to be involved in future. The views conveyed below are in no way sacrosanct and is amenable for suggestions from others. Among the various disruptions due to COVID-19, includes Running events which carry …
Will no one tell me what she sings?— Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? - William Wordsworth, Solitary Reaper One of the eye-catching …
Before you start reading the blog, please check if you have at least 10-15 minutes with high tolerance levels. An easier way is to to scroll all the way down, check the final part of the blog, and contribute to Asha. It would be more meaningful than the entire blog! It was in the year 2009 …
Running, as a fitness activity, can get boring after some time. The expected benefits plateaus and runners are often on the look for new areas to motivate themselves. Those who take up running to lose weight would not be able to lose beyond a point; the quest for speed stops when one cannot run any …
Back in 2011, Rajesh Vetcha offered me the first opportunity to be a pacer in that year's Hyderabad Marathon, when such concept was hardly heard about. A pacer is someone who runs to finish in a pre-designated finish time at a steady pace to help other runners finish within the same time. They also share …
During the first Tour of Tamil Nadu in 2010, I offered myself to be a blogger but never fulfilled that promise. Most of my writings remained in draft mode and on many days, I did not write anything other than the title. I redeemed some of the promise when I wrote this piece for The …
