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The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long!

  • About
  • List of Marathons
  • Tour De Malabar
    • Day 1 – Kanniyakumari to Marthandam
    • Day 10 – Kannur to Kasargord
    • Day 2 – Marthandam to Thumba
    • Day 3 – Thumba to Kollam
    • Day 4 – Kollam to Ambalapuzha
    • Day 5 – Ambalapuzha to Cochin
    • Day 6 – Rest at Cochin
    • Day 7 – Cochin to Guruvayoor
    • Day 8 – Guruvayoor to Kozhikode
    • Day 9 – Kozhikode to Kannur
    • Day11 – Kasargord to Mangalore
    • Day12 – Rest at Mangalore
    • Day13 – Mangalore-Udupi-Kundhapura
    • Day14 – Kundhapur – Honnavar
    • Day15 – Honnavar – Karwar
    • Day16 – Rest at Karwar
    • Day17 – Karwar to Margao
    • Day18 – Margao to Vasco-da-Gama
    • Epilogue and Dedication

Unlearn to Run

On September 2, 2019August 1, 2020 By Balaji SIn TalksLeave a comment

I was recently invited to talk about how to run a marathon to an eclectic audience across different age groups. Before the session started, one among the audience instructed her two kids, aged 6 and 8, to stop running and to listen to the talk about running. It stuck to me as to what do …

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Coimbatore Randonneurs

On August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 By Balaji SIn Cycling, ProfilesLeave a comment

Talk about France and cycling, the first thoughts that comes to one’s mind is the prestigious Tour de France. Equally popular though is the Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) Randonneur event, which unlike the Tour de France, is open to amateurs across the world. Started in 1891, older than Tour de France, the next edition of the quadrennial event is …

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Run the Marathon of your Life

On May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 By Balaji SIn General, Running Events, Tours and Travels1 Comment

Emil Zatopek is often credited to have said, "If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.” Andrew Johnston, a business faculty member, explains in a popular TEDx talk on how he taught his students the fundamentals of Business by making them train and run …

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TEDx Talk

On February 2, 2019March 23, 2019 By Balaji SIn Talks1 Comment

Sometime in June 2018, Suriya asked me if I am interested in giving a TED talk at a TEDx conference to be held in his college (JSB) in October 2018. I was not only overwhelmed by his approach but equally panicked. I am no Haruki Murakami to write a book on "What I talk about running …

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Humans of Marathon – Raja Marthandan

On January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 By Balaji SIn Profiles2 Comments

Running has introduced me to myriads of people, to whom I would remain forever indebted for the treasures of wisdom that they parted with me, in thought, word and deed. One such person was Raja Marthandan, who at the first sight wasn't someone I would have looked up to. In 2010, I was volunteering for …

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Tour of Tamil Nadu – 2018

On January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 By Balaji SIn Cycling, Tours and Travels1 Comment

After riding in the 2010 (first edition of the tour), 2015 and 2017 editions of the tour, I registered for the 2018 edition of the Tour themed "Waterfalls". My personal experience can be summed up the image below! In addition to riding in the tour, I also ventured to write about the tour for The …

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Mind your running Ps and Qs

On October 26, 2018January 9, 2019 By Balaji SIn Running EventsLeave a comment

What makes a good running event? Is it the organisers and the arrangements? The city? The objective or the cause for which the event is conducted? All these certainly contribute a long way in enhancing the quality of a running event. Ultimately, it is all about the runners. It is the runners who can make or …

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Crash Course to 5K

On September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 By Balaji SIn Running EventsLeave a comment

An interesting information that I came across recently was that of the first lady to go across the world in a bicycle learning to ride it only two weeks before the trip. As apocryphal as it may sound, I refused to verify the authenticity for I loved the sheer audaciousness that the story carried with it. …

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Running for 100 days

On August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 By Balaji SIn ProfilesLeave a comment

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out. - widely attributed to Anton Chekov Sports persons are often unfairly judged on what they do for few minutes on the event day, ignoring the hours of drudgery of their routine training that consumes most of their lives. In long …

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Training for Coimbatore Marathon

On August 10, 2018January 9, 2019 By Balaji SIn General, Running EventsLeave a comment

Mornings in August aren’t the same in Coimbatore. The pleasant weather, with an air of chillness emanating from the western ghats recently washed by the south west monsoon rains, is something to cherish and relish. While for some, it implies another hour of extra rest; for others, it is an opportunity to go for a …

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  • About
  • List of Marathons
  • Tour De Malabar
    • Day 1 – Kanniyakumari to Marthandam
    • Day 10 – Kannur to Kasargord
    • Day 2 – Marthandam to Thumba
    • Day 3 – Thumba to Kollam
    • Day 4 – Kollam to Ambalapuzha
    • Day 5 – Ambalapuzha to Cochin
    • Day 6 – Rest at Cochin
    • Day 7 – Cochin to Guruvayoor
    • Day 8 – Guruvayoor to Kozhikode
    • Day 9 – Kozhikode to Kannur
    • Day11 – Kasargord to Mangalore
    • Day12 – Rest at Mangalore
    • Day13 – Mangalore-Udupi-Kundhapura
    • Day14 – Kundhapur – Honnavar
    • Day15 – Honnavar – Karwar
    • Day16 – Rest at Karwar
    • Day17 – Karwar to Margao
    • Day18 – Margao to Vasco-da-Gama
    • Epilogue and Dedication

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