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 TheContinue reading “Tour of Tamil Nadu – 2019”
Humans of Marathon – Latha Srinivasan
Sometime after the age of fifty, there comes a moment called as retirement which brings curtains down on most lives. On many occasions, not doing anything is most sought out. There are a few who go on to defy the convention and lead the way for the rest. By the age of fifty-eight, Latha SrinivasanContinue reading “Humans of Marathon – Latha Srinivasan”
Being the Berlin Legend
A marathon in a city like Berlin cannot be anything but “legendary” – Yes, that’s the theme of the event and the organisers did some brilliant promotions to reinforce. Check this promotional video, The event holds a special place among runners for being the ‘fastest course.’ Suresh Seshadri, a participant in this year’s edition, wrote anContinue reading “Being the Berlin Legend”
Unlearn to Run
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 doContinue reading “Unlearn to Run”
Coimbatore Randonneurs
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 isContinue reading “Coimbatore Randonneurs”
Run the Marathon of your Life
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 runContinue reading “Run the Marathon of your Life”
TEDx Talk
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 runningContinue reading “TEDx Talk”
Humans of Marathon – Raja Marthandan
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 forContinue reading “Humans of Marathon – Raja Marthandan”
Tour of Tamil Nadu – 2018
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 TheContinue reading “Tour of Tamil Nadu – 2018”
Mind your running Ps and Qs
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 orContinue reading “Mind your running Ps and Qs”
Running and Beyond 