Running and Beyond

Tag: Ultra Marathon

  • Humans of Marathon – The MileMuncher

    Humans of Marathon – The MileMuncher

    During the early days of Chennai Runners (circa 2007-08), when we were huffing and puffing to complete our Sunday run–‘The Chennai Runners Classic Route’–one man used to run from his house at Neelankarai on the East Coast Road (ECR) to the start point at Alwarpet and to join us for a run. When we were…

  • Born to Run – A ‘Delayed’ Review

    “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…

  • Two Oceans Marathon

    Two Oceans Marathon

    The Two Oceans Marathon is one of the unique and popular marathons in the world. To begin with, it is more than a marathon – 56 Km in distance; and the attraction of the event is not on the difficulty of accomplishing the distance but on the beautiful scenic route. As is the norm in…

  • The Nilgiris Ultra

    The Nilgiris Ultra

    Disclaimer: None of the medications suggested below is conclusive or scientific. Please do not try them in your daily life or before long distance runs. Saturday, January 28, 2017 – The night before the run, I was still unsure of whether to run or not the following day. It has been a quite painful three…

  • The Servarayan Hills Ultra

    In the middle of the night, Aravind wakes up and yells, ‘Praveen…. It’s 3:30 and no one has got up.’ Checked my phone and the time read 11:59. Praveen jumps out of his bed to confirm the same. Aravind quickly realises that it is the second time of the dual time on his phone screen.…