The well-grounded runnerVishy KurugantiApril 11, 20202 minsYears ago, when I shared one of my posts on barefoot running (or cold showers) on Facebook, my friend Ramesh Pai shared this interesting anecdote: You’ll be amused to know about this Polish guy that…
Barefooting in the snobbish sportsVishy KurugantiDecember 03, 20193 minsGolf and squash are uppity sports played by ‘gentlemen’. I say this despite being a squash aficionado. There’s one difference though. In one of the sports, you are guaranteed to sweat.. even if you…
Day of the gritty knockVishy KurugantiJanuary 17, 201711 minsIf the race wasn’t worth writing about, you didn’t give it your all. – A donkey [Editor’s Note: This is my Mumbai Marathon 2017 race report masquerading as a three-part cricket metaphor laced…
When in Rome be a barefoot runnerVishy KurugantiDecember 02, 20162 minsWhen in Rome be a Roman. If you are a runner there’s possibly no better city than Bangalore for year-round running. There’s at most one hot month and even then the mornings are nothing remotely like…
I’m racing, not running!Vishy KurugantiOctober 23, 20166 minsProgress is linearly proportional to one’s efforts but results often come in cycles. – several wise men Coming off a 22-month streak, the 2013-14 season was looking rather normal. KTM in Sep followed…
Breaking a streak can be SO liberatingVishy KurugantiAugust 13, 20163 minsWe are all prisoners of our own device. – Eagles Streaks are wonderful things. For the sports aficionado, it’s such things as consecutive games in which an NBA star has drilled at least one 3-pointer…
Driving with the brakes onVishy KurugantiMay 23, 20161 minsThis was a song and band I hooked on to during my Chicago years (1994-98). Easily the era where my musical heart was at its spongiest best. Recently the lines driving with the brakes on and swimming…
For a few hyperloops more…Vishy KurugantiMarch 06, 201610 mins[Editor’s note: The prequel to this post is Softly, as in a spiritual sunrise (a low-key announcement of a personal ultra run on Nov 27, 2015. This post was written in 4 sessions: Part 1 (on Jan…
Bangalore Ultra 2014 Race ReportVishy KurugantiNovember 17, 201410 minsIt was the best of races. It was the worst of races. Let’s examine that adopted idiom. What IS the “best” of races? The race where you shatter your PB by double-digit minutes? Or that tough trail…
KTM 2013 race reportVishy KurugantiSeptember 14, 20146 minsThere are two kinds of runner bloggers. The one who hits Publish within 48 hours after the race ends. The other who’s perpetually playing catch-up to God_alone_knows_what and may get around to hit…
