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When a sacred bull got a beating

Vishy KurugantiAugust 29, 20145 mins

sacred cow (idiom): something considered (perhaps unreasonably) immune from question or criticism I’ve been a regular long distance runner for almost 6 years. For exactly 2 1/2 of those years (or 4…

When life gives you a ripped toe you make lemonade

Vishy KurugantiMay 24, 20143 mins

For the uninitiated it must seem like an act of god that we barefoot runners don’t get injured more often… especially with all those glass pieces and strewn on the road, right? Turns out no superhuman…

Call of the Asphalt

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 28, 20143 mins

Election time in India. Everybody loves it. The poor love it because it’s “freebies time” and they get to vote out the politicians that didn’t come through for them (usually this meant anti-incumbancy…

Chappal mein pachattar – my first 75k ultra

Vishy KurugantiNovember 10, 20137 mins

[Editor’s note: Translation for my non-Hindi readers: pachattar is the Hindi word for the number 75, chappals are the Indian rendition of flip-flops, a colloquial reference to my 4mm huarache sandals…

The quest for natural running form

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 23, 20135 mins

Years ago when I used to play squash regularly at Decathlon Club (Santa Clara), I was struggling to vault myself from a high C to a low B. One of the bad habits of C level players is that they DON’T…

Why I’m running Kaveri Trail Marathon for the 5th consecutive time

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 05, 20131 mins

There are races you run for your PBs. Boring sissy flat courses like the Dubai Marathon or vibrant city courses like Chicago, New York or Mumbai where the crowds energize and propel you every step of…

My Second Nandi Hills Climb

Vishy KurugantiAugust 13, 20134 mins

Nandi arch: the runner’s halfway breasting tape This is my fourth year of regular long distance running in Bangalore. Every year, sometime between August and October, my running buddies go for an…

A gift that keeps on giving

Vishy KurugantiJuly 15, 20136 mins

Into the clouds (click thx to my pal Hari) I’m beginning to think I’m really special. Not like ‘every human being is special’. More like Phenomenon. Sure I can’t make spoons magically move nor can I…

Say hello to huaraches

Vishy KurugantiJuly 13, 20133 mins

Somewhere between 37.5km and 50km at the Bangalore Ultra 2012 It’s ironic that I’m finishing this post 13 months after switching to the 4mm huaraches (christened “4mmH” for the rest of this post…

Mark Cucuzzella and the Natural Running Center

Vishy KurugantiJune 10, 20132 mins

The human foot is a work of art and masterpiece of human engineering. – Leonardo Vinci This post is meant to be just a teaser about Dr. Mark Cucuzzella. Something tells me I’ll get carried away. In…

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