A gift that keeps on givingVishy KurugantiJuly 15, 20136 minsInto 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 huarachesVishy KurugantiJuly 13, 20133 minsSomewhere 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 CenterVishy KurugantiJune 10, 20132 minsThe 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…
Made men of the mafiosi runner’s bodyVishy KurugantiMay 26, 20135 minsI have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running ’round my brain I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign But it’s my destiny to be the king of pain…
The worst (and best) running surfaces for barefoot runningVishy KurugantiMay 17, 20132 minsSteve Sashen of Invisibleshoe.com (now rebranded as XeroShoes.com) wrote an interesting blog post back in Dec 2009. I discovered it only a few days ago via an email subscription on his website. The…
When should you change your running shoes?Vishy KurugantiMay 02, 20133 mins{Approximately 70% of this post was written using the Android WordPress app (in Flight Mode).} I ran my first full marathon in Oct 2002. I had spontaneously decided to train for the Mercury…
Examining Chris McDougall through a purchase funnel lensVishy KurugantiApril 25, 20134 minsA mini war of words erupted on our running group recently. The subject was Chris McDougall. I had shared this Jun 2009 McDougall article and highlighted the following quote which I found most…
The triple jump running plan for marathonersVishy KurugantiApril 18, 20133 minsPic courtesy bobtrump.com The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound…
If running or cycling is your sport… double upVishy KurugantiApril 14, 20132 minsIn my last 5 years of increasingly regular marathon running, my consumption of running legends lore has been surprisingly minimal. After all, how many sports can one follow? Besides cricket, tennis…
Hormetism, cold showers and barefoot running…Vishy KurugantiApril 11, 20134 minsPic courtesy gettingstronger.org Todd Becker, a freelance San Francisco Bay Area-based blogger, writes Getting Stronger – a blog on the philosophy of Hormetism, based on the application of progressive…
