Time for the final lessonVishy KurugantiSeptember 24, 20238 mins“This time it’s different.” “He he he.. When did you get interested in stock markets?” “I’m talking about his state of mind, you dunce!” “Yeah, it’s certainly different this time. He has a sense of…
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…
Of quadrants and boring race reportsVishy KurugantiFebruary 16, 20186 minsIt’s written that while progress could be happening linearly, results come only in cycles. The Bhagawat Geeta says one should act without thinking of results. Of course I buy this aphorism but…
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…
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…
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…
When a sacred bull got a beatingVishy KurugantiAugust 29, 20145 minssacred 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 lemonadeVishy KurugantiMay 24, 20143 minsFor 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 AsphaltVishy KurugantiFebruary 28, 20143 minsElection 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…