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Hungama in Manama: Eka Lavya’s vivid Mumbai Marathon 2014 race report

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 22, 20146 mins

[Editor’s Note: Most race reports are a sequential recounting of the race, some more interesting than others. And then you have THIS race report. A vivid portrayal of the race (of course) but also a…

The runner’s elixir

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 21, 20133 mins

The Gauls go to battle against the hapless Romans after downing a swig of magic potion prepared by their druid Getafix. It doesn’t matter how heavily armed the Romans are or whether they got recent…

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…

Training runs and motivation

Vishy KurugantiMarch 21, 20132 mins

Toshihiko Seko (Pic courtesy whalesandwolves.com) “Does a runner at your level feel like you’d rather not run today, like you don’t want to run and would rather just sleep in?” He stared at me and…

Meet Sir Gaunker: the modern era Ekalavya with a happy ending

Vishy KurugantiMarch 12, 20134 mins

Prerequisite reading for this blog post: the story of Ekalavya. If you are a Mahabharata neophyte or if you just have a terrible memory, this Wikipedia page will come in handy.. as also this trinetra…

Jaipur’s Day of Shame

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 28, 20134 mins

Yesterday was the 4th edition of the Ambuja Jaipur Marathon. My friends from Delhi (Strang and Rakhi) were eagerly looking forward to running the half marathon in Jaipur for the first time. Little did…

Cramps in the final 10k of a marathon – what gives?

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 24, 20135 mins

Pic: courtesy tumblr.com/Google Images I missed the marathon season’s closing race Mumbai Marathon aka the ‘Kumbh Mela of Indian Running’. Wish I could claim credit for that moniker but no.. it was a…

You can never train too easy, but you CAN train too hard

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 16, 20132 mins

My running pal (Sunil) shared this great Buzzfeed article (The Runner’s Recovery Masterclass) that puts recovery at the heart of a runner’s training plan. If you are a marathon runner (at any stage in…

My marathon discography

Vishy KurugantiNovember 12, 20121 mins

I completed my 12th marathon yesterday (and my 2nd Ultra). It finally made sense to create this discography post. #1 Silicon Valley Marathon (Oct 2002) – 4 hrs 32 min #2 Kaveri Trail Marathon (Sep…

Running with Padmapada

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 27, 20122 mins

In Walking on Fire, I wrote about breaching my first major barrier in barefoot running. The second inflection in my barefoot running adventures occurred on Jun 21. I call this my “Padmapada moment…

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