Made men of the mafiosi runner’s body

Made men of the mafiosi runner’s body

May 26, 20135 mins

I 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…

For a few minutes less: a race report from Mumbai Marathon 2012

For a few minutes less: a race report from Mumbai Marathon 2012

February 01, 20124 mins

Writing a post-marathon race report is a bit like [insert-metaphor]. Write it too soon and it runs the risk of coming out shallow and half-baked, wait too long and it might never see the light of day…

Pankaj Advani on learning from failures

Pankaj Advani on learning from failures

January 30, 20121 mins

At a recent TEDxIIMB event, I listened and watched as the billiards and snooker prodigy Pankaj Advani walked us through his accomplishments. He lingered on a photo that displayed his living room…

That one extra non-selfish reason

That one extra non-selfish reason

December 31, 20101 mins

Seasoned marathon campaigners will tell you that the final 10-12k is orders of magnitude more difficult than the first 30k. This is true for both the newbie (struggling to finish his first or second…

Psychology of the unplanned walk

Psychology of the unplanned walk

December 30, 20101 mins

There are only two primary strategies to running a marathon – running the entire distance at close to your target pace or adopt a run-walk rhythm for the entire distance. The latter (run-walk…

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