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 Cult of BHUKMPVishy KurugantiFebruary 24, 20142 mins[Editor’s Note: It’s been almost four years since I started running with (and became part of) the BHUKMP cult. I never got around to writing about BHUKMP, aptly described as a “cult” rather than a…
Hungama in Manama: Eka Lavya’s vivid Mumbai Marathon 2014 race reportVishy 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…
A boring race report – Jan 2014Vishy KurugantiJanuary 24, 20142 mins[Note: a boring race report is one where everything largely goes per plan. The below update, a brief account of Mumbai Marathon 2014 was shared on my Facebook group, as a prelude to a race report. But…
Cramps in the final 10k of a marathon – what gives?Vishy KurugantiJanuary 24, 20135 minsPic: 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…
My marathon discographyVishy KurugantiNovember 12, 20121 minsI 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…
For a few minutes less: running the Mumbai Marathon 2012Vishy KurugantiFebruary 07, 20125 minsThis is Part 2 of my Mumbai Marathon 2012 race report and continues from For a few minutes less: a race report from Mumbai Marathon 2012. The First 7k Somewhere in my pace calculations, I erroneously…
My Pre-2011 Marathon Running EraVishy KurugantiJanuary 12, 20122 minsIn 2002, I ran my first marathon – the Silicon Valley Marathon in San Jose. Finished in a respectable time of 4:32. After a 6-year hiatus, I resumed running after our return to India in August 2008. I…
Bengali Mumbaikar takes the long way homeVishy KurugantiJuly 29, 20102 minsSoumya Banerjee (my friend from University of Houston days) returned from Boston to India 10 years ago – a period which we can term the “first wave” of reverse brain drain. Very few of my Indian…
R2I Profiles – Launching a New CategoryVishy KurugantiJuly 11, 20101 minsMy WordPress dashboard stats tell me that a lot of organic traffic comes from folks searching for “nris returning to india” or “indians returning to bangalore”. When I started this blog in 2008, this…
