It’s all a vast upper body conspiracy!

It’s all a vast upper body conspiracy!

June 14, 20124 mins

It’s been a little over 3 months since I changed my running shoe. I fuss and obsess over my new shoe like never before. To the extent that I’ve taken to washing them after every run. Strange, huh? My…

What motivates most amateur marathoners?

What motivates most amateur marathoners?

April 17, 20121 mins

Haruki Murakami, famous novelist and marathon runner, this question in his memoir What I talk about when I talk about running. Marathon runners well understand what I mean. We don’t really care…

What kind of runner are you?

What kind of runner are you?

April 09, 20122 mins

Haruki Murakami (Pic: courtesy operatic.wordpress.com) On the way I passed a few other joggers, about an equal number of men and women. The energetic ones were zipping down the road, slicing through…

Go on! Challenge that bully!

Go on! Challenge that bully!

February 21, 20122 mins

A friend and running fanatic (Partha) once told me a story about one of his friends (let’s call him Jake). Jake is one of those annoyingly gifted athletes — excellent at whatever sport he played…

For a few minutes less: running the Mumbai Marathon 2012

For a few minutes less: running the Mumbai Marathon 2012

February 07, 20125 mins

This 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…

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…

My Pre-2011 Marathon Running Era

My Pre-2011 Marathon Running Era

January 12, 20122 mins

In 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…

My 8 year old weighs in on the barefoot running debate

My 8 year old weighs in on the barefoot running debate

January 10, 20122 mins

Last Saturday, our 3rd grader had his annual school sports day. Since he had qualified for the heats in two categories (75 meter and 30 meter sprints), he was tickled pink and excited for weeks…

That one perfect drive!

That one perfect drive!

August 22, 20115 mins

Following is an excerpt from PG Wodehouse’s A Mixed Threesome – one of many beautiful golf stories from The Golf Omnibus. The scene being described is that of the story’s protagonist (Mortimer Sturgis…