I’m racing, not running!Vishy KurugantiOctober 23, 20166 minsProgress is linearly proportional to one’s efforts but results often come in cycles. – several wise men Coming off a 22-month streak, the 2013-14 season was looking rather normal. KTM in Sep followed…
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…
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…
For a few minutes less: a race report from Mumbai Marathon 2012Vishy KurugantiFebruary 01, 20124 minsWriting 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…
Running the Course – Mumbai Marathon 2010Vishy KurugantiFebruary 14, 201012 minsHalf-marathoners covering the Worli sealink (Pic: courtesy sulekha.com) If you’ve not read Part 1 of this 2-part series (My Road to Mumbai Marathon 2010), the short version is this – “a case study in…
My Road to Mumbai Marathon 2010Vishy KurugantiJanuary 28, 20107 mins4 hrs 45 min 12 secs. That’s the total time I took to complete the regulation distance (42.195km) of Mumbai Marathon 2010. It was the 3rd full marathon I participated in & successfully completed. The…