The Talking RunnerVishy KurugantiAugust 13, 20234 mins“How long do you guys run?” “Oh! I don’t know.. we keep talking and running and we lose track of time.. at some point one of us feels it’s time to turn around and we do.” There I was, in the mid-90’s…
Breaking upVishy KurugantiMay 21, 20234 minsThey say breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it’s necessary for growth and self-discovery. Today, dear readers, I’m here to announce a heartbreaking decision that has been slowly brewing within…
Thrill of the chaseVishy KurugantiDecember 31, 20225 minsThis thing called work-life balance. Is it really mythical? And is there only one kind? My answers are No and No. Allow me to explain. But first.. Long-suffering readers of this blog will know that I…
Running around in ovalsVishy KurugantiSeptember 12, 20217 mins“I can understand you running 22 marathons in 22 months. I can even understand you running the 75K. But running for 24 hours — I just don’t get it, boss!” My childhood buddy Dheeraj reacting to my…
A slice of uLaaRVishy KurugantiSeptember 24, 20204 minsThe blog turned 12 in Feb this year. Originally setup as ulaar.wordpress.com, I migrated to Wordpress-powered self-hosting on Dreamhost in 2010. A few premium Wordpress theme changes kept things…
The asthmatic who went up a hill but came down a mountainVishy KurugantiJuly 05, 20204 mins“Hey V, are you carrying your inhaler? R is having an asthma attack further up the trail.” It was day #6 (of our 3-week trek from Uttarkashi to Yamunotri) and my first reminder that I was an asthmatic…
The well-grounded runnerVishy KurugantiApril 11, 20202 minsYears ago, when I shared one of my posts on barefoot running (or cold showers) on Facebook, my friend Ramesh Pai shared this interesting anecdote: You’ll be amused to know about this Polish guy that…
Chipping away at FOMOVishy KurugantiJanuary 20, 20201 minsTo add is human, to subtract divine. – Anonymous This weekend, I had two reasons to raise a celebratory toast. All my running friends were running Mumbai Marathon. When registrations opened 6 months…
The third exileVishy KurugantiJanuary 18, 20201 mins“My lower back is sore. My glutes are sore. My right quad & hamstring are cramping slightly. But oh.. it feels sooooo good!” Much chuckling from my friends as I uttered these words following a 24k run…
Digital VisarjanVishy KurugantiJanuary 04, 20202 minsGarmin Forerunner 310 with data being logged religiously on RunningAHEAD, chosen for their non-social DNA Plain-old digital watch (borrowed Garmin for occasional races) Nike Running Club (NRC) app on…
