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Long Distance Running – Lessons from Parenting

Long Distance Running – Lessons from Parenting

October 25, 20102 mins

Surely you’ve heard of the similarities between parenting and management. Take for instance just one article – 5 Ways Management and Parenting Really the Same Thing. You’ll find several successful…

Looking for cross-training ideas? Here’s one: 4-year-old on a bicycle!

Looking for cross-training ideas? Here’s one: 4-year-old on a bicycle!

October 24, 20102 mins

For almost a year now, my Sunday morning ritual has involved my two boys with their bicycles. The seven-year-old “S” is the veteran – having a couple of years of cycling miles under his belt. The…

You know you are a long distance runner when…

You know you are a long distance runner when…

August 27, 20101 mins

5k and 10k are ‘short’ runs. Your weekly mileage is 25k and turns out to be a terrible week. You hit your ‘warm-up’ point at the 10km mark and hit your zone after 20km. You keep referring to your…

An asthmatic’s ignominious (first) running story

An asthmatic’s ignominious (first) running story

July 14, 20103 mins

I had originally posted this story in my Xaviers Bokaro alumni mailing list back in Sep 2006. If you’ve read the post Running the Course – Mumbai Marathon 2010 and are wondering about the back story…

Running the Course – Mumbai Marathon 2010

Running the Course – Mumbai Marathon 2010

February 14, 201012 mins

Half-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…