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Hungama in Manama: Eka Lavya’s vivid Mumbai Marathon 2014 race report

Vishy 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 2014

Vishy 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…

I don’t NEED…

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 24, 20141 mins

To err is human, to forgive divine. – Alexander Pope To iterate is human, to recurse divine. – Peter Deutsch To add is human, to subtract divine. – Old uLaaR saying I don’t NEED meat. I don’t NEED…

Right Hand Prima Donna Syndrome

Vishy KurugantiDecember 14, 20133 mins

About two years ago, during one of our Saturday morning long runs, my friend Prateek remarked “I seem to favor my right hand when carrying a running bottle”. I thought it was an interesting (though…

Chappal mein pachattar – my first 75k ultra

Vishy KurugantiNovember 10, 20137 mins

[Editor’s note: Translation for my non-Hindi readers: pachattar is the Hindi word for the number 75, chappals are the Indian rendition of flip-flops, a colloquial reference to my 4mm huarache sandals…

Intermittent fasting for health and longevity

Vishy KurugantiOctober 21, 20133 mins

On the eve of Karwa Chauth, I thought this would be a topical post. Todd Becker (author of the Getting Stronger blog) has written on this topic at length. My contribution in this post is to summarize…

The quest for natural running form

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 23, 20135 mins

Years ago when I used to play squash regularly at Decathlon Club (Santa Clara), I was struggling to vault myself from a high C to a low B. One of the bad habits of C level players is that they DON’T…

The runner’s elixir

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 21, 20133 mins

The Gauls go to battle against the hapless Romans after downing a swig of magic potion prepared by their druid Getafix. It doesn’t matter how heavily armed the Romans are or whether they got recent…

Why I’m running Kaveri Trail Marathon for the 5th consecutive time

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 05, 20131 mins

There are races you run for your PBs. Boring sissy flat courses like the Dubai Marathon or vibrant city courses like Chicago, New York or Mumbai where the crowds energize and propel you every step of…

My Second Nandi Hills Climb

Vishy KurugantiAugust 13, 20134 mins

Nandi arch: the runner’s halfway breasting tape This is my fourth year of regular long distance running in Bangalore. Every year, sometime between August and October, my running buddies go for an…

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