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Running around in ovals

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 12, 20216 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…

When a sacred bull got a beating

Vishy KurugantiAugust 29, 20145 mins

sacred cow (idiom): something considered (perhaps unreasonably) immune from question or criticism I’ve been a regular long distance runner for almost 6 years. For exactly 2 1/2 of those years (or 4…

My first DNF and a Forrest Gump moment

Vishy KurugantiApril 09, 20143 mins

Two days ago I had my first DNF in a full marathon. Considering the spate of races recently sprouting all across Bangalore it might surprise you to know that I *wasn’t* running in a race. So where the…

The Cult of BHUKMP

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 24, 20142 mins

[Editor’s Note: It’s been almost four years since I started running with (and became part of) the BHUKMP cult. I never got around to writing about BHUKMP, aptly described as a “cult” rather than a…

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…

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…

For a few minutes less: running the Mumbai Marathon 2012

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 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…

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