Three weeks back I did a 30K run on the stunning hills of Mallanduru at Malnad Ultra, chikmagaluru, Karnataka. One of my friends commented that I had come a long way from running a 3K to 30K. I then realized that it happened over a span of 3 years. Wow, a lot of threes inContinueContinue reading “Health as a factor of three”
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Another Ultra Experience
Training with discipline, remembering that with no pain comes no gain,Another trail run, Malnad 30k this time round, so here we go again!Running along the beautiful and incredibly challenging Malenadu hills,where negotiating rocks, running cartoonish downslopes are your regular thrills!Going past greenery, the trees, streams and coffee estates, an amazing fun,Alongside great athletes, it wasContinueContinue reading “Another Ultra Experience”
The Human Machine – Part 1
Homo Sapiens are one thoroughly evolved species. Just think about it – We live amidst millions of other organisms and species, sometimes in hostile terrains, yet we thrive. We eat lot of stuff, mostly cooked, some uncooked, at home, at restaurants, and elsewhere. We drink water and other drinks from various sources. We inhale allContinueContinue reading “The Human Machine – Part 1”
The legend of Kipchoge
“No human is limited”, says Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathoner our world has ever seen. I heard about Kipchoge few years back from a friend who runs marathons, on how Kipchoge consistently outpaces himself over the years, running marathons under record times, including a sub-2-hour at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna on October 12,ContinueContinue reading “The legend of Kipchoge”
Book Review – Comfort Crisis
I just finished reading (and re-reading) yet another amazing book for this year – “The comfort crisis” by Michael Easter. When my friend suggested this book last year, I assumed it was a regular self-help book dealing with mental fortitude. But it turned out to be a glorious amalgamation of story, statistics and studies onContinueContinue reading “Book Review – Comfort Crisis”
Running Ultramarathons
The first time I met Anirudh, a fellow resident at our residential community, was during a casual run inside our compound. He was running with another gentleman, who was running barefoot. The duo seemed to be running forever, with a poise of long-distance runners! Only when I interacted with Anirudh, I found he was anContinueContinue reading “Running Ultramarathons”
8 Symptoms of a healthy person – Nature’s test
Health, these days, is usually evaluated on the basis of numbers, in terms of quantity. BMI, BP, sugar levels, and whole set of numbers popping out of the medical health checkup. No doubt these numbers are a good indicator of one’s health, but then this doesn’t capture the real essence of how the body feelsContinueContinue reading “8 Symptoms of a healthy person – Nature’s test”
Keep it simple, stupid. 