It was 2016, my 3rd year at the Comrades Marathon. A stupid thing was about to happen just before I entered my holding area. The Comrades Marathon is said to be bringing the most humbling experience for runners. This race is unique due to so many reasons — its history, Read more…
You have never seen anything like this during your lifetime. The COVID-19 has started showing its true colors. Not only has the virus spread across continents, but it has been killing thousands of people. Keep the virus away and, #stayhome & #staysafe. The advice is genuine. The world is frustrated Read more…
I wish each one of you a warm, happy and healthy new year. How can we not talk about resolutions on the new year day? I’ll share a secret today. I have experienced troubles in keeping a resolution. With this, we probably have made an instant connection because I’m quite Read more…
It was a most memorable afternoon & an evening spent with some most amazing individuals creating some long-lasting changes to society addressing several humanitarian causes. I’ve now fallen in love with another NGO driven by a simple vision “world aligned with oneness in action”. This NGO is run by most Read more…
The act of providing first-aid in this blog is insignificant when compared to some real-time heroic actions performed by many good samaritans. The purpose of this blog is to provide knowledge and awareness and also to educate everyone (and also the organizers of many sports events) who participates in mass Read more…
It was close to midnight on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019, and I was driving and with my wife Meera and daughter Anjali. We were on the deserted Dharapuram-Erode highway, and there were only a few random vehicles passing that night. Anjali was fast asleep in the rear seat. Meera and I were chatting about Read more…
Does Agni (fire) need to be recognized only by an alarm? Well, I always think about it. Whenever I hear the fire alarm. a panic instantly sets in me. My fight or flight responses kick in and I wanted to fight it or run away, even if I know that Read more…
I have just returned back from Eric Ortons running camp (Galibore nature’s reserve) and I should say the last 3 days was filled with a lots of learnings, conceptual reinforcements and strengthening of my belief system towards the science behind human anatomy, running, nutrition and biomechanics. There were 15 Ultra Read more…
One of the most amazing things about endurance sports is the way it challenges us often and also demands us to be more organised. It helps us in breaking a complex goal into bits and pieces to effectively manage them well. The very purpose of running a marathon channelises all Read more…
Can photographers teach us? Yes, of course, they do much more than just teaching us. This post is all about what I had experienced at two different point in time while running my PB FM 3:51:12 at TMM. ** Dedicating this post to all the fantastic marathon photographers ** Just Read more…