My son and I walked into a plush Just do it! store inside one of the largest shopping centers in Bangalore. I wanted to buy a pair of trail running shoes. The young storekeeper gave a smile and took us closer to the brand section which read “Running“. Storekeeper: “How can I help you, Read more…
The following content was aggregated from multiple web sources and enhanced/updated Write to letsraisethespirits@gmail.com if you have any additional inputs or leave your comments below the blog Alright, an emergency can occur to anyone anytime. It can be due to a sudden cardiac arrest, electrocution, animal or insect bites, hypoglycemia, Read more…
Airtel India’s excellent customer service! It started when I was worried about not receiving SMS messages from a two-factor website authentication login page. I called Airtel 121 and after struggling through the IVR navigation options finally, I got through to the option to talk to a customer service executive. The IVR system prompted Read more…
Picture for illustration On Monday the 26-Jun-2017, we were approaching an intersection on the 6 lane highway in my Honda and noticed a small crowd gathered near the median. There were few (mostly) men and women, about 10 of them, some were holding the median railing. I noticed that they Read more…
TCS World 10k 2017 – Bengaluru 2017 The last time I ran a timed 10k event was in the year 2015. It was my fastest run with a timing of 00:47:23. It was indeed painful to sustain that and took a toll on my body. I spent 3-4 days to recover Read more…
“Dedicating this article to all lovely parents” …the disturbing news “23-year-old Bengaluru boy who leapt to his death from a Mumbai five-star hotel was depressed possibly over exam failure…. his father, a Bengaluru businessman, said he found his son disturbed and depressed when he met him sometimes back” This situation Read more…
Yesterday, a KaysFIT Academy member shared a reference to an online book “Stretching Anatomy” I remembered reading this book a few years back and it was good to be reminded of this “everyday important” subject once again. flexibility ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/ noun the quality of bending easily without breaking.“players gained improved flexibility Read more…
Dear Friends, well-wishers, special greetings to all #spbm2016 event organizers, sponsors and the special community for which all marathons events are made for – the Runners. Yesterday was certainly a very special day for the Bengaluru City since it witnessed one of the largest marathon events, the Bengaluru Marathon or simply #SPBM206. I Read more…
10-Sep-2016 train number 17604 Kachiguda Express, I was on my way to Hyderabad from Bangalore. It was around 11.15 pm, I woke up from my already disturbed sleep for two reasons. Firstly, the roof lights were on. Secondly, amidst the quite A/C sleeper coach humming noise and the constant titak-titak-titak-titak’sfrom the running Read more…
42 weeks 42 marathons 42 places – all for a cause The year 2016 is a very special year for me. I have turned 42. The number 42 has been a very significant number for every single marathon runner. Like how it does to me, just seeing or hearing the Read more…