Running

I ran my last full marathon about 4 years ago – sometime in January, 2017. Since then, I have often heard the stirrings from within to get back to the … read more.

Almost every day during the past few months I thought I should write here. But I allowed many petty, pet distractions to sway me away from this love. What a … read more.

During one early morning run more than two months back, I experienced a hamstring injury for the first time in my running career. The pain on my upper thigh made … read more.

2016 was a dismal year concerning my marathon races, like I mentioned in my previous post. I am so very happy that 2017 has begun on a promising note. I ran … read more.

The Auroville Pondicherry Marathon in February 2016 was my solo attempt at completing a marathon last year. After running about 37 km, I threw in the towel and, for a … read more.

I was least prepared to run the Auroville Marathon on Sunday, Februay 08. That number eight is not my lucky number was not the only reason. I had very few … read more.

I am a novice in the world of marathon running but I thought I was finding my way. The Wipro Chennai Marathon has dimmed those happy feelings. I had blamed … read more.

Leading up to the Kochi marathon, my training was anything but perfect. Sleep, complacency and persistent morning rains robbed a few days of practice. So, I wasn’t a picture of … read more.

I told myself that the Bengaluru marathon would be for real and not just a preparation for the Wipro Chennai marathon in December. So, my goal changed to finishing my run whatever happened. Then I told friends and my relatives about my intention to run the marathon race in Bengaluru.

This year, after profiling in this blog Ram Viswanathan who has half a century of marathon runs behind him, the dream was born, to run a full marathon. The idea germinated in the first week of May this year. Here is what has happened to the dream so far.