Go on! Challenge that bully!Vishy KurugantiFebruary 21, 20122 minsA friend and running fanatic (Partha) once told me a story about one of his friends (let’s call him Jake). Jake is one of those annoyingly gifted athletes — excellent at whatever sport he played…
For a few minutes less: running the Mumbai Marathon 2012Vishy KurugantiFebruary 07, 20125 minsThis 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…
For a few minutes less: a race report from Mumbai Marathon 2012Vishy KurugantiFebruary 01, 20124 minsWriting a post-marathon race report is a bit like [insert-metaphor]. Write it too soon and it runs the risk of coming out shallow and half-baked, wait too long and it might never see the light of day…
Pankaj Advani on learning from failuresVishy KurugantiJanuary 30, 20121 minsAt a recent TEDxIIMB event, I listened and watched as the billiards and snooker prodigy Pankaj Advani walked us through his accomplishments. He lingered on a photo that displayed his living room…
My Pre-2011 Marathon Running EraVishy KurugantiJanuary 12, 20122 minsIn 2002, I ran my first marathon – the Silicon Valley Marathon in San Jose. Finished in a respectable time of 4:32. After a 6-year hiatus, I resumed running after our return to India in August 2008. I…
My 8 year old weighs in on the barefoot running debateVishy KurugantiJanuary 10, 20122 minsLast Saturday, our 3rd grader had his annual school sports day. Since he had qualified for the heats in two categories (75 meter and 30 meter sprints), he was tickled pink and excited for weeks…
That one perfect drive!Vishy KurugantiAugust 22, 20115 minsFollowing is an excerpt from PG Wodehouse’s A Mixed Threesome – one of many beautiful golf stories from The Golf Omnibus. The scene being described is that of the story’s protagonist (Mortimer Sturgis…
Marathon #4 Race Report – Kaveri Trail Marathon 2010Vishy KurugantiJanuary 16, 20117 minsPicturesque stretch of the KTM trail (Pic: courtesy buzzintown.com) “I hate this damn course!” “I’m never gonna run this again” “It was a mistake to make this my first ever marathon.” “I cramped at…
If Bollywood script writers were rabid runners…Vishy KurugantiJanuary 13, 20111 minsSome movie titles might have turned out slightly different. Perhaps? Aa Daude Zara [Aa Dekhen Zara] Jab We Ran [Jab We Met ] Teesri Ultra Marathon [Teesri Manzil] Dilwale Dulhaniya Daud Ke Lejayenge…
That one extra non-selfish reasonVishy KurugantiDecember 31, 20101 minsSeasoned marathon campaigners will tell you that the final 10-12k is orders of magnitude more difficult than the first 30k. This is true for both the newbie (struggling to finish his first or second…
