My Second Nandi Hills ClimbVishy KurugantiAugust 13, 20134 minsNandi arch: the runner’s halfway breasting tape This is my fourth year of regular long distance running in Bangalore. Every year, sometime between August and October, my running buddies go for an…
A gift that keeps on givingVishy KurugantiJuly 15, 20136 minsInto the clouds (click thx to my pal Hari) I’m beginning to think I’m really special. Not like ‘every human being is special’. More like Phenomenon. Sure I can’t make spoons magically move nor can I…
Say hello to huarachesVishy KurugantiJuly 13, 20133 minsSomewhere between 37.5km and 50km at the Bangalore Ultra 2012 It’s ironic that I’m finishing this post 13 months after switching to the 4mm huaraches (christened “4mmH” for the rest of this post…
Diary of an incorruptible manVishy KurugantiJune 16, 20135 mins[Editor’s Note: KKM worked at four different Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) steel plants over his 34-year career, starting from Bhilai in 1958 to Vizag in 1992. Below are a selection of his…
Mark Cucuzzella and the Natural Running CenterVishy KurugantiJune 10, 20132 minsThe human foot is a work of art and masterpiece of human engineering. – Leonardo Vinci This post is meant to be just a teaser about Dr. Mark Cucuzzella. Something tells me I’ll get carried away. In…
Made men of the mafiosi runner’s bodyVishy KurugantiMay 26, 20135 minsI have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running ’round my brain I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign But it’s my destiny to be the king of pain…
The Case of the Gliding SharkVishy KurugantiMay 19, 20133 mins[Editor’s Note: The Case of the Gliding Shark (Adventures of Detective Speedo) is the first in, what might become, a series of short stories centered around Speedo – a fish detective. The author is my…
The worst (and best) running surfaces for barefoot runningVishy KurugantiMay 17, 20132 minsSteve Sashen of Invisibleshoe.com (now rebranded as XeroShoes.com) wrote an interesting blog post back in Dec 2009. I discovered it only a few days ago via an email subscription on his website. The…
When should you change your running shoes?Vishy KurugantiMay 02, 20133 mins{Approximately 70% of this post was written using the Android WordPress app (in Flight Mode).} I ran my first full marathon in Oct 2002. I had spontaneously decided to train for the Mercury…
Examining Chris McDougall through a purchase funnel lensVishy KurugantiApril 25, 20134 minsA mini war of words erupted on our running group recently. The subject was Chris McDougall. I had shared this Jun 2009 McDougall article and highlighted the following quote which I found most…
