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The triple jump running plan for marathoners

Vishy KurugantiApril 18, 20133 mins

Pic courtesy bobtrump.com The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound…

If running or cycling is your sport… double up

Vishy KurugantiApril 14, 20132 mins

In my last 5 years of increasingly regular marathon running, my consumption of running legends lore has been surprisingly minimal. After all, how many sports can one follow? Besides cricket, tennis…

Hormetism, cold showers and barefoot running…

Vishy KurugantiApril 11, 20134 mins

Pic courtesy gettingstronger.org Todd Becker, a freelance San Francisco Bay Area-based blogger, writes Getting Stronger – a blog on the philosophy of Hormetism, based on the application of progressive…

Hale naayi-ge hosa tricksu kalisa bahudu – ondu chikka storyu

Vishy KurugantiApril 03, 20131 mins

Pic courtesy sourceforge.net English translation of title: You CAN teach an old dog new tricks – a small story! A few months ago, I finally enrolled for a Kannada Learning class. 4 1/2 years after…

The Merchant of Corrupt Venice

Vishy KurugantiMarch 23, 20132 mins

Pic courtesy maddyndss.edublogs.org I think of Portia’s famous speech often – every time a corrupt minister gets implicated in a corruption scam. When Infosys’ Narayana Murthy came up with that…

Training runs and motivation

Vishy KurugantiMarch 21, 20132 mins

Toshihiko Seko (Pic courtesy whalesandwolves.com) “Does a runner at your level feel like you’d rather not run today, like you don’t want to run and would rather just sleep in?” He stared at me and…

In defence of the treadmill

Vishy KurugantiMarch 15, 20134 mins

Treadmills get a bad rap. Serious (and snooty) runners look down on it.. You can ‘start’ running on treadmills but as soon as you get comfortable with 5k+ distances, it’s time to hit the trail/road…

Meet Sir Gaunker: the modern era Ekalavya with a happy ending

Vishy KurugantiMarch 12, 20134 mins

Prerequisite reading for this blog post: the story of Ekalavya. If you are a Mahabharata neophyte or if you just have a terrible memory, this Wikipedia page will come in handy.. as also this trinetra…

What does it take to float like a butterfly?

Vishy KurugantiMarch 06, 20131 mins

Pic via Muhammad Ali’s Facebook Page Q: What does it take to float like a butterfly? A: [Randy Smith on Facebook] It is a humble and meek beginning as a caterpillar. Then one must willingly submit to…

The Zoo-enslaved Panther’s Ritual Dance

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 26, 20131 mins

[Pic courtesy vanwageningen.net I forget where I found the extract below. But it instantly transported me to the last trip to Mysore Zoo – the description couldn’t be more spot-on. The desperation of…

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