Soon after I saw the first Spirit of the Marathon, it became such an inspiration and motivation for me that I’d see it every time I was on the treadmill. Especially powerful since the movie was about Chicago Marathon and I was training for the Chicago marathon. Or maybe I was inspired to sign up for Chicago over Marine Corps or anything else because I watched it. Whatever be the reason, I watched it every. single. week. of training. Which…
Almost all running stores across the country had a Boston dedicated run on Monday, a week after the bombings. And in spite of all the monday craziness, I went to our local running store to take part in the solidarity run. It was honoring and humbling to be a part of this amazing community. We started the run in silence, but ended with noise, chatter and laughter, as we took back our streets from the cowards who attacked it.
Wordless Wednesday – Because there are no words to describe this horror and tragedy.
As a mom who is always in a hurry to get the kids to school, to get myself to work and then to add in a round of training/workout, I thought healthy yogurt was the bomb. Especially the organic, low-fat, no added sugar or greek variety. What could be better than a snack that has a reputation for being healthy, comes in a neatly packaged container and is loved by kids? 2 weeks back I ran out of my packaged…
Taylor Phinney, the US cyclist, 4th place in Olympic Road Race and Time Trials, talked about getting the pill culture out of the sport. In the interview, he addresses the issues of popping a pill in order to dull the edge of a difficult sport. Although he talks from the view of a professional cyclist, some of his comments resonated with me. It got me thinking about various instances when I’ve seen, heard, or used pills/pain medications. The research and…
After today’s official statement from Lance Armstrong, refusing to fight any more against the USADA’s allegations – Is he Clean or Is he Dirty? Lance Armstrong – Clean and Hunted The Man is a Ninja It is very well possible that Lance Armstrong is a Ninja and did not need to take external help to be the best of the best for those years. After all, he has an amazing resting heart rate of 32-34 and a max…
Not Mutai. Not Keflezighi. Not Ryan Hall. My amazing runner is Ram Singh Yadav from India – the only second person from India to have qualified for the Olympics in the Marathon. He finished 78th with a time of 2:30:19 (the winning time was 2:08:01, and his own PR was 2:16:59 at Mumbai Marathon where he qualified for the Olympics) but he finished the course where 20 runners did not finish, including Ryan Hall and Abdi Abdirahman. He was asked…