Wake Up 5:09 AM. I woke up before the alarm was set to go off. I swore, like i usually do when i wake up before the alarm rings, and suddenly felt a chill go through my heart. The half marathon! This was one of my first pre-race jitters in Read more…
About a week ago, I rode to the athletics stadium in my city around 6 PM, when the sun had started to set and the weather was getting cooler every minute. I did my dynamic warm-ups, drank a few gulps of water and set off for my run, bottle in Read more…
I never considered myself a long distance runner. 5 months ago, if you had told me I’d run a Half marathon, I’d have laughed at you. But a week ago, I proudly finished my first ever Half marathon. How it all started I used to read a lot about people Read more…
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle, or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a Read more…
Gangadhar Devadiga spoke with no intent to impress. There was an air of simplicity in his talks. He is not new to the running world, but still his approach to running and fitness is way too simple. Modest and humble as ever, he is a massive inspiration to hundreds of Read more…
Running isn’t easy. After a certain point in a run, you move beyond the physical pain, and enter a zone where only your mind helps you complete the run. People choose different means to keep their minds engaged. Some choose talking to their run buddy, and some chose music to Read more…
Today we’re profiling Aayush, a recent graduate from MIT, distance runner, avid football player, friendly, popular, and an all-rounder. Aayush comes from a family of athletes and sports-persons and he lives up to the high standards set by them in these fields, carving out his own niche. We’ll be probing Read more…
Recently a friend asked me how to run in the rain. Well, it’s simple, you just go out and run. But there are a few points you should consider before heading out to run in rain. Running with a slight drizzle is one of the most enjoyable things you can Read more…
Haven’t we all faced that time in our life, which seems as if it were the toughest and it would be impossible to get everything in place? Reflect on that time when you were so angry with life that you just wanted to give up everything and stop caring about Read more…