Experiences
A Walk through my 2nd Half Marathon
Running a half marathon is an experience that words can do no justice to. Yet, I shall try to put my feelings and emotions into a form which is tangible. I woke up at 4:50 Read more
Experiences
Working My Way Back: How I Ran My First 10k After I Tore My ACL
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 Read more
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Running In The Sun: How To Keep Pounding The Pavement During Summers
It’s that time of the year again when the temperatures are soaring to unbelievable heights (they try to top themselves each year, don’t they?), a shimmery haze hangs over streets and the tar starts oozing Read more
Interviews
MRC Veterans: Khushnood Viccaji
How did you take up running? I have always been fairly athletic all my life, and took part in indoor / outdoor sports. Over the last few years, I also spent some time doing cardio Read more
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Day 7: TLC
In my fourth semester in college, I started training for my first 10k run. I was a regular at the track, and gave myself about 4-6 weeks of training for the run. When I started Read more
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Day 6: Mechanics
1. Posture We all know that keeping a good posture is important. Not only does it help prevent aches and pains from developing due to certain muscles being under tension most of the time, it Read more
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Day 5: Fire up. Ice down.
If even a jet engine needs to warm up properly and sufficiently before the pilot can turn up to full thrust, why shouldn’t you? Ever feel like getting out of your stifling room, boring lecture Read more
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Day 4: Pump.
As promised, today’s article will be all about Strengthening Exercises that you can do for the various muscle groups in your legs and torso. I’ve been training my legs ever since I started running, and whether you’re Read more
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Day 3: Limber Up.
Now that you know a bit about what goes on in your leg as you’re walking and running, it’s time to move on to one of the most common mistake runners or anyone doing any Read more
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Day 2: Know Thyself.
To start any kind of discussion about sports and physical activities, you need to know about the anatomy of the body parts involved; in this case, your legs and abdomen. Following are the major muscle Read more