Black Forest cake in the Black Forest
A promise I made as a boy in Chennai, kept on the summit of Feldberg: a slice of Black Forest cake, eaten in the Black Forest.
Marathons, ultras, and the long miles in between.
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A promise I made as a boy in Chennai, kept on the summit of Feldberg: a slice of Black Forest cake, eaten in the Black Forest.
The verse I wrote in my journal before Te Araroa, and the shell I picked up on Ninety Mile Beach to carry with me.
The length of New Zealand on foot, Cape Reinga to Bluff, running and hiking the whole trail in sandals against sex trafficking.
Big Dog Backyard Ultra: I have never heard so many people swearing at someone all at the same time and in every profanity one can imagine (at this year's Barkley), yet they all return for his race.
This event turned out to be more fun than expected. When Groupon had a discounted entry for this race, it was too difficult to pass it up.
Some adventures transform a man.
Ever since Diane told me about this race, I have had it on my radar. Things have finally fallen into place and I will be running the Last Annual Vol State 500KM Road Race this year.
Yes!! I have been accepted to the Insane Asylum, at the Iridium level for my 21 races in 365 days streak. Thanks to Bjorg, Kino and Steve.
It just feels like yesterday. I ran this race in 2010 and it was my second Ultra marathon then. I have come a long way.
I came to know about this race during a runners’ meet organized by Jeff at Pizza Perfect.
I am exhausted and in pain now. I know running an Ultra is painful, but I just tend to forget how painful the last Ultra was and still end up signing up for a couple more.
Oct 2, 2010. I was thinking about running the Stump Jump 50K, but decided to do the Plunge Marathon along with Diane and Kim.
It was time to be on the other side of the shore. Volunteers can make or break any event and so it is in running. No runner can cross the finish line without the help of the volunteers.
I still remember the day when I signed up for my first 50 miler and finished it. Here I am, signed up and all set for my second 50 miler.
Chennai Runners ECR Half Marathon 2010.
Thanks to Josh for putting together this awkwardly painful yet fun race. Dallas Smith has said it all about this race here: http://dallasfallsforward.blogspot.
It was a race between several marathoners and the tornado that was to hit Nashville on the day of the Country Music Marathon (24th Apr 2010).
This was the fourth race in the list of races that I signed up for in one shot a couple of weeks back.
Recovery is all in the head at times. I have no choice. I need to recover because I have committed to run an Ultra the weekend after my Mercedes marathon.
It was a long drive, but Diane's Lexus made our travel really comfortable.
This is going to be one hell of a weekend, I told myself on Friday night. Just like the header image I created a couple of weeks before, after signing up for four races.
Diane and I decided to do some hill training on Sunday while returning from “Trail of Tears”. We started a bit late, but we were glad we could make it.
7-mile race on the ‘Trail of Tears’ trail. It was supposed to rain a bit this morning, but the weather appeared just fine. Diane was right on time, 6:00 am at my apartment.
I got my hands on my first Vibram Five Fingers – KSO. w00t! I have been eyeing Vibram Five Fingers for quite some time and wanted one for my crazy trekking.
It was snowing all Friday and until early Saturday morning. Gossssh!! It was so gorgeous outside. Looks like we are going to get a lot of snow this weekend. Sweet! I love it when it snows. w00t!!
After Flying Monkey, I had been looking for my next marathon. That’s when one of my colleagues introduced me to Diane Taylor. What a breath of fresh air she turned out to be!
"Can someone living by Hermitage give a ride to a flying monkey from India?", I posted on Monkey Chatter a couple of days before the race. It didn't take long to get a response.
While I was looking for races around Nashville, the next one was on the 22nd Nov 2009. But the name of the race lured me to register. Flying Monkey Marathon.
And finally...I completed my first full marathon. Aug 30 2009, the day I'll remember forever.
I am in Maryland, US, on business now. I don't know what I was thinking when Ram asked me to register for the Hyderabad Marathon on 31st August 2009. A full marathon.
Have you ever gotten obsessed with something overnight? You think about it all the time and you talk about it to others in your conversations.
