Things only Runners will understand ;)

Things only Runners will understand

1. Vaseline is Important! Even more important than water! As I wrote only long distance runners will understand ;)

2. A holiday must be planned only after checking Strava segments of the destination…

3. Your running buddy knows about you as much as your spouse. In some cases even more!

4. You are normal if the sight of a bad smelling port-a-potty brings smile to your face

5. After 30 Kms the F word replaces commas in your sentences

Message in the Drop Bag at an Ultra Run

In work.. In personal life... In Ultra Running... All that matters is "Don't Fu***** Give up!"....... MESSAGE IN THE DROP BAG AT AN AID STATION OF A PUNISHING ULTRA In Oct’18, I finished Malnad Ultra in almost 14 hrs 30 mins. One of the toughest Ultra run in India, I finished 80 Kms over a super tough terrain of hills and trails…. An ultra-so tough that the DNF rates are at a staggering high of ~50%.... In such events, runners are allowed to submit drop bags, which are then made available by the organizers at pre-informed stations during the event {at 50kms & 67kms in case of Malnad Ultra}. Malnad Ultra was an event with sectional cut-offs, that is a runner to be considered as a finisher needs to reach 50km checkpoint & 80km finish mark in pre announced timing. As the DNF rate of Malnad Ultra stood at a considerably high number, hence one can make out the tough challenge that the sectional cut-offs gave to runners… Well this post is a

The More I Read, The More I Realize How Unread I am..

9 Authors – 11 Books – 12 world’s best sportsperson & 11 key takeaways parallel to our work... My 2022 in books was focused on biographies… & many of them were Sports Bios. While reading them and recently while going through my notes I realized the clear parallels we can pick up from them in our work streams. I have not mentioned what work episodes/learnings they evoked for me; because every one will relate to a different incident, a different manager or colleague when reading about what these ultra-endurance athletes felt about in their own lives. Why is this post here? Needless to mention most of the athletes I read about our Elite UltraRunners :)

The 3-Legged Stool Concept for a Healthy Life

The 3-Legged Stool Concept for a Healthy Life My approach on balancing the life with Running.. The 3 legs of a stool approach… How the stress of Professional & Personal Life, gets balanced out by bringing the third healthy & something-only-for-me angle… Also my long held belief that it need not be just running or a physically draining sport to keep the stool balanced – but can also be an activity like singing, dancing or guitar… I am absolutely against the views that forces people to go on diets or stay away from the food they love – as it’s not sustainable over a long period of time…. An apple a day keeps the Doctor away – A Samosa-Pav sometimes also helps keep your happiness at peak :) ** Addressing an audience from Nivea India at Mumbai on the occasion of Health Day

The Runner in Formals

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