Makau wins Berlin marathon

Patrick Makau wins the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2.05.08 winning over Geoffrey Mutai, both of Kenya by 2 seconds. Ethiopia's Bizu Worku, finished 3rd in a PB. Ethiopia's Eberu Kebede won the women's race in a time of 2.23.58, a PB, Bezunesh Bekele of Ethiopia came 2nd and Tomo Morimoto third. Details here

Run Fast at Shorter Distances

competitor.com, gyan on improving speed for running marathons here

Foods for the Race Day

Foods for the race day, details here

Don't Lose your Mind, Lose your Weight

Heard about this revolutionary book by Rujuta Diwekar where she recommends people to have more food and yet lose weight. Quite interesting to read, but in the end analysis, decided that dieting or her method of dieting will not work for me, because i do not have any control over my food source. Her recommended way of dieting, requires that i plan and meticulously plan for at least two to three days what i will have and in what quantity six to seven times a day and keep it all ready either in the morning or afternoon. Who will do that for me, not the wife, who will say - get lost, i have better things to do, find out some other way to lose weight. Good to read, though

Two States by Chetan Bhagat

A rip-roaringly hilarious book by Chetan Bhagat "Two States" is the story of his marriage. Chetan is at his brilliant best. There were times when i was laughing aloud. I hope he is able to wangle a better deal from the Bollywood moghuls than what he got for his earlier effort. Highly recommended.

A Breath of Fresh Air by Amulya Malladi

Had heard a lot about the promising new writer Amulya Malladi, but her "A Breath of Fresh Air", the story takes its plot from the Bhopal Gas tragedy. The narrative drags at times and overall impact is insipid.

Sun after Dark by Pico Iyer

After reading "Falling off the Map" by the same author, was expecting much from this book "Sun after Dark" a bit disappointed with his narrative - he does go to places where normal travel writers do not prefer, places like Dharamsala, Bolivia, Tibet, Angkor-Wat etc. but a let down compared to his earlier work.