easy run - thursday, 4th march 2010

Did an easy run of 70.23 minutes today, slow and easy pace throughout though in initial stages, the legs were stiff, but still carried on. in later stages, tried to lift legs towards buttocks and was okay in the end, quite successful, to continue the experimentation.

A better India, a Better World

Just finished reading an excellent book called "A Better India, a Better World" by Narayana Murthy, mentor at Infosys. This is a collection of his speeches, but the narrative is fine and Mr. Murthy is a fine thinker with a lot of innovative thoughts and ideas for improving India. A wonderful book to read, highly recommended. Why not Narayana Murthy as PM of India for 10 years. It would be a great idea.

online settlement of PF claims

Financial Chronicle reports the government is mulling online settlement of PF claims by next year. News can be accessed here

HBR blog on gaining competitive advantage

An interesting, HBR blog on gaining competitive advantage, where it inferences from the achievements of a sportsperson from the recently concluded Winter Olympics, can be accessed here

2009's 100 most influental people in business ethics

Ethispere magazine's 2009 ranking of 100 most influental people in business ethics can be accessed here

Tempo - Tuesday, 2nd March 2010

Did a tempo of 25 minutes today, did not start the tempo very well, but later on, got better and tried variations with the foot landings, overall satisfactory. total running time 63.05 minutes

NZ Canada World cup hockey

New Zealand recovered well to overturn a 1-2 deficit at half time to post a 3-2 win over Canada in world cup hockey match. It seems half of the canadian side is of Indian origin - we have a fernandes, perreira, deol and a few singhs as usual. But where are the crowds- the stadium seems to be almost empty