2010 Marathon des Sables Results are out in this link here

http://www.irunfar.com/2010/04/2010-marathon-des-sables-results.html



Michelle Kakade from Pune, completed all 6 stages finishing 979, 950, 911, 881, 905 & 886 in the respective stages. Way to go Michelle.

Patrick Makau wins Rotterdam Marathon 2010

Patrick Makau wins Rotterdam Marathon 2010 in a time of 2.04.48, which is the fourth fastest marathon of all time behind Haile Gebrasellasie (2.03.59) and Duncan Kibet and James Kwambai (both 2.04.27), for details read here

Nectar in a Sieve

Just finished reading "Nectar in a Sieve' by Kamala Markandaya, a seminal work in Indian Literature. Set in a village, this books takes you through an entire gamut of human emotions through the lives of the characters - hunger, loss of lives, loss of land, loss of dignity, poverty etc. Through all the ups and downs there is one factor that stands out prominently in the book - that of undying human spirit and hope for the better. With a brilliant narrative that marks her first book this is an outstanding work and Kamala Markandaya is on par with the greats of Indian literature - RK Narayan, Premchand, Rabindranath Tagore, Vaikom Mohammed Basheer. Highly recommended reading.

Tadese Tola wins paris marathon 2010

Tadese Tola wins Paris Marathon 2010 in a time of 2.06.40 a massive improvement of 9.05 over his previous best of 2.15.45. Read here

easy run - sunday, 11th april 2010

Went for an easy run today instead of going to the trail running in BNP as i thought it was not the right time to do trail running what with the kind of hot and humid weather prevailing these days. Took water along with me, which was a wise move. Started slowly and gingerly not knowing the conditions, but comfortably settled into an easy and good rhythm, kept on intaking water regularly, good effort in the end, did little more than last time and arrived at the end in a better time. I think yesterday's strength workout plus skipping and burpees helped immensely. Lot of lessons learnt today.

Pelvic floor exercises

Excellent youtube video on Pelvic floor exercises. Click at the link

easy run - friday, 9th april 2010

Got out today at 5.30 a.m. to a hot, steamy, muggy morning, like in a cauldron, forget about running, even walking was difficult in such extreme conditions. weather bureau might say anything but reality was "it was close to death valley".  started out slow and easy and realised the difficult conditions today, deliberately kept it slow pace, with good rhythm, and relaxed breathing all the time. Went through several emotions of pain, hunger and giving it all up but continued in the same slow pace determined to finish the route. Crossed the pain barrier today. Divine inspiration was there as i finished in exactly 60.00 minutes. Tough run, entirely drenched and completely drained out.