10k race at BNP on sunday, 25th april 2010

A 10KM race is being organised by RUN RUN RUN...RUN MUMBAI RUN group inside Borivli National Park, in the western suburbs of Mumbai on Sunday, 25th April 2010. For more details, please visit




http://runnersforlife.com/group/runrunrunmumbairun/forum/topics/10km-race-on-sunday-25th-april



For registration for the race, pleas...e add your details in the following link



http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFh2REMtS1hvNzdxZ3NDckpWUUl2aFE6MQ

60 hours of running in 2010

completed 60 hours of running in 2010; target of 125 hours this year.

LSD - Sunday, 18th april - BNP

Did a LSD of 10 kms today, in slow easy pace came home in 66.16 minutes. BNP was good for running at 6.30 a.m. on the way back there is a stretch of about 100-200 metres when you are exposed to the early morning sun, otherwise the route is okay.

easy run - saturday, 17th april 2010

Did an easy run of 41.30 minutes today, coming to the track after 5 days of inaction. Probably because of that could not carry on for more, but it seemed to hot and muggy as usual today.

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.