A father of two darling daughters, running through life, one day at a time. He shares his adventures of parenting, running, trekking and travelling as he runs each day. He runs for family, fitness, food and always fun!
On a cold winter morning, officially the shortest days of the year, when the alarm rings, it takes a Herculean amount of willpower to get out of the bed, step on the cold floor shuffling to find the slippers. This is then followed by guzzling down a full liter of water and some other concoctions, … Continue reading The long run …
During the early running season, sometime in the end-summer months of May and June, my limits are the lower line below. Just when the distance starts to climb into 2 digits, my limbs, and more importantly, my mind tends to give up! Come the cooler months of Oct-Dec, and combined with the intense, but sensible … Continue reading The struggle of running – is the journey between these two lines.
While I have been running for all these years, 10+ years at this point, almost after every workout, especially speed and tempo workouts, I believed I had given enough of what I have in me. On a scale of 10, I would have rated myself 9! It is only after joining formal coaching under coach … Continue reading Thursday thoughts – The Power of Coaching
This is a biography like no other. This book connects to you at multiple levels. I consumed the Audible version of the book, and was so glad to do that. Could appreciate the depth of the book in Rajat’s own raspy voice, which is soothing and charming, and graced with a patina that comes only … Continue reading Rajat Gupta’s book – Mind Without Fear…what a life, and what a story!
The first book I picked up in 2021 was 'Atomic Habits'. The delivery actually happened on 30th Dec, but I resisted till 01 Jan 2021 to pick it up for reading J And what a great choice of book it turned out to be! I read, as I mostly do, late and nights and early … Continue reading Atomic Habits, by James Clear – a book review
In February 2001, some of the software developers responsible for managing very large software development projects, got together in a mountain retreat and hammered out the Agile Manifesto! The principles outlined in this document, now combined with new technologies, primarily Cloud and big data, now power most of the software development around the world, including, … Continue reading Agile Manifesto turns 20 years old this month
One of the things I am really thankful for, in 2020, is my smoothie habit! Every day that I worked from home, which was pretty much the entire year, I managed to sneak in a vegetable smoothie around noon time, with lunch to follow at around 1:30 pm. While the smoothie takes various colors depending … Continue reading The smoothie habit!
Being in lockdown, I have been, with pleasure and gratitude, appreciating the beautiful sunsets. Especially the cloudy skies, they are a delight, provided you can actually see the sun set. And today was a very special one...never seen the sky so red! The blush of the dusk has turned into raging anger! Ever seen the … Continue reading The sky today – a riot of red!
What a peaceful way to spend some time in 'flow' ...and come back charged, and a drawing to share! And if you are wondering what pens were used, the answer is Sakura Micron. You can't beat the Japanese when it comes to specialized stationery!
For a Phd ornithologist, and his house-builder boyfriend, what would be the motivation to take on a 4000 mile journey across the Alaska and Arctic, all alone, powered only by their bodies? Through snow, mountains, and rivers? What would they need to carry? How much can they carry?The baggage they carry, the one on their … Continue reading The Sun is a Compass – a book review
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