Health vs. Fitness And Why Running A Marathon Doesn’t Mean You Are Healthy

Most of the confusion comes from how we use the terms Fitness and Health interchangeably. We think that just because we are fit enough to run a marathon that we must also be healthy. However, these two terms have very little in common and the fact that most of us don’t know the difference leads to...

The Run

Take a thousand steps and maybe a thousand more, And ever so often you’ll want to take a thousand more. In the mornings, evenings or late at night, A therapeutic activity to test your fight. Every step taken is a step closer to your goal, A step towards making your achievement whole. And when your...

Why I Run!

I used to be the kind of person who always said "I hate running". And I meant it too. Being a fat kid that I was, my go-to activity was computer games, staying indoors and eating . I wanted an easy-to-implement, cheap exercise to help me lose baby weight (although I wasn't a baby anymore)....

How I Started And Fell In Love With Running!!

How I started and fell in love with running! -How was your life before running? Before I ever started running, I was always one of those fat kids, who had wanted to lose weight since years. My parents promised me a lot of mouthwatering goodies, countless bribes if I lost “x” kilos of weight, but...

My Third Full Marathon – TMM 2019

20th January, 2019 was the big day for me. All those days of waking up before the sun while my bed was at its comfortable best, getting myself mentally prepared to run while I struggled to get my stride in order and through all that constant soreness, muscle pains and what not! It was going...

My road to 26.2 Miles – Weeks 5 and 6

This is a string of posts that I have been doing over the last 6 weeks to document my way through training for a full marathon. You can follow them here : My road to 26.2 miles – Week 1 My Road to 26.2 Miles – Week 2 My road to 26.2 Miles – Weeks...

My road to 26.2 Miles – Weeks 3 and 4

In response to my posts from earlier, I continue ahead. If you haven't read it before here's a link to it. Part 1 : My road to 26.2 miles – Week 1 Part 2 : My Road to 26.2 Miles – Week 2 The idea initially was to post a weekly update as well as my training...

My Road to 26.2 Miles – Week 2

After writing my first post last week, My road to 26.2 miles – Week 1 , what I thought would be the beginning of a fast journey towards achieving my goal, has turned out to be quite a slow and sluggish start. At the peak of my training, I literally waited all day just to get...

My road to 26.2 miles – Week 1

From this point on, I have exactly 8 weeks to prepare for my full marathon at The Tata Mumbai Marathon on 20th January 2019. It’s going to be very tough and a challenge in every sense, since I was busy with exams and haven’t trained for a single day since October. Running itself has been...

Taking the first step

The question that I get asked more than anything is, “How do I start running?”. Once people find out that I run a lot and race frequently, they want to know what the first step is in becoming a “runner”. Of course everyone is different and has a different journey, but most people I talk...

What To Eat And Drink Before A Run

What you eat before, during, and after you run can make or break your training. Eat too little and you’ll bonk—that is, run out of energy to finish your run. Eat too much and you’ll find yourself running to the bathroom. Mid-run fuel—sports drinks, gels, gummy bears, etc.—helps you sustain energy to finish the effort....

Mumbai Marathon 2018 – My Second Full Marathon

371 days. Redemption. Those days and that word has been playing on my mind ever since Mumbai Marathon 2017. Its one thing to miss your target, a completely different thing to be disappointed at your own performance cause your 100% was simply poor. My first target for full marathon has always been to finish it...