ehow.com is a wonderful source of information on all topics, including marathon running. I am including below references to some really good stuff. How to Run a Marathon – eHow.comHow to Train for Your First Marathon – eHow.comHow to Choose a Good Marathon – eHow.comHow to Prepare the Week of a Marathon – eHow.comHow to [...]
It was perfect. Pouring rain the day before Sunday had ensured that it was going to be great weekend long run. Though the running area had some wet patches, but on the whole, the weather was charming. We made the most of it, and it was really a very relaxed and comfortable run. Since I [...]
After a long long wait of about 2 months, I finally received my copy of “The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer” by Whitsett, et. al. from firstandsecond.com. This is the first time that any of the books I ordered from this store have been delayed for so long, most get delivered within 3 weeks. Anyway, the book [...]
This weekend, I did my 19 km long run. Since it had rained heavily on Friday, I skipped Saturday and did the run on Sunday. The route was mostly ok after the heavy rains, just one place where the route was broken. There was a very mild drizzling initially, and overall, some really nice conditions [...]
Yesterday, I received the acceptance letter for the Hutch Delhi Half Marathon (HDHM), confirming my entry. I was very happy to see that, my first entry into any long distance event of this kind. It even gives my running number : 485, so if you happen to see a 485 at HDHM, you know who [...]
It is always difficult to pick a pair of shoes that suites you, with such a wide variety of brands and models available. It depends upon your foot structure primarily and there are websites that will help you in deciding what to choose. I got a basic Adidas Shore running shoe when I started running, [...]
It is now confirmed. The Hyderabad Midnight run has been postponed to November 19th. It was originally scheduled for September 24th. BTW, the Delhi marathon has also been rescheduled to Dec 11th, 2005.
There are some crazy moments when you happen to lose all the sense you have developed in all those years of living sanely. The problem is, when those moments come, you are helpless in using your mind at all. This happened to me this Tuesday, when after running 5 kms I was cooling down when [...]
As I reached the 16 km target for last weekends long run, I realised that it is going to be tough from here on. In my last run, tiredness was less of a factor than other discomforts like chaffing, etc. But this time, I felt fully drained out. This might be because the weather has [...]