Today we will be profiling the fastest distance runner of Manipal University. Dakshesh is to Manipal, what Mo Farah is to British athletics. His half marathon time stands at around an hour and thirty minutes and he has an innate capability to run a 4 min/km pace and win a race anytime you tell him.… Continue reading MRC Veterans: Dakshesh Patani
Year: 2016
Empowe-Running
In 1965, the year I first ran the Boston Marathon, there were no women in the field of about 400 participants. On Monday morning, 18th April, 2016, more than 13,000 women will start the 120th Boston Marathon.- Roberta Gibb The Boston Marathon gender barrier fell 50 years ago, on April 19, 1966. That’s when Roberta Gibb,… Continue reading Empowe-Running
MRC Veterans: Ganga Shinghal
“There are roads, paths and trails everywhere. All you need to do is to step out, travel miles and tread on unknown paths. Explore the world. Experience nature. Embrace the gusty wind. Embark on a journey of relaxation, realization and rejuvenation.” These lines sum up Ganga Shinghal’s opinion of this wonderful task of running… Continue reading MRC Veterans: Ganga Shinghal
The Lost World – A poem on Manipal by Lovish Uppal
Its July, as the clouds start to hover, But this time I am gonna miss the incessant shower. Neither Udupi, nor Mangalore in my flight’s range, Wonder how life is going to change. KC is no more the meeting ground, I am all set to be lost in a crowd. After dinner, there are no… Continue reading The Lost World – A poem on Manipal by Lovish Uppal
Staying friends: mature or masochistic?
Dear Juliet, My ex wants very much for us to be friends, and I’m a little torn over it. I can’t imagine not seeing or speaking to him. It would be like cutting off a limb. But I’m finding myself still hanging on his calls and e-mails. If I don’t hear from him for a… Continue reading Staying friends: mature or masochistic?