In my fourth semester in college, I started training for my first 10k run. I was a regular at the track, and gave myself about 4-6 weeks of training for the run. When I started training, I was already running enough laps to equate to 5 kilometers. My goal was to build my stamina enough… Continue reading Day 7: TLC
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Day 6: Mechanics
1. Posture We all know that keeping a good posture is important. Not only does it help prevent aches and pains from developing due to certain muscles being under tension most of the time, it also considerably improves your body language and makes you look commanding and capable. Bad posture leads to poor bio-mechanics, and… Continue reading Day 6: Mechanics
Day 5: Fire up. Ice down.
If even a jet engine needs to warm up properly and sufficiently before the pilot can turn up to full thrust, why shouldn’t you? Ever feel like getting out of your stifling room, boring lecture or office cubicle and just running? Or hiking. skiing, playing ball, cycling, boxing, swimming, lifting, kicking or screaming? I used… Continue reading Day 5: Fire up. Ice down.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Athletes Of Today
The Olympic motto-“hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius” which means “Faster, Higher, Stronger” has been fulfilled by athletes rapidly. The winner of the 2016 Olympic Marathon ran 2:08:01. Had he been racing against the winner of the 1904 Olympic Marathon who ran 3:28:53, he would have won by nearly an hour and a half. So what’s really… Continue reading Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Athletes Of Today
Why you need to run the Kaveri Trail Marathon!
The first time i heard about the Kaveri Trail Marathon, or KTM as it is commonly referred to, was when I was working out in a gym in Hyderabad, two summers ago. I was pounding away the kilometers on the treadmill, and a beefy guy walked up to me later and asked me if I do… Continue reading Why you need to run the Kaveri Trail Marathon!