Haven’t we all faced that time in our life, which seems as if it were the toughest and it would be impossible to get everything in place? Reflect on that time when you were so angry with life that you just wanted to give up everything and stop caring about anything or anyone. Everything seems… Continue reading True Grit: An Athlete’s Context
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MRC Veterans: Dakshesh Patani
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
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 Manipal Cocoon – Shielding Students from Reality
It is often said and it has been an oft repeated cliche of sorts that pervades the blogosphere, the Facebook pages and the Twitter timelines – “Manipal – The best days of my life”. Blame it on the University marketing video of the last decade, which till date is very popular and goes viral in… Continue reading The Manipal Cocoon – Shielding Students from Reality