Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM) 2024 Experience – Inspired, hated, loved, reflections

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2024 is the first marathon that I would have an official timing and I thought I would be too excited in the end. It was far from it. Tata Mumbai Marathon 2024 - Finisher Medal Pre-Run: Last couple of important runs, I fell sick (Ladhak Full Marathon, Malnad 30km trail run) so …

Year in Review – 2023[Runs, workouts, books, travel, ebook, other thoughts, 2024 goals]

Here are the topics I will be covering [When I showed the topics to a friend, I was suggested to mention which are helping with physical health, mental health and Work goals. While the reason I did these is to optimize my joy. I enjoy doing these a lot. I do see they are falling …

A year in review – 2021[Full marathon, bulging disc, depression, quitting my job, 100 days + break & travel, a new me]

Phew. You are alive. I am alive. Congratulations to both and all of us for making it into 2022. I know last year feels like 2019 and the next year is already 2022. We all have either time travelled or lost in time.  Gladly, we didn’t lose ourselves (I hope). In the last couple of …

Why you will piss off a few people and create haters while you grow? [and how to deal with it]

If you are growing. You may piss off a few people and get a few haters too. There could be one or more reasons for this. Here are a few reasons. For some people, you are not supposed to be anything. When you grow, it’s a hit on their belief system. They will start searching …

Loneliness – [How to identify and deal with it]

Solitude is pleasant. Loneliness is not -  Anna Neagle Loneliness is not just common among humans, but it is also among monkeys, rodents, and fish. Neuroscientist John Cacioppo, who has made a career out of studying loneliness says  - “The absence of social connection triggers the same primal alarm bells as hunger, thirst and physical …

A year in review – 2019[Health, Travel, Books, Writings, Runs, Work, Others]

I am writing the facts first and the truth later. Facts are numbers and comparative(from Point A to B). Truth has the story about how it went from A to B (Hint: it won’t be linear). Facts are cold and end results. Truth is what the journey is about, you can feel it. Feel free …

The 90 day challenge [No Movies/TV Series, No Sugar, No Tea (black teas), No Coffee, No Deep-fried foods, No Maida, Every day exercise]

One of my friends wanted to do a 30 day no sugar challenge, after some negotiation, we made it for 100 days, after a few days and I added a few more of my own and made a 90-day challenge. -> Here is what I took up as a 90-day challenge No Movies or TV …