Bike 200 miles in 16 hours? Summit the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States? Sign me up! After a challenging 2024, here’s what 2025 has in store. Aftermath of running a 50-mile race and a major injury The Comrades…
Introduction The Grand Canyon is an epic natural wonder, with jaw-dropping views and layers of rock that reveal Earth’s ancient history. From vibrant colors that shift with the sunlight to trails that lead deep into its vast beauty, it’s a…
On June 9th, at 5:30am, I was in Durban at a start line of Comrades Marathon. In the next 12 hours, I needed to cover 53.4 miles with 5700ft of elevation gain. While Chariots of Fire was playing and the…
Over the past year (52 weeks), I averaged >= 50 miles (~80.5 km) of running per week, taking into account all the travel, sickness and injuries. What does it mean in the grand scheme of things? For some people (aka,…
Overall, 2023 mostly sucked (both “globally” for the world and “locally” for me and people around me), so training was more than a welcome distraction. In total, it was 2537 miles of running (409 hours) plus 14 hours of cycling…
Two years ago, I laced up my running shoes and embarked on a path to train systematically for long-distance running. Since that pivotal day, I’ve clocked 3,546 miles, spent 592 hours pounding the pavement, and crossed the finish line in…