Top 5 ways you can go to bed and sleep like a baby
Whenever I see my son or daughter dozing off instantly, I instantly reminded of my own childhood days. I’m also reminded, sometimes, of the happy or random nightmarish dreams I ended up sharing with my parents every single day. A good quality sleep always brought a refreshing day in my life. How can I have …. Read More
Top 5 things you must know about running injuries
In Nov 2019 I underwent an arthroscopy surgery to fix a torn medial meniscus on my right knee due to an exercise trauma. I’ve been off running for more than 7 months and It has been a transformational experience for me to battle through this recovery period. Running has positive effects on health and fitness …. Read More
Top 5 secrets only runners will know
Everyone has secrets and very interestingly all runners share some interesting yet common secrets. I found it very funny when for the first time one of my innermost secrets was found to be a deep secret of another person who happened to be another runner. I hate to know whenever I can’t run due to …. Read More
Top 5 reasons to RECONSTRUCT your running foundation
Since 2011, when I began my running journey as a recreational runner, the initial few years were like a roller coaster ride for me. I was getting better with my running skills and at the same time had my own downtimes due to regular aches and niggles. Whenever I tried to go faster or longer, …. Read More
Top 5 reasons why I feel I’m neither poor nor that entitled
The insightful report that I read once on how students’ background affects the performance made me think about my own life. “Wealthy families do not worry about food, or transportation, or whether walking to school involves crossing a gang boundary. If you haven’t lived in poverty, it is hard to imagine it. They have shelter, …. Read More
Top 5 reasons why you should enjoy when someone says you are NO GOOD
It was in a meeting room inside a large automotive giant’s IT organization, somewhere in Japan. I was working on a data migration software development team as an IT manager and a technical lead for the first time. I was about to present the software performance characteristics report for the first time and was already nervous under the quiet air conditioner in the land of the rising …. Read More
Top 5 useful tips for first-time runners and beginners
There are many reasons why someone wants to run and most of them can be categories under psychological, physical, better health, social and achievements [1]Motivation of Marathon Scale. Here is an excerpt from the research conducted by runrepeat.com in 2019 [2]The RunRepeat research: The State of Running 2019 Running has grown by 57% over the …. Read More
Top 5 ways to protect your digestive system and stay healthy
True prevention is not waiting for bad things to happen, it’s preventing things from happening in the first place Don McPherson Are you already on the journey to protect your health and well being? Are you a runner? What are you preparing for? a 5k or a 10k race? marathon? or ultramarathon? or even triathlon? …. Read More
Top 5 benefits of warming up before exercise or running
A pre-exercise or a pre-run warm-up activity can be beneficial to runners which can range from simple stretching to engaging in more dynamic movements. The warmup activity can signal our mind and body to be prepared for the oncoming exercise or a game. “Warm-up was shown to improve performance in 79% of athletes in a …. Read More
Top 5 things I experienced on my first ever 100-mile ultramarathon
Running, by far has been helping me in scaling up my potential every single day and re-discovering my version.next. Since 2011, I have blissfully run more than 60 marathons and 20+ ultramarathons. There was something missing until the day I decided to run The Border 100. The extremely hot day time and chilly cold night …. Read More