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  That's 1000 Kms in a year. Crossed 1000 Kms in April 2015 Attempting my first full marathon for the 2nd time. Sep 18th is the D Day. Last year I started training for a full marathon, but midway had to give up.[ 2015 Kaveri Trail Marathon ]   Planning to run in the Kaveri Trail Marathon this year also. I use the Nike Running App ( Free on both iOS and Android ). There is a coach option, where you key in the race date and it will work out a training program. I am following it sincerely. 5 runs a week, the last one  a long run that keeps increasing till the race day.  Excited about what lies ahead - the training days as it will get harder and harder, and finally the day of the Marathon.. Set a goal which is humanely impossible ( to me certainly it is ) -  break it down, work hard, and achieve it.  Few days back when I was campaigning for more friends to join me in a a half or full marathon - got into a full fledged debate with a few friends in Whatzapp. Ther...

I love running. I was never an athletic person - whenever there was a race, I was the last, play any competitive physical sport with me and I assure you I would have made you triumphant. As a kid I never cared much about sports and hated PT classes. However I discovered running the last couple of years and it was just what the Doctor ordered. I set my own pace, listen to a podcast and I am content and happy. I touched 10km a few months back and I celebrated. Then I pushed to 12km and a nagging pain started - "shin splints". Read all about it and in the process came to know the names of other minor pains I was having. So I tweeted venkat2   venkat kandaswamy   dear runner friends - did any of you have shin splints.. I am touching 12 km and having this pain.. any help/pointers appreciated got a few replies knowsnotmuch   knowsnotmuch   @   @ venkat2  yeah it does creep slowly. Back off a bit, increase gradually when you get back and examine ho...

This is the book written by  Haruki Murakami   (thanks to @kgthegreat for pointing my spelling flaw) Nila mentioned to me about this book on Thursday evening, Friday morning I had to plan for a surprise one day trip to Chennai, Saturday found an audio version of this book and Sunday listened to this book on the afternoon return journey. At times it is really amazing how it looks like as if someone sat and planned the whole situation to the very last detail. I have read only one book of his before - kafka on the shore. He is an amazing fiction writer and paints such crazy images and situations. (  http://kvrlogs.blogspot.com/2008/07/kafka-on-shore.html  ). I was very curious to know what he had to talk about when he talks about running! Pic from one of his interviews (  http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243-410--8908-0,00.html ) The book starts with him training in Kauai, Hawaii 6 days a week, 10kms a day with 1 rest day. He is putting in these...