Somewhere on the trials The best thing about the local races is that you don’t have to travel far from home. Just to keep myself in a decent shape, I kept training well after my arrival from India in December 2019. I did put some good mileage in last 6 weeks and decided to ran … Continue reading Race Report: John Dick Memorial 50k 2020
Author: Vikash Malik
What is the cost of running a marathon PR? It may be around $9.82 per mile.
After thinking 10 times or more and discussing with my wife at-least 20 times, I bought the expensive stuff exclusively for myself. By now you would have figured out that I bought something related to running. That is correct! I recently got myself $250 Nike Vapor Fly 4% and as far as I remember, this … Continue reading What is the cost of running a marathon PR? It may be around $9.82 per mile.
Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Race Report
I have not raced a marathon after running Boston marathon in 2017. In Boston I got fried in the heat along with my buddy David Vande Walle and we both finished in 3:09 whereas our goal was sub 3. If you are running Boston marathon, please don’t get excited about the fact that it’s a … Continue reading Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Race Report
How I paced my friend in a 50 mile race?i
Let me admit this. I have been running out of ideas recently and didn't really know what to write on my website. Thoughts like 'most blogs die within 6 months of their inception' was creeping in my head because I have not had courage to think and write something useful and interesting. However that changed … Continue reading How I paced my friend in a 50 mile race?i
Badger 100K race report: a WIN, PR and a bit of disappointment
I had ambitious goal going into this race. My goal was to run sub 8 hour 100 K. I had worked really hard for this event. My plan B was to run faster than 8:09:12! The time I just mentioned was ran by Vinod Kumar Srinivasan in 2012. This still stand the fastest time ran … Continue reading Badger 100K race report: a WIN, PR and a bit of disappointment
How high mileage can make you a better runner
I read a book on running where the author said that less is always better. This means that you don't need to run a lot in order to be a faster version of yourself. The title of the book was “Run Less Run Faster” The main Idea of the book is that you do all … Continue reading How high mileage can make you a better runner