The Big Island is gorgeous! It’s warm and windy. Tomorrow is the big race; 26.2 miles of exhilarating torture. The course is downhill with sporadic uphill patterns. From my own GPS analysis, I expect to get out of the gate fast and stay there for the first hour for an average of 7:30 per mile […]
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Haven’t blogged in ages – here goes…
Last time I blogged was just after the Boston Marathon in April. Since then, a lot has happened. I want to start blogging again regularly in 2020; so here is a quick synopsis of what has transpired since April! May 2019: I went to Amsterdam with Sheelben-Devan to enjoy the tulip festival and had a […]
A trip to Southern Spain Malaga Sevilla Ronda Gibraltar
A lot has happened since my last post in March of this year. In April 2018, we went to southern Spain covering the Malaga-Sevilla-Ronda-Gibraltar region. In the summer, we went up to the bay area in Northern California and ate the finest meal we have eaten in the US. French Laundry (thank you Amiben)! In […]
Grand Canyon West
I haven’t posted a blog in a while and wanted to quickly post this small film of our trip to Grand Canyon West. Soon, I will blog about my 2018 new year resolutions and my six-star medal. Stay tuned…
Quick trip to Washington, DC
Amiben was in America for a wedding in South Carolina. She, Binita and I flew to Washington, DC to hang out with Naman last weekend. It was a fun few days full of eating, drinking, visiting the monuments and shopping (of course). Every time Amiben comes to America, the US economy improves (especially Ralph Lauren […]
4 days to Tokyo Marathon 2017
Here we go… After 18 weeks of solid training, 3 pretty solid races (5k, 10k, half-marathon), umpteen training sessions including long runs of 20+ miles, temp runs, intervals, fartleks, strides, etc. etc. I am on the flight from LAX to Narita. The Phoenix-LAX flight was delayed giving me a slight scare that I will miss […]
A week to the Tokyo Marathon
It’s been raining in Arizona since last night. This afternoon and evening, the rain was pretty heavy. To our surprise, there was a bobcat lurking on our roof next to the solar panels. I could barely contain my excitement as she delicately walked on top of the trellis in our courtyard and settled to groom […]
Off to Sedona for the Half Marathon | Bird Pics from the Gilbert Wetlands
Tomorrow is the Sedona Half Marathon. It’s going to be a quick weekend trip to Sedona. We leave this evening and come back on Sunday. It will be a training run for me and I am not looking forward to running in cold 45 degree (or lower) weather. Adding to the misery will be elevation […]
The Big Fat Indian Wedding in Ahmedabad
After absolute relaxation in the Himalayas for 4 days at the Ananda Spa, we arrived in Ahmedabad to a rocking thumping party with around 70 friends and family. As we pulled in to our driveway of our house in the outskirts of Ahmedabad, the party was in full swing. It was a precursor to Sanjana-Abhay’s […]
Seeking solace at Ananda Spa in the Himalayas after a Clinton defeat
I’m sad that Hillary Clinton will not be the President of the United States in 2017. Most of my friends are sad, even dismayed that Donald Trump was able to win Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan and even Pennsylvania. The day afrer the election, we left for India. I’m glad I don’t have to listen […]