Team For Kids – Tokyo Marathon A few weeks ago, I blogged that I was not picked for the Tokyo Marathon 2017 lottery. I had about 1 in 8 chance of getting in and lost out. Well…I signed up anyway! I will run the Tokyo Marathon to support Team for Kids. Here is what Team […]
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Run, Bike, Charity, 86th Birthday
It is strange coming home to a house without my pups. I miss the clip-clop of nails ticking on tiled floors, the panting and sighs of excitement, the occasional barking at a stranger passing by, the love and affection, even the begging for people-food. I go through bouts of sadness when I see someone walking […]
BikeMS in Arizona and London Marathon taper
Ryan, Kristi, Mike, Katie, Laura, Mile (L to R) recovering after a minor mishap at BikeMS Arizona 2016 It’s taper week for the London Marathon. We leave on April 20 (Wednesday). My training is slow and easy and short. Yesterday though, I picked it up a notch by riding for BikeMS (Team K-Lar for Kristen) […]
Race prep for tomorrow’s half marathon
At the Arizona Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Expo Early this morning, I took Missy to a new vet. As per the doctors at Petsmart, she needs an ultrasound. The new vet did a few blood tests and saw that her internal organ functions are returning to normal. Since her affect is also better, he recommended […]
KJZZ fundraiser, Buck & Rider
At the KJZZ wine event with Debbie On my London Marathon training schedule, today was cross-training day. If drinking wine and eating a big sushi dinner is considered cross-training, I did quite well! It started this evening with Don and Debbie at a KJZZ (local NPR radio station) wine-tasting fundraiser at a place called the […]
Pipeline Worldwide | Impacting Lives
I refuse to talk any more about the weather. Oops, I just did!! It remains cold and wet and rainy and nasty by Arizona standards. Let’s move on… I had a Pipeline Worldwide board meeting today. We welcomed 3 new board members. Our finances look solid now. Our mission, goals and the overall structure are […]
Pipeline board meeting on a rest day
I blogged a couple of days back that I booked my tickets to India. I’ll be travelling with a small group of fellow Pipeline Worldwide board members. In the first couple of weeks of February, we will travel to some remote parts of eastern India, the Taj Mahal and my hometown of Ahmedabad. The entire […]
Interview with Gaurav Parekh | Casey Libonate
I created my Twitter account only a couple of months ago. My handle is @gpar2000. I mostly communicate with runners and triathletes all over the world and have a meager following of around 350 people. We tweet mostly about running and tri training and a few other miscellaneous topics like wildlife, travel, nutrition, a few liberal […]
Seattle RnR Half Marathon – Raising $$ for LLS
My jetlag is still here but I feel a lot more energetic than I did yesterday. I was up super-early and was quite busy at work catching up. I’m trying my hand at this whole Twitter thing. You can follow me on Twitter at @gpar2000 if you must! Social media is going to play an important part […]
Wine 4 A Cause
I am now officially a board member of Pipeline Worldwide. If you live in Phoenix, you should check out the event on March 25. It’s called “Wine 4 a Cause” and will be a fun, festive event with fine folks! We had a meeting to organize the event today. I have taken on the responsibility […]