I wore the Snapathon t-shirt all day today. I wanted to make sure it is comfortable and wash it before wearing it at the Boston Marathon. It passed. Not only is it comfortable, it feels soft and cool. The weather forecast keeps getting worse. Now they are calling for headwinds peaking at 31MPH. Fortunately the […]
nutrition
Bonking, Sloshing, Barfing | Happy in India
Instead of swimming, I went to Camelback Coaching to hear Bill talk about nutrition during Ironman racing. It was a wise decision. Nutrition is not just about caloric burn and intake; it is also about proper hydration and electrolytes. Bill always says that “all endurance races are a math problem.” If you get the combination […]
Muesli Recipe
For a change, I woke up late today (7:30AM) and it was just a bit too warm to run outside. Instead, Binita and I sat in the living room with the dogs and had coffee and some Muesli that she had made last night. If you don’t know what Muesli is, here is a recipe […]
Nutritious Red Robin Burger
I’m still reeling from the long bike-ride yesterday. Shelly and I were to meet at Lifetime Fitness at 5PM to swim today. Unfortunately, she got tied up and was delayed. Fortunately, Colleen pinged me and said she was going. This worked out quite perfectly as we did a hard but short workout of 1,500 meters. […]
Carnage at San Juan Ironman 70.3 | Race Report
I finished. I finished in under 6 hours. I finished in the top half of not just my age group (30th of 87), but overall (435th of 1,409). I am happy; really really sore, but happy. I made mistakes; I recovered; I was warned for drafting; I had to walk up a few hills during […]
Sunrise, bike, run and coincidences | San Juan Ironman 70.3 2013
Tomorrow, I will race my first Ironman 70.3 event in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The race plan is not that complicated. Swim at an easy pace, bike at an easy pace, run at an easy pace. Drink plenty of fluids and take in plenty of calories. Don’t bonk. The timing plan comes out to total […]
Here we go…Number 258
The race participant list was published today. My number is 258. I like to have the number 7 as one of my numbers on my bib (G is the 7th alphabet), but I am not superstitious. There are a total of 1,450 participants with a pretty strong pro field of 70+ athletes. My age group […]
Wholefoods Delhi Chaat and Peta Buttery
Next to Lifetime Fitness is Whole Foods Market. It is a pretty expensive grocery store (some people call it whole paycheck), but I love to shop there. I go there often after my workout at Lifetime Fitness to pick up dinner. Samosa Chaat with Sev Yesterday, after an easy 30-minute run I picked up a […]
Hydration at spin
It was a busy day at work; we are working on a proposal for a bank in NY. I rushed out of the office to spin at Lifetime Fitness and forgot my hydration. I stopped by Whole Foods to pick up water and coconut water (which I highly recommend) before heading for the spin class. […]
PF Chang’s Half Marathon Race Report | 2013
3:30AM: I woke up and was parched. After drinking some water, I ate half-a-bagel with peanut butter and honey. Bill had given instructions of eating about 200 calories about 4 hours before the race. It was actually quite delicious. Since Binita was in California with the Whoopie Babes (wine-tasting), I was comfortable making noise. The […]