நம்ம சென்னை - Chennai Marathon

நம்ம சென்னை marathon is upon us tomorrow.. I am confident we would show up in full strength tomorrow. If you are looking to car pool, please do assemble at Dimensions by 5:15 AM, we would do our little to reduce congestion at the starting point.

Also, we would like all of our fraternity to wear the special chennairunners bib in addition to the BIB (chest number) given out by the organizers. Karthik & KK would be distributing it at the starting point from around 6:00 AM.

Be there or be square.. See you tomorrow..

Let us do our part for the love of Chennai... after all it is நம்ம சென்னை.

Happy Running

20 Races to do before you die

Please click this link to see whether you have completed these 20 Races. Unfortunately, I have not done any of these races.

Style Don't Mater

Style Don't Mater.. for Marathons..

Photo courtesy: NYTimes

Interesting article in NYTimes* about styles and its impact on results. I for one believed that how run is very important for optimal performance. But this article says otherwise. I will let you read the article but the net is 'styles don't mater' but you comfort with that does..

There will be heel strikers and men who land on their midfoot and there may be a few who land on their forefoot. There will be men who bob up and down and men who seem to glide. There will be men who flail their arms and those whose arms pump smoothly at their waists. And there is no way to tell by looking at a runner whether he will win, place or come in last.

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(Thanks to Bobby Kunnath for the mail forward..)

Run this Sunday - August 24, 2008

Chennai Runners..

Chennai Marathon is upon us and it just 9 days away. To get ready for the half marathon and familiarize ourselves with the route, we will be running along the same route but in reverse order. We would start start and end our run Elliots Beach. After the run, we can hit the Murugan Idli Kadai for a sumptuous breakfast.

Look forward to your participation in our Sunday run as well as in the Chennai Marathon.. It doesn't matter if you run the 'full' half-marathon or just a few kms.. just get out and start running. If you can't run, come out cheer the runners.. they could use your support. Let's do for our Singara Chennai.

Date: August 24, 2008
Assemble by : 5.00 a.m
Start Time: 5.15 a.m (sharp - We got to start at this time to minimize exposure to chaotic traffic and resultant pollution).
Starting Location: Elliots Beach (Near Cozee Corner / Police Outpost)
Route: Chennai Runners - Elliots Half Marathon (Pl. browse the link and familiarize yourself with the route.. straight forward one..)
Distance - The total distance is about 21.1 kms but you do what you are able to.. and remember.. you can always Do More but for that you need Start Running

Happy Running!!!

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Run tomorrow - Friday, 22nd August 2008

Team

Lets do an easy run tomorrow.

Assemble, warm up, stretch: 5:00 a.m.
Assembly point: Dimensions Gym, CP Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet (adjacent to Sony World)
Start time: 5:15 a.m.
Distance: 5 km approx
Route: Boat Club Road Circuit / River View Street.. depends on your appetite!

Please confirm your participation!

Cheers
Ramesh

Tomorrow's Run - LSD - Thursday, 21st August 2008

Team

It's LSD time... the Chennai Marathon is around the corner. Lets get some miles behind us in preparation!

Assemble, warm up & stretch: 5:00 a.m.
Assembly point: Dimensions Gym, CP Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet
Start time: 5:15 a.m.
Route: Dimensions > Besant nagar beach > Vellankani Church and return
Distance: 12 kms approx

Sorry about the late announcement.
Please confirm your participation.

Come rain or shine we will be running!

Cheers
Ramesh

Must Read - Barefoot Runner by Paul Rambali

Run Tomorrow - Sunday - August 17, 2008

Chennai Runners..

Date: August 17, 2008
Assemble by : 5.00 a.m
Start Time: 5.15 a.m (sharp)
Starting Location: Dimensions Gym / Sony World , CP Ramaswamy Road, Abhiramapuram
Route: Classic or Classic Plus
Distance - The total distance is about 15+ kms.. but you do what you are able to.. and remember.. you can always Do More

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Happy Running!!!

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Write up on Rahul Verghese

There was brief write up on Rahul Verghese in rediff. Here is the link.

Run Tomorrow - Sunday - August 10, 2008

Chennai Runners..

Date: August 10, 2008
Assemble by : 5.00 a.m
Start Time: 5.15 a.m (sharp)
Starting Location: Dimensions Gym / Sony World , CP Ramaswamy Road, Abhiramapuram
Route: Classic or Classic Plus
Distance - The total distance is about 15+ kms.. but you do what you are able to.. and remember.. you can always Do More

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Happy Running!!!

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Anti-Gravity Treadmill

Interesting article. Alter-G. I wish we had one of these in Chennai.

Best Running Shoe..

For those who are contemplating on buying a running shoe...see if you'd want to do it the Dilbert way.


Happy Running,

Karthik Vijayakumar

Harrinton/Chetput Run on 7th August

We will do an easy run tomorrow

Start Time: 0530 Hrs.

Start From: MCC School on Harrington Road

Route: MCC School to McNichols Road/Guru Swamy Road Back. Will do couple of loops and then head back. Total distance 6.50 Km.

Nature of Run: Easy 10-11 mins per mile. Suitable for beginners. Anyone needs wake up call please let me know. Also, runners living in Kilpauk can meet us in McNichols Road off Poonamalee Road directly (after MVJ towers) directly. We should be reaching there at 0545 hrs.

Please confirm.

Shahid

Are you participating in Hyderabad Marathon?

Chennai Runners..
You must have seen mails on Hyderabad Marathon happening in 12 days.. (August 16, 2008) and several of you registered as well. Can we get a quick headcount on final numbers please?

If you are going, can you please respond to this post? We will get a final headcount and a separate mail thread going for logistics.

Rajesh Vetcha: Good luck with the marathon.. having organized smaller runs, we know what it takes to get something of this size going.. Good luck to your team and thanks for making it happen.

Special Run Tomorrow - Sunday August 3rd, 2008

Chennai Runners

We are having a special run tomorrow. It is special because we will get to interact with the top sports medicine physician in Chennai after the run. Thanks to Hari's initiative, Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi has consented to have a interactive session with us tomorrow @ YMCA Nandanam after our regular run.

In order to meet him @ YMCA, we have shifted our starting and ending points for our run tomorrow. Here are the details. Our route is a slightly altered version of Chennai Runners Classic route. we will pretty much follow the same course but will start and end at YMCA that's all. Pl. do get familiar with the route by clicking here.

Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008
Assemble by : 5.00 a.m
Start Time: 5.15 a.m (sharp)
Starting Location: YMCA, Nandam. (Pl. refer to the map and parking instructions below)
Route: YMCA - Chennai Runners Classic.
Distance - The total distance is about 17 kms.. but you do what you are able to.. and remember.. you can always Do More

Happy Running!!!

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YMCA Location Map
Pl. note that we park our vehicles not at YMCA but in a road adjacent to YMCA and the approach road for Cosmopolitan Golf Club.

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Meet with Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi - Sunday, August 8, 2008

Thanks to Hari, we will get to have an interactive session with Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi, this sunday, August 3rd, 2008, 7:30 AM at YMCA, Nandanam. He has kindly agreed address us and take questions on running techniques, avoiding injuries and any other running related topic that may be of interest to the team.

As most of you know, Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi is one of the top sports medicine physician in Chennai. He addresssed last year which was quite useful and I am sure we will find this session useful as well.

I encourage all of you to participate in this event and benefit from the interaction. In order to have this session at YMCA, we will be starting and ending our Sunday run at YMCA. More details to to follow...

Brief bio of Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi
Dr.Kannan Pugazhendi is a Sports Medicine Doctor and also the Director of Fitness Foundation Academy at YMCA, Nandanam. He has toured as the Sports Medicine doctor and Physiotherapist with the Indian Cricket team tour to West Indies in late 70's and also with the Indian Hockey Team to Atlanta Olympics 1996. In addition to this a lot of leading sportsmen consult him.