A fellow runner and a dear friend, Ram Vishwanathan writes about the old monk ( the old runner, KanagaSabaPathy, we met last morning )
"Today, I ran a little bit with him to get acquainted and what I learnt completely floored me. This gentleman, Mr. KannagaSabaPathy, is a retired judge and runs 10 kms every day. He comes to Anna University grounds around 5:00 AM everyday and runs 25 laps. After this, he does asanas for about an hour at home. What amazed me was his ability to keep chugging along at a good pace even at 75. Yes, he is 75 years old and runs 10 kms every day plus 60 minutes of Asanas...
After the run, he caught up with us and showed some us some pictures from a national asana competition. I claim to do asanas, but they are child's play compared to what I saw in those those pictures. Hats off to you Mr. KanagaSabaPathy..
Now, ChennaiRunners and others,.. Start Running.. make is part of your eco-system.. As Mr. KanagaSabaPathy says.. No Excuses.. for not taking care of your health"
Monday, October 23, 2006
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2 comments:
If I ever actually get around to doing stuff to keep fit rather than just think about doing stuff, it will be because of this blog and your pushing me. I shall thank you now. And again when I actually run a marathon.
Cheers, Shumi!
Ash
Reg:motivational marathon stories which will push me out of my bed during the cozy monsoon season.
Mumbai will be in smogy conditions then...hv u taken into account weather conditions for training?..some links to sites that might just abt help ;) !!!
http://www.kleph.com/blog.php?v_blog_id=5
http://www.pponline.co.uk/prewp/marathonbook.html
http://www.pponline.co.uk/prewp/pp-homeallweather.html
http://www.springerlink.com/content/h884h3k346m42k73/
http://www.cs.uml.edu/~phoffman/mod9.html
http://www.alzheimers-illinois.org/marathon/training/
http://www.marathonandbeyond.com/tocvol8.htm
http://www.tuftsmarathonchallenge.com/docs/1_MARATHON%20TRAINING%20SCHEDULE-1.doc.
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