Not being the perfect Mother

Not being the perfect Mother

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Relationships are hard. Expectations in relationships are harder. Maintaining relationships that have expectations of certain behavior is even more harder. Not having open conversations about the expectations in a relationship that you have to maintain is the hardest. A lot of what I feel is cultural and may not be understood by someone growing up in the US. Parenting Indian parents are mostly rigid with their kids with the focus on school rather than outside of school. I’m more of…

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Trying to move past the frustration of running

Trying to move past the frustration of running

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I never thought I’d say this and I know that I don’t probably mean it and it is just the frustration speaking – At this moment in time, Saturday 5pm, as I sit defeated after yet another sucky run making it XX sucky runs in a row, I wonder …. (No, it is not just the Atlanta summer, I had horribly slow runs even when running next to the majestic Niagara Falls) I wonder why I am doing this to…

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Tokyo Marathon Entry
How to get a charity entry to Tokyo Marathon

How to get a charity entry to Tokyo Marathon

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Tokyo Marathon (to be held on March 1st, 2020) has a field of ~30,000 runners out of which 26,370 are through a lottery entry. While several people I know have been successful in getting a lottery spot, it is becoming increasingly difficult with a growing number of people looking to complete Tokyo as part of the World Marathon Majors Challenge (Tokyo, London, Boston, Berlin, Chicago, New York). In my quest for the WMM as a personal challenge, I figured that…

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15 Weeks to Berlin: Training Recap

15 Weeks to Berlin: Training Recap

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Just when I was so proud of keeping up with strength training sessions, I missed all of my strength training lunchtime bootcamp last week due to sickness and also this week. A team lunch, a work meeting and emotional drainage took precedence over the 30min sessions. But I alteast got my runs in and maintained my routine and cadence from the past 2-3 weeks. Monday: Yoga followed by a 3 mile treadmill run It was the worst treadmill spot ever…

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London Marathon
Why the London Marathon is my favorite

Why the London Marathon is my favorite

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3 years ago, I gathered at Greenwich village with 40,000 others to make a trip from Greenwich to Buckingham Palace/St. James park and that journey instantaneously became my absolute favorite marathon ever. Yes, I loved the London Marathon even more than the New York City Marathon, which was every bit as wonderful as I’d read it would be. But London was … just something else. Ever since I dreamed of the possibility of running a marathon, London was at the…

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earth day
Earth Day Tips – How to be an eco-conscious runner

Earth Day Tips – How to be an eco-conscious runner

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My picture perfect run where I could get lost with myself and my thoughts and just BE would be on a trail or a beach run. I don’t get too many chances to run on the beach, but I am lucky to have an abundance of trails just 15min drive from me. How can I as a runner protect and take care of the trails? Sharing some tips for Earth Day on how to be an eco-conscious runner. Leave it…

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