tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682Fri, 24 May 2013 07:56:24 +0000Blog AwardChocolateReadingBikingFamily/FriendsRunningLong RunsNJ MarathonVacationGoalsSkiingTriathlonRACESDestination Costa RicaBoston MarathonRapeGymTIaRTCross trainingInjuryBQFoodIron Strength WorkoutTrail runsSpeedHill TrainingRecipesSwimmingMisc.Pool RunningHikingIndiaBookshttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)Blogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-2595179794496384420Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:30:00 +00002013-04-26T09:27:32.735-04:00Boston MarathonRunning In keeping with my usual pattern of procrastination, I’m belatedly chiming in over a week after the ghastly happenings at the Boston Marathon. Not that I have anything to add that has not already been said. Really, what remains to be said? From the excitement and thrill of following some of my best friends/running buddies (via BAA's AthleteAlert) as they competed (or spectated) at arguably the ‘http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2013/04/boston-marathon-tribute-to-runners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-612908852562632928Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:15:00 +00002013-04-25T13:52:49.222-04:00BQRunningRACES I’ve dawdled over this race report, because a.       I never seem to have enough time b.      I couldn’t find the words to fit all the feelings and events leading up to this race into a single, concise blog post I always imagined that if I qualified for the Boston Marathon (a goal I’ve nurtured for over 5 years now), everything would be alright in my world of running. I would have figured http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2013/04/bqtake-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-3019315473372621903Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:36:00 +00002013-01-05T17:25:57.740-05:00Long RunsRunning I wake up at an ungodly hour on a Saturday morning, tiptoe into the bathroom, feel my way around and dress in the dark so as not to wake the spouse up, sip a steaming cup of green tea as I make my way to my car, almost jump out of my skin as the newspaper guy pops out of my neighbor's bushes, drive on deserted roads and make it to the park in one piece. It's still dark as I warm up and start my http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2013/01/why-i-love-and-hate-my-long-runs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-4131875008999810455Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:39:00 +00002012-12-28T22:53:06.217-05:00RapeMisc. Heavy topic for an 'end of the year' post, but this cannot go unsaid. When I was in India visiting family, this happened: PTI, New Delhi, Dec 19 - The 23-year-old paramedical student, who was gang-raped and tortured in a moving bus on Sunday night, today underwent fifth surgery and "continues to be critical but stable", doctors attending on her said.   And this: PTI, NEW DELHI, December 27,http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/12/violence-against-women.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-4573443364026624746Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:12:00 +00002012-12-11T20:49:44.410-05:00GoalsRunningRACES It's the end of the year again. It's time to kick back with a glass of whatever you're drinking while you ruminate on where all that time went. And for you ambitious, endorphin-driven types (don't deceive yourself - if you're a runner and if your vocabulary includes races, paces and PRs, you are most certainly one of those), it's time to evaluate your results against the goals you set for the http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/12/to-my-running-community.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-861947482518566506Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:12:00 +00002012-12-10T17:49:22.472-05:00Misc.RunningRACES It felt bizarre driving to work yesterday. For the past 2 weeks, a number of these roads were closed, huge trees uprooted or snapped at the trunk, houses and cars damaged, utility poles broken, power lines downed or sagging. As hurricane Sandy and the nor'easter that followed a week later plunged the state into darkness, the residents of NJ plodded with stoicism through the inconvenience of http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/11/sandy-and-aftermath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-55221765028023571Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:21:00 +00002012-09-30T19:32:29.542-04:00RunningRACES I purchased 3 books recently. 1. Chi Running - my guide for everyday running. Surprisingly, I didn't own a copy till now. A borrowed copy sat on my nightstand till date. (That's right...don't lend me any books, especially any that you want returned right away. I will return them eventually, but I may need a few not-too-gentle reminders). I am now the proud owner of a copy of this incredible http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/09/holistic-running.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-3221574205331396880Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:15:00 +00002012-07-26T18:25:01.254-04:00RunningRACES This blog is not all about races, I assure you that. I just happen to be racing a lot all of a sudden. I don't know how that happened. Just 4 months ago, I was considering throwing in the towel and taking up knitting (not really, but I was getting quite close to that point). When almost every run ended in pain, I came up with a game plan: - I would coax myself to go out for a run every day, run http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/07/races-galore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-818464840193491381Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:55:00 +00002012-05-10T11:07:09.916-04:00RunningRACES Now that spring is here, there have been a whole slew of races. I am only starting to reap the benefits of the Iron strength workout, am still adjusting to the routine of 3 tough, hour-long kick-ass strength/plyometric workouts a week, and haven't quite gained the confidence to attempt speedwork or long runs. But I'm only human, and races tempt me...if nothing else, I like to see how much I've http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/04/races-miles-for-music-20k-cherry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-1521297816684101474Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:22:00 +00002012-05-10T11:07:50.336-04:00Pool RunningIron Strength Workout You may have heard of Sherry Arnold, the runner/school teacher from Billings, Montana, who was abducted and choked to death while out on a run on Saturday, January 7. It gave me chills, as I am sure it did with everyone else who read/heard about it. Every runner who has ever ventured out on an early morning run probably thought, "This could have been me". You mave have participated in the http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/02/sherry-arnold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-7156023066620144331Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:12:00 +00002012-02-18T09:02:16.385-05:00RunningIt's official. I have the disease. The famous first step of AA's 12-step program is admission that you are an addict. So here I am, admitting to the widest audience possible, the world wide web, that I am a running (& racing?) addict. You may argue that this is the healthiest addiction one can have, and if you are reading this blog or have stumbled upon it by accident, chances are, you may be an http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/02/cure-addiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-1523736428859151976Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +00002012-01-29T17:41:38.896-05:00Misc.In the few months that I had lost touch with the blogging community (OK, it's been almost a year), so much has changed. A number of blogs I followed have gone dormant. I hope that's a sign that you're too busy to blog because your lives are full of more interesting and fun stuff. Some of you have had additions to your families (congratulations, peeps!!!), and there have been countless http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/01/bloggers-block.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-6666183472883097124Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:58:00 +00002012-01-23T12:22:49.948-05:00RunningRACES2011 has been a bizarre year, as far as running goes. I was injured more times than I've ever been in a single year. But something in my haphazard training obviously worked, because just as I was resigned to slowing down as part of the inevitable aging process, I suddenly discovered that I could squeeze a tiny bit more speed out of these complaining muscles, joints and tendons.Consider this. http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-running.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-6888168495642229042Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:30:00 +00002011-10-23T08:54:41.568-04:00Family/FriendsWriting has always been close to my heart...an outlet for joy and sorrow, success and failure, everything positive and negative in my life. I always thought that in times of intense happiness and in pain, writing would help me celebrate, comfort, come to terms with whatever was going on in my life.But over the past few months, I have experienced pain, anger, bitterness and sorrow on a scale that http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-backi-think.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-3224316866314954694Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:39:00 +00002011-02-28T18:46:49.175-05:00RunningRACESWhen you blog once a month or less, you are tempted to cram everything that happened since your last post into a single post...because SO MUCH has happened! But let me try and stick to the key stories, in my view at least.OK, this topic has been beaten to death in the running community, but I have to mention it...the new Boston qualifying standards. Humor me...whaddya think? I must say, I think http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2011/02/boston-qualifying-standards-manhattan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-2307075337905484527Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:12:00 +00002012-05-10T11:08:52.748-04:00RACES It's been great catching up to all the activity on my favorite blogs. You've been busy beavers! It'll take me ages to get caught up on everything I've missed, but I'm inching along and will eventually get there, I'm sure. Finally totalled my running distance for 2010: 1700 or thereabouts. This includes about 3 weeks worth of pool running. Add the swimming, biking, hiking and strength training, http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2011/01/resolution-run-2011-hillsborough-nj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-371586211017934815Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:50:00 +00002011-01-01T14:42:06.693-05:00RACESI started this blog a couple of years ago, because I had been running for a little while and felt that my experiences and lessons learned may be worth writing about. If no one else read them, I could at least look back on them at some point in life and laugh/smile/cringe. I wanted to document races especially, though I never imagined I would be running more than a couple a year. I have gotten wayhttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/12/usatf-10-miler-mercer-county-park-nj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-4232790546018507793Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:58:00 +00002010-11-28T17:52:26.414-05:00Misc.RACESI am totally in awe of my fabulous friend Pearl. We all have dreams, but not many of us are gutsy enough to follow them. Pearl is one of those rare people who is, and does. She has always been an avid traveler, and I admire her for the way she travels, the seasoned road warrior, not afraid to taste the bad with the good, always the observer, never the judge, experiencing other cultures not as a http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/11/giralda-farms-10k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-6607384854215278647Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:08:00 +00002012-05-10T11:11:20.919-04:00RACES This race in the beautiful Duke Island Park was one DH and I ran in 2008. I remembered it being flat and fast. So, when I was looking for another 5K in the general timeframe, I landed on this one. Now that I do trackwork with the group most Tuesdays, I have sorta gotten over my repulsion for running fast with tongue hanging out, and gotten more comfortable being uncomfortable all through a race.http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/11/run-for-runaways-5k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-8502494533222138564Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:26:00 +00002010-10-25T22:35:22.013-04:00RACESReally quick race update, before I plunge into silence again. I won't waste time on apologies, because I know you all get it, and I'll probably be apologizing again another month from now anyway...life is just too crazy. I just popped in to remind you all I am still alive! And I miss you all!!!I ran the USATF Cross Country 8K race at Deer Path Park on October 10. It was a team race, and our http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/10/cross-country-8k-swamp-devil-15k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-2766175873987006469Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +00002010-09-14T17:21:20.989-04:00RACESHi again, my beautiful bloggers! Missing in action again...and there's been lots of action, I can tell you that. I never planned on so many races this year. But just as last year was "Stay away from races and focus on finding your running mojo" year, this year, in spite of the drama surrounding my achilles tendon, I've been fully basking in the thrill and glory involved in racing. I can't hold a http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/09/sherox-triathlon-usatf-nj-cross-country.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-3433920338906290378Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:50:00 +00002010-08-23T21:57:45.145-04:00SwimmingBikingRunningRACESTriathlonWhat a luxury to have a couple of idle hours to catch up on all my favorite blogs and indulge in some bloggie love! You folks have been BUSY! I am lounging around, enjoying some well-earned rest after slaving away most of my morning at a Practice Traithlon. You heard me right. I am spouting new vocabulary these days. I signed up for SheROX at Asbury Park next Sunday! The teeniest sprint triathlonhttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/08/tirathlon-bronx-half-marathon-and-other.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-8293410753440590476Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:59:00 +00002010-08-02T20:26:09.102-04:00RunningRACESFell off the radar again and I didn't even realize it's been more than 2 weeks since my last post. How have you been? I've missed you all! My silence has been filled with working hard all week and playing hard all weekend. I've returned to running, albeit cautiously. I have been running on the soft surface of the towpath aided by liberal treatments of heat and ice.Saturday, I ran the River 2 Sea http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/08/river-2-sea-relay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-3547650775543647460Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:30:00 +00002010-07-15T08:53:55.131-04:00InjurySwimmingPool RunningYour comments and condolences on my last half-a$$ post overwhelm me. I was in the middle of typing up the post, then got distracted. I came back to it the next day to see that I had accidentally posted it, mid-sentence! I quickly went back and finished the sentence, and noticed that inspite of leaving my morbid thoughts incomplete (what else can you call laughing at my own injury?), I got sweet, http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/07/foolin-in-pool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-956942943818845435Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:37:00 +00002010-07-13T06:50:10.961-04:00HikingMisc.RunningIt's been an entire month of no blogging and commenting! I've never been so remiss, but when it came to a choice between sleeping and blogging, you will understand which direction I had to go. Besides, running has not been happening lately (it's injury time!), so I've got nothing to excite a running audience. There has been a lot of pool running, biking and hiking, however. I even found a pool http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-been-entire-month-of-no-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)7