March 29th, 2010 | by Anita | published in Personal, Running, Sports
The second edition of Girls on the Run (we had the first one last year) organised by Runner Girls India was held on March 28, 2010.
The GOTR is a series of running events and the aim is to increase their frequency. This time around we had Decathlon, Kalenji Club, Forum Value Mall and OnMobile as […]
March 25th, 2010 | by Anita | published in Cycling, DesiPundit, Sports
A few days ago, a cyclist was turned away from the Leela Hotel’s main gate to a side parking lot on the road. He was there to attend a conference when his “humble” cycle did not pass the “high security standards” of the hotel. He refused, of course, (even I would!) the security guard’s suggestion […]
December 28th, 2009 | by Anita | published in Adventure, Cycling, India, Sports, Travel
Day 3: Hassan to Madikeri
A day filled with scenic routes but a lot of climbs and pretty tiring too in the end. It turned out to be a long day for me. The best part was early on when we had the Gorur dam stretch opened up for us to cycle on — around 3–4 […]
October 20th, 2009 | by Anita | published in Adventure, Running, Sports
On Sunday, 25 October 2009, join a bunch of us for Bangalore’s first women’s only running event — brought to you by RunnerGirlsIndia (RGI)! Come and run or walk with us!
This Girls on the Run event is partnered with YLG Salon and Spa; each participant will receive a YLG Gift Voucher too.
We would love […]
October 7th, 2009 | by Anita | published in Adventure, Cycling, Hobbies, Running, Sports
Our destination: Nandi Hills, located about 60 km north of Bangalore and about 4800 ft above sea level. On top was Tipu Sultan’s summer retreat and the remains of Tipu’s fort still remain. Tipu’s Drop, a 600 metre high cliff face, where prisoners were hurled down the precipice when the king was really angry. Not […]
September 27th, 2009 | by Anita | published in Adventure, Cycling, Living, Sports, Travel
900 km, 8 days, 1 ride: TFN 09
Yippee!
September 2nd, 2009 | by Anita | published in Adventure, Cycling, DesiPundit, India, Sports, Travel
The Tour of Nilgiris meanders through the famed Blue Mountains of South India immersing you in the stunning landscape, bio-diversity, culture and heritage of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
May 11th, 2009 | by Anita | published in Art, Living, Personal, Running, Sports
The training for Sunfeast is on! This is the Kanakpura stretch where we go when we want to do uphill stretches. This time we did a 4k stretch downhill to start with. And then we come back the same way, except this time it’s all uphill :-)
Believe me, it’s not happy thoughts on your mind […]
