Running again

Finally, I started running again. Its been a month since I have been doing it. I started slow, not that I have progressed a lot, but yeah at least, the initial shin splits and the lower back pains are slowly giving way to stronger strides and better form. As of now, I do a 3 miler every weekday and a 4 miler on weekends. I cant run the whole distance though. Its a mix of walking and running but surprisingly, my timings have not been bad. I end up covering the same distance in almost the same time this way too. Best of all, I started enjoying it again.

Lets hope I do make it to the Delhi half marathon in November this time.

The Hindi Connection

Being a very proud metalhead, I seldom listen to Hindi songs; no offence, but most of the Hindi stuff that I get to listen to is sheer crap. However, once in a while comes a song which appeals to something primal in me and puts a break on my usual playlist. One such song is Balram from Abhishek Dasgupta. What I like about this song (apart from the groovy song structure..duh!) is firstly, its retro bollywood theme and secondly, the hilariously fun lyrics. The song is about an innocent girl - Irawati, who is about to get her izzat looted by goondas, when Balram comes in to save the day. I just love how the song first describes Irawati's sad plight, cuts to the solo and then erupts with the entrance of Balram. Fun stuff! Its on loop since yesterday night.