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Creep (Cover) by Lior Davidi
March 7, 2011 – 8:51 pm
An excellent cover of Creep by my dear friend Lior Davidi. This guy has got great voice and a big heart!
Visit Lior’s website LiorDavidi.com to know more.
2011 London Running Events
January 1, 2011 – 2:24 pm
The 2011 Running Calendar .This is how the first half of 2011 looks like. Still recovering from my calf injury i picked up on Nov 7th (“where the world comes to run”) but I hope to go out soon! As usual most the runs are in London. Will update the list as I add more events/races.
| Date | Race Event | Distance | Start Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 6 Feb | Mornington Chasers Winter GP Series | 10K | Regents Park |
| Sat, 12 Feb | The Action Duchenne Love Run | 10K | Finsbury Park |
| Sun, 27 Feb | South London 10K | 10K | Wimbledon Common |
| Sun, 13 Mar | BHF Regents Park Jog ’11 | 10K | Regents Park |
| Sun, 24 Mar | KNI Waltham Forest Run Half-Marathon | 13.1M | Waltham Forest |
| Wed, 13 Apr | BHF Hyde Park Jog ’11 | 10K | Hyde Park |
| Sat, 07 May | TRI Nations Triathlon | 400-20-5 | Windsor |
| Mon, 30 May | London BUPA 10K | 10 K | Green Park |
| Sun, 19 June | London to Brighton Bike Ride | 60M | Green Park |
| Sun, 25 Sep | Run to the Beat | 13.1M | 02 London |
| Sun, 09 Oct | Royal Parks Half | 13.1M | Green Park |
Ultramarathoner keeps going…
December 28, 2010 – 9:26 pm
CNN’s Dr Sanjay Gupta interviews the legend, the ultramarathoner Scott Jurek.
“Running a ultramarthon is 90% mental and other 10% is mental too” ah!
10 things to know about London
December 4, 2010 – 2:46 pm
Visiting London for the first time? Here are 10 things to keep in mind!
1) ALWAYS stand on the right side of the escalator, allow people to walk on the left.
2) London Bridge is a tube station, the actual bridge is called Tower Bridge!
3) The weather can change at any given second. You’ll feel warm, cold, get wet all within one one hour. So don’t grumble about it.
4) If you see sun… you’re here
5) Tubes (London Underground) are not as bad as people make out. They could be worse.
6) The queen does NOT reside at Buckingham Palace.
7) Monmouth Coffee Company – best coffee in London. Period.
8) London is expensive….very expensive. Get over it!
9) Avoid Leicester Square and Oxford Street. Unless you like walking in the crowd.
10) People are the best thing about London.
Update – Follow this thread on Quora for detailed info What little-known facts should a traveler to London know?
The books on running… I’ve read so far
November 20, 2010 – 10:36 pm
Here are some of the books on running I’ve read.
1) Born to Run by Christopher McDougall – The best book ever written about running. Period.
2) Racing Weight by Matt Fitzgerald – I lost almost 10 kilo’s just by reading the book (pun intended). If you’re serious about your diet and want to train/eat like a pro.. then this book is the one!
3) A Race Like No Other – Running the New York City Marathon? then this is the must read. Liz Robbins runs 26.2 miles through the streets of New York without hitting the wall. If you don’t plan on running the New York City Marathon than this book will make you run one.
4) Runners Rule Book – A good humorous read. Mark Remy makes you laugh.. on the run!
5) Survival of the Fittest Mike Stroud gives an in depth understanding of why and how our body perform in given conditions. More facination are his explorations to Antartica and running marathons around the world and gruelling cross-country endurance races.
6) The Runners Field Manual by Mark Remy - Not as fun as Runners Rule Book
Reading next Once A Runner and My Life on the Run
Tim Hortons in London…. it Sucks!
August 30, 2010 – 12:58 pm
My cousin in Canada tipped me about Tim Hortons in London. Apparently I am addicted to Timmy’s (French Vanilla ..anyone??)
It’s in Piccadilly Circus – SPAR, Haymarket. Tim Hortons made a deal with the SPAR convenience store chain in the UK and Ireland, resulting in Tim Hortons coffee and doughnuts being sold at small self service counters in 50 SPAR stores as of April 30, 2007. (Wikipedia)
It’s just a small vending machine and the coffee is no where..close to what you get in Canada. Infact it Sucks…Oh and no timbits! :-(
2010 – Top 20 Running Songs
April 4, 2010 – 6:50 pm
This seems to be an annual update, list of my top running songs. (See my 2009 list)
Here’s my current 2010 Top 20 25 Running Songs, again in no particular order. I’ll be updating the list as the year goes on. Links are to song videos.
1) Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
2) Running on Empty – Jackson Browne
3) Lose Yourself – Eminem
4) Gonna Fly Now – Bill Conti (Rocky Theme Song)
5) Aint No Stopping Us Now – Mcfadden and Whitehead
6) Till I Collapse – Eminem
7) No Apologies – Eminem
8) Empire State of Mind – Jay- Z feat Alicia Keys
9) Not Afraid – Eminem
10) Stronger – Kayne West
11) Run This Town – Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kayne West
12) Break Your Heart – Taio Cruz
13) Cinderella Man – Eminem (This is looking more and more like a Eminem list!)
14) Dynamite – Taio Cruz
15) Pump It – Black Eyed Peas
16) Orinico Flow (Remix) – Enya
17) It’s My Life – Bon Jovi
18) Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5
19) Shine – Shannon Noll
20) Numb – Linkin Park
I’ve added 5 more tracks, some extra motivation!
21) Eye of the Tiger – Survivor (bringing tiger back!)
22) The Cup of Life – Ricky Martin
23) 8 Mile Road – Eminem
24) Going On – Gnarls Barkley
25) Beat It – Michael Jackson
Bonus track : An mp3 of this adidas ad :)
Happy Running!
Sound, Camera, Action!
February 23, 2010 – 10:15 pm
So couple of weeks back I did a Two-Day Intensive Filmmaking (weekend course) at Met Film School. From the world of web to the world of filmmaking. A great learning experience.
Here’s a scene I directed & edited on day 2. It’s adapted from Erin Brockovich, though I changed the script a bit. You can see the original scene in this trailer. It took me over 2 hours just to direct this 3 min scene and another couple of hours to edit (using Final Cut Pro)!
Not bad for a first timer, eh?
2010 London Running Events
February 20, 2010 – 1:14 am
This is how my 2010 running calendar looks like. As usual most of my runs are in London. There are few more events which I’ll add once my attendance is confirmed. No Half Marathons this year, unlike my 2009 running calendar. Though I would love to do Royal Parks but I have to give it a miss!
| Date | Race Event | Distance | (Start) Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 27 Mar | Richmond Riverside Run | 10K | Richmond |
| Wed, 14 Apr | BHF Jog | 10K | Hyde Park |
| Wed, 05 May | Tower of London | 10K | Tower of London |
| Mon, 31st May | Bupa London 10K | 10K | Green Park |
| Sun, 06 June | Canary Wharf Jog | 10K | Canary Wharf |
| Sun, 20 June | London to Brighton Bike | 50 Miles (approx) | Clapham Junction |
| Aug | London Triathlon | 750m Swim / 20km Bike / 5km Run | ExCeL Centre |
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