Hail to HAILE GEBRSELASSIE

Gebrselassie performed a remarkable feat of endurance and speed on Sunday 9/28. He ran the marathon in 2:03:59..the first one to break the 2:04 barrier.

Details about his splits can be found here. His pace over the second half of the race was amazing.

Hats off to the Ethiopian! Haile expects the 2 hr speed limit to be broken too, though perhaps not by him.

The music of Lakshmikant-Pyarelal (LP)

As one interested in running and in romance, I love some of the great romantic tunes created by the major music composers of the 70s and 80s, LP. I have been listening to the tunes in Prem Geet, and also songs like mere naseeb mein aye dost. While LP composed too many songs, and consequently too many junk songs, they did have their beautiful compositions. Their first movie, Parasmani, had some wonderful songs, like Hasta hua noorani chehra and salaamat raho.
Thanks LP for many many hours of entertainment.

Flooded streets + lazy mind = no running

On a day like today, when one is forced to do work indoors, music is one's salvation. Two of my favorites, both by Dylan..

CONGRATULATIONS
(The Traveling Wilburys)
Congratulations for breaking my heart
Congratulations for tearing it all apart
Congratulations you finally did succeed
Congratulations for leaving me in need

This morning I looked out my window and found
A bluebird singing but there was no one around
At night I lay alone in my bed
With an image of you goin' around in my head

Congratulations for bringing me down
Congratulations now I'm sorrow bound
Congratulations you got a good deal
Congratulations how good you must feel

I guess that I must have loved you more than I ever knew
My world is empty now cause it don't have you
And if I had just one more chance to win your heart again
I would do things differently but what's the use to pretend

Congratulations for making me wait
Congratulations now it's too late
Congratulations you came out on top
Congratulations you never did know when to stop

Congratulations
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Positively 4th Street


You got a lotta nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning

You got a lotta nerve
To say you gotta helping hand to lend
You just want to be on
The side that's winning

You say I let you down
You know it's not like that
If you're so hurt
Why then don't you show it

You say you lost your faith
But that's not where it's at
You had no faith to lose
And you know it

I know the reason
That you talk behind my back
I used to be among the crowd
You're in with

Do you take me for such a fool
To think I'd make contact
With the one who tries to hide
What he don't know to begin with

You see me on the street
You always act surprised
You say, "how are you? " "good luck"
But you don't mean it

When you know as well as me
You'd rather see me paralyzed
Why don't you just come out once
And scream it

No, I do not feel that good
When I see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief
Perhaps I'd rob them

And now I know you're dissatisfied
With your position and your place
Don't you understand
It's not my problem

I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you

Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You'd know what a drag it is
To see you

RunUp & Rundown

I have not run in a few days, as a number of unexpected events have taken control of my schedule. The run-up, term used often in cricket, is quite critical to the success of the bowler. For the runner the run-up is essential, otherwise the run-down phase takes over.