Tag: Misc

  • Garmin comes out with 2 gems: Forerunner 405CX and 310XT

    I love the look of both the GPS watches, particularly the uber sexy Garmin Forerunner 310XT GPS Watch, which is like an updated Garmin Forerunner 305 model. Check out the story from Engadget for details. Below is an image for your viewing pleasure. These are now available at the Garmin stores as well as online on…

  • Use Google Maps directions to reach that new runnning route!

    Its been a couple of days that I discovered that Google had enabled Get Directions for their Google India maps. This means, you can enter any starting and destination locations on their website (maps.google.com ), and they automatically draw the shortest/best route on the map. Below is an example route drawn by the software from Indirapuram…

  • Indian Open Badminton (Hyderabad, 2009)

    Event dates: Mar 24th – Mar 29th, 2009Venue: Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad Updates: Mar 29: Taufik wins in straight sets. Indians Jwala/Diju lose in the finals. Mar 28: Jwala/Diju move into mixed finals! Hafiz Hashim and Taufik Hidayat set up an exciting mens final! Mar 27: Saina loses to 6th ranked Julia Pei Xian WONG 🙁…

  • Preparing for 5K, time to speed up

    Update Mar 13: Pain wins this time. 2010 event awaited. The 5K run at my place of work is an annual event. It started off a couple of years ago as a charity run for various causes, and has been an out and out success. To put it into perspective, more than half the employees…

  • Its (un)official, I am now a Marathon Maniac!

    I had heard of this exotic group called Marathon Maniacs, and in fact knew about a couple of people who were there on its list of maniacs. Today, I went to their website and found that they in fact have an entry criteria for being an official maniac. There are several levels of maniacs, starting…