Author Archives: rohit

Offseasons between races often feel a little trickier to navigate than training cadences themselves. I always itch to run, and if I’m running, I want to push myself and run hard. My 2023 season didn’t go well – I mismanaged … Continue reading →

Scratch That In Fall 2022, I made an ambitious bid for a sub-2:45 time in Valencia, Spain. On week 5 of training for the race, I finished a kilometer repeats workout at target pace, but immediately sensed something was off. … Continue reading →

“A problem worthy of attack proves its worth by fighting back.” -Simon Singh It’s been three years since I’ve gotten back into running, and I’ve been trying to achieve a Boston Qualifier (BQ) time ever since. It hasn’t been easy, … Continue reading →

Following my run in San Francisco, I looked to fill up my racing calendar again. After a little bit of searching, I settled on Honolulu. I’d run a much shorter 3 mile cross country race in Oahu 7 years ago, … Continue reading →

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this article are my own. While I present the following critique of the New York Marathon’s registration and selection practices, I intend on submitting myself into the 2020 New York Marathon’s non-guaranteed race lottery. Running … Continue reading →

After my first marathon, I started training again for a race on my home turf. This time around, I resolved to be much more consistent with my workouts, cutting down on skipping longer and harder runs. My goal would be … Continue reading →

Running Out It’s a crisp fall morning in Fresno, California. The day is November 30, 2013. I step up to the hastily marked white starting line along with my fellow Lynbrook teammate Justin Robison for what will be the final race … Continue reading →

I started working at Google two weeks ago, amidst a charged atmosphere following the dissemination of the internal manifesto. In light of the divide that has developed, I reflected on my professional goals that I had laid out during my … Continue reading →

A couple of weekends ago, I travelled to Cambridge, Massachusetts for my first hackathon ever. I went to MIT with three other team members to participate in HackMIT 2015. I was very excited to have had the chance to be … Continue reading →

Oh, Milan. Today it’s your birthday. Do you remember? We’d come over to your house, maybe jump into your pool (provided that Rahul didn’t throw up chicken in the hot tub), have water gun fights, and play Halo together while … Continue reading →