Lance Armstrong, We Live Stronger With You and Not Your Medals

It would have been great to see Lance coming out innocent in the doping investigations and his conviction has definitely brought the sport down. However he is still a hero for the many other achievements of his life. We can not condone his mistake but we can learn a lot from him for who he is otherwise. 

The real feat is not measured from the medals on the chest or the stars on the shoulders;it is measured by the love from people and their support despite the outcomes. 

Lance Armstrong, there are millions of fans who still love you for who you are! 



Cheers!
Tarun

Someday...I will go for Tour d'Afrique...

Africa, has never been popular among tourists from my part of the world but if one loves biking then I would recommend to rethink. Biking in Africa can be most adventurous of your biking expeditions and when it is the 11,800 Kilometers cross country from Cairo to Capetown with the team of Tour d'afrique then it is an experience of a lifetime. The riders cover the following countries: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Botswania, Namibia, and South Africa. The cost is high and I will not disclose it here and would like you to know more about the tour before comparing cost and adventure [I am not an  agent, I am just a fan of the tour  ;-) ]  . Shibaji Sahu, a biking friend in Delhi, introduced me to this tour when we screened the tour's commencement video at YMCA, Delhi auditorium in March 2010. I was amazed by seeing the powerful video and talking to some of tour veterans. I was recently contacted by few friends about more information about it then I thought it is better to post here. One can find most of the information about the tour from their website : www.tourdafrique.com 

If you are in India and plan to go for the tour, please do let me know...I would like to meet you :-) 

Cheers, 

Tarun

Life is a cycle....

Secret of Einstein... o/o

“I thought of that while riding my bicycle.” ~ Albert Einstein (On the Theory of Relativity) 

Image Courtesy - “thinkexist”

Delhi Half Marathon Completed for the Third Time_Not Bad....

... till the time I do not see my timings :-) It is better (read best!) to continue than to succumb to the fear of failure. Marathon teaches that! I was about to quit running the half marathon this time as I was not practicing for a while and feared that I would not be able to complete it.
Then on the running day morning, my love for it just pushed me to get ready and not quit. I decided to run at mild pace and here I am with another finisher medal for the successful three years. I do not care what time I took because it was too much ;-)
Some photos:

I urge everyone to take up some sport in life and experience the new you - vibrant, fresh, energetic!

Cheers,
Tarun Jain