A Special Idiot
“Any idiot can run. It takes a special kind of idiot to run a marathon.” – FB meme posted to my wall by the lovely Jackie..
Richard Wright
author of strange, dark fictions
Getting Fitter
Briefing For An Ascent Into Hell
Edited to add: Apart from the fact that it is April and I am a fool, the timing of the post is coincidental. I know, even I thought I might..
Mumbai Marathon 2013
Wow. Marathons hurt. I did it though. Five hours and twenty-one minutes exactly. I’m a bit frustrated at that, to be honest, as my..
5502
I’m in a hotel overlooking the Arabian Sea. I have to press my nose to the window to see the street below. Everything else is water...
Strategy
I have a new marathon strategy. It’s awesome. On Sunday, I will run the Mumbai marathon… in the style of a montage. There will..
The Route
Oh dear god, look at it. That’s what I’m doing in eleven days. Look at how many hospitals there are marked along the route. Do..
Cuckoo And The Running Man
My first novel Cuckoo was all about a guy whose life becomes dominated by a single battle in his own head. Nothing else exists for him...
Staggering To Mumbai
These running shoes are my new jam. They’re the current model Nike Free, and they’re brilliant. It’s a bit odd, looking..
Mumbai, Ho!
A typical training session for the Chanakyapuri Cheetahs, as we prepare to take on the Mumbai Marathon on January 20th, 2013. Magnificent..
The Half
My nipples hurt. They’re not bleeding, thankfully, but they’re definitely tender. This is because I completed the 5th annual..
