pushpa chandra

running has blossomed as a sport - a fact that is driven home every time i leave my house and see another nicely-outfitted runner bashing their way around the block. businesses like the running room have provided the technical expertise, the social context, and the equipment to pursue health and achieve lofty goals ranging from walking five kilometres to running a marathon.

through taking up running again after a thirty two year hiatus, i have learned that at the age of fifty i can run 10 000 metres in 48 minutes. in the back of my mind is the possibility of a half marathon - with the thinking that one day i might even complete a marathon. there was a time when a 10k was a remote possibility. a half marathon feels the same right about now. the way i think, that means that one day i could run a marathon.

i have also learned that through my running i can bring greater goodness into the world through fundraising and through setting an example for friends, family, neighbours, and students.

speaking of marathons . . . the everest marathon was completed last week, an event i hadn’t been aware of until i happened to catch a brief documentary on a woman who has been training in british columbia for this event. this amazing woman - (and you have to listen to her speak to redefine for yourself the true meaning of the terms driven, joyful, and passionate) - can be found here .

if you would like to know more about her charitable work then go here . pushpa supports a charity that sends nepalese girls to school:
""Seventy per cent of girls in Nepal don't have access to any education. Thirty-five per cent of children die before they turn five," says Chandra. "It all comes back to education. If you haven't been taught, how can you protect your child from dying from an unclean water supply?". the golden fish supports this charity.

if the idea of running or participating in sports at altitude appeals to you then the organization that coordinates and maintains standards for the sport of sky running, and also sky biking, and sky raiding can be found here .

by the way, dr. chandra completed the everest marathon in 9.40.05! an extraordinary achievement!! way to go pushpa!!!