Running Geneva Semi-Marathon
Geneva Marathon 2016 – in memory of Nirmal. Geneva Marathon started 12 years ago. I run the half marathon. I missed it in 2010. This year I did not wait until the last day before enrolling with the good intention of training hard. You know what humans are like. Other attractions, temptations and not ill-health…
Why running is a top-quality meditation
Running in Mandement (Geneva) Saturday 29 August 2015 The commonly known practice of meditation is a proven mental therapy and a way to cool down and relax nerves after a strenuous day of taking decisions. Yet I often ponder if meditation as typically practiced and not doing anything else really leads to total wholesome health,…
When does one get old?
My first view of Kilimanjaro before climbing it in August 1956 Competitive long-distance running or playing team games like rugby requiring maximal physical effort are not in the Indian culture. Physical competition especially after one retires is considered unnecessary and even harmful. The reasons one can give are many. The most evident is that the…
If you don’t use it you may lose it
Association of Former WMO Staff, Bulletin 5, November 2006 If you don’t use it you may lose it By Naginder Sehmi In April 2004, aged 67, I was fitter than I had ever been, having run my first half-marathons and looking forward to many more. My total UN health insurance reimbursement for 2003 was zero. …
The chaser and the chased
Association of Former WMO Staff, Bulletin 7, November 2007 The chaser and the chased By Naginder Sehmi Rudi’s adventures in the Masai Mara (published in the same issue of the Bulletin) fuelled yet more exchanges between Amicale chatternauts. Sushel Unninayar was quick to reassure Rudi that he had never been in danger of being eaten…
