Fun and Hobbies

I started to enjoy running long distances during the PhD, mainly as an escape mechanism from long hours of staring at the computer screen. This recently culminated in me running my first marathon in Detroit 2019. I finished with a time of 5:04 hrs and I consider that one of my most amazing experiences! I have recently run half marathons in the New Haven/Hamden CT area at around the 2-2:13 hrs and am currently training to finish within 1:45. My goal before I turn 40 would be to participate and finish the New York and Boston marathon at least once. I love listening to podcasts on my runs as they let me essentially forget about the issues of the work day and concentrate on a topic while i disassociate from the run. I could not have finished the Detroit marathon without the help of amazing 'The Dream' podcast by Jane Marie and Dann Gallucci. I am currently absolutely enthralled by the 'Youre wrong about' and 'Maintenance Phase' podcasts to name a couple on my recent runs. 

I'm also an avid cricket fan of the Indian womens and mens cricket team. Being a chennai kid, am also a huge fan of Chennai Super Kings (CSK)! and yes i think that people in general dont know the difference between match fixing and betting! Love soccer and have been a Real Madrid fan since 1998 as I followed the career of the real Ronaldo, my most favorite player of all time. You can often find me on the weekends watching sports on multiple screens :)