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Lakes were never built for runners! They were built to hold water. To support agriculture. To quench the thirst of people and settlements. Most lakes were not born out of democratic discussions or citizen consultations. They were envisioned and created by those who ruled. Yet...., lakes have always belonged to the people. Over centuries, their purpose has evolved. In a city like Bengaluru, lakes are no longer agricultural assets. They have become breathing spaces, walking spaces, running spaces, and places where people reconnect with nature—and perhaps with themselves! The lakes are adapting to us. We must also learn to adapt to them. Perhaps that is why today's run between lakes of Jakkur and Rachenahalli felt different. Jakkur carries documented history dating back to the 10th century. Whether the lake is 700 years old or over a thousand years old does not matter. It has watched generations arrive and depart. I am not sure how old Rachenahalli Lake is, but it too has quiet...

Vijaya (Happy Runner) from Vijaya nagar runners group sent this insta reel. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZMbsO1RL52/?igsh=MTEyNXZ2djd3bzhwMA== A reminder to us it is already one month since we did our last masala dose run !!  It got me think about the equation behind masal dose and here is my attempt to capture my love for it😜  take it with cup of chutney 🤗 Here is story of the mdws  ....... You wake up at 5 AM. Run 21 kilometres in the dark, past sleeping dogs and early milk vans. Walk into a darshini. Sit down. Do you deserve the masala dose? I used to think yes. Obviously yes. You earned it. Then I started noticing something at Sunday runs. The best breakfasts were never after the longest runs. They were after the runs where something *happened* at the table. Where someone told a story that made everyone go quiet. Where the conversation started with splits and pace and somehow ended up somewhere real — about life, about people, about things that actually matter. A...