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34th Roots & Wings Annual Run/Walk 2011
- Facebook status on July 24 at 12:40am – 1750 to beat.
- Facebook status on July 24 at 9:57am – 1753 seconds to finish; just 3 seconds dammit.
Says it all, doesn’t it?
Roots & Wings T-Shirt
I didn’t want to miss like I did last year so I slept a little early, well, just after I posted the first message. I could get up on time but was a little late to arrive at the event. It was the 34th Roots & Wings Annual Run/Walk 2011(in Milwaukee marks the beginning of the Northwestern Mutual’s Annual Meeting of the Association of Network Representatives) and there I was a good 5 minutes late at the start line!
Roots & Wings Start (courtesy - NM Photo Team)
I completed the 5K run in 29:13 just 3 seconds shy of my goal. Not sure if starting late hurt the time. It was difficult to get around the walkers and was forced to walk frequently. Again, not sure if it helped me complete or made it difficult to keep up. During Bastille’s day run, I started almost at the front and had picked a good runner and stuck with him. I really think it helped me complete the run with just one small walk.
Lobo - A few more steps
Anyway, it was a good Sunday morning and a great run. I also got to spend some time with colleagues immediately after the run enjoying the fruits, cookies and Gatorade.
Group of runners
May be I should try to complete a 5K within 25 minutes, what say? The results can be found online here .
Posted in Milwaukee, Misc.
Tagged 2011, 5K, annual meeting, jog, NM, northwestern mutual, race, roots and wings, run
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Weather comparison – Bangalore vs Milwaukee
I have a 5K run tomorrow as part of Roots & Wings Annual Run/Walk 2011(in Milwaukee marks the beginning of the Northwestern Mutual’s Annual Meeting of the Association of Network Representatives). You know by now, I’m a bit concerned about this weather. While checking the weather forecast, I came up with this idea of comparing the weather between Bangalore and Milwaukee. Hope this makes sense.
The below graphs are drawn with the data available freely on the net(weather.com, wikipedia and wunderground.com). I believe they should be fairly accurate.
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Bangalore vs Milwaukee - Weather(°F)
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Bangalore vs Milwaukee - Weather(°C)
Check the interactive graph on weather.com.
Data used –
| °F(°C) | Bangalore – India | Milwaukee – USA |
|---|---|---|
| Average High | 84.1(29) | 55.9(13.2) |
| Average Low | 65.5(18.6) | 39.1(4) |
| Record High | 102(38.9) (Mar 1931) | 105(41) (Jul 1934) |
| Record Low | 46(7.8) (Jan 1884) | -26(-32) (Jan 1982 & Feb 1996) |
| July 17-22, 2011 – Average High | 81.2(27.33) | 92(33.33) |
| July 17-22, 2011 – Average Low | 67.7(19.83) | 73.4(23) |
| July 17-22, 2011 – High | 82.4(28) | 98.6(37) |
| July 17-22, 2011 – Low | 66.2(19) | 71.6(22) |
Posted in Bangalore, Milwaukee, Misc.
Tagged comparison, high, low, record, summer, temperature, weather, winter
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Doesn’t this weather remind you of India?
The weather has been truly devastating this summer(Milwaukee 2011). National Weather Service issued heat advisory; many sources reminding the deadly heat from 1995 and 1988 which took a lot of lives! The weather forecasts, news-sites and other sources of information on the internet are terrifying.
Rewind to 2010 – I landed exactly one year back in Milwaukee. The weather was not bad. It compared to the weather I was used to in Bangalore. I didn’t notice much difference at all. Move forward to Fall, I was being constantly warned about the winter ahead! I kept hearing this for a long time as the winter arrived very late.
When I was a kid, I used to think that the seasons are all made up! I could never clearly distinguish between the seasons; they all looked nearly the same except the monsoon(because it rains :) ) I hardly remember people getting prepared for summer, winter except buying sweaters for December. Milwaukee was different. For a first timer, being prepared was the key. It was the coldest I had even been exposed to. So much so that once I called moving to Milwaukee as ‘walking into the refrigerator‘ Now when I look back, I don’t think it was as bad as I expected it to be. However, I, just like everyone else, was wishing for the summer.
Forward to summer 2011 – Where was summer hiding? It was cold for a long time and no summer in sight. Many joked, ‘this time around there is no summer; it’s gonna be winter next!‘ How I wish it was true!!! Now that it’s here, I don’t think there’s one sane person who likes it. I, for one, have completely detest it. It’s so terrible that I have never been exposed to such worse weather. I keep hearing comments from people – ‘isn’t this just like India?’, ‘come on, this is better than India’, ‘doesn’t this remind of India?’ etc.
Of all the comments, the best one is, ‘doesn’t this weather remind you of India?’ Yes sir, ABSOLUTELY. This harsh weather reminds me how wonderful the weather in Bangalore was. Hope the heat waves die down soon. Stay fluid.
