Rafi Rahman

I started running on 6.21.2008 after a 21 year hiatus to help a friend stay fit & lose weight ... upon celebration of my 43rd birthday I realized that objectively speaking -- I was not 100% in peak athletic cardiovascular health either ... my optimal fitness profile level for my age & gender group appeared rather distant despite my misleadingly 'fit' physical appearance ... I had previously spent my workout time at the gym / yoga studio lifting weights and performing Jivamukti & Anusara Yoga -- these were my sole sources of physical exercise ... upon taking up competitive racing, I started experiencing & enjoying the 'runners high' ... I am now definitely hooked :-) ... I currently combine all 3 for my new personal exercise regimen -- I have fully committed myself (as I advance in age) to continue training with weights, practicing yoga, and to keep on running ... I now feel quite full of vim and vigor ... lastly & most importantly, I simply adore wine -- relish it so much that in my pastime I became a Court of Master Sommeliers accredited Sommelier ... imbibing vino has become a delicious hedonistic indulgence ;-) ... Latest News: I am fully engaged in a furious pursuit of a PhD -- “... My hat is in the ring. The fight is on and I am stripped to the buff ...” ~ Theodore Roosevelt ::: "... The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars ..." ~ Jack Kerouac