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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 23/09/2026

Today's @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #MathBioNexus seminar was a fun one, so comes highly recommended. Fortunately, for anyone who missed it, you have a week to join the discussion and get Fred to answer any questions you may have. cassyni.com/events/S1zv5... #MathBio #SciSky 🧪

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 09/09/2026

S4 of #BiologyInNumbers begins with another set of minisodes recorded at the @smbmathbiology.bsky.social/ESMTB meeting. We got to visit the lovely city of Graz to talk about: women’s health, social determination of measles, and a precious baseball card collection... smb.org/news/13686145 #MathBio

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 07/09/2026

Our next #MathBioNexus event is up on the Cassyni platform. Use the link to RSVP and hear from Dr. Fred Adler about "Cells, bureaucracy and corruption". cassyni.com/events/S1zv5.... Of particular interest to anyone in: #SystemsBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #CancerBiology @smbmathbiology.bsky.social

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 27/08/2026

Thank you for saving me having to look this up!

Close up of a purple flower growing on a bush with other flowers growing around it.

A wall covered in green leaves punctuated with purple flowers.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 26/08/2026

I'm gutted that this was my view of the eclipse in Asturias, but it was still a weirdly affecting as we went from day to night then back in the space of tens of seconds. And while it might not be art, I love how this photo transports me back to this beach in an instant.

Looking along a beach with twinkling lights on buildings in the distance and hills in the background. The sky is dark with heavy cloud.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 18/08/2026

The first @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #MathBioNexus event is live folks! Join us to hear from John Tyson on "How the leopard got its spots: Revisiting Turing’s Chemical Basis of #Morphogenesis" 🐆 cassyni.com/events/WaXAp.... Of interest to anyone in: systems bio, developmental bio, population bio.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 09/08/2026

Excited to be launching #MathBioNexus a new webinar series for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social, dedicated to highlighting some of the best papers in the Bulletin of Mathematical Bio. Please share with your colleagues to help broaden participation in the field of #MathBio. cassyni.com/s/mathbionexus

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 08/08/2026

Speaking of the end of S3, I try and get selfies with the current season's guests at the annual @smbmathbiology.bsky.social meeting. Alas this year there were only three, but it was lovely to meet Gary An, Daniel Cruz and @lukasgroschner.bsky.social in person 🤳 #BiologyInNumbers #GottaCatchThemAll

Selfie of me (left) and Gary (right) indoors at the University of Graz

Selfie of me wearing tree of life earrings (left) and Dan (right) outside a beautiful old building at the Uni of Graz

Selfie with Lukas (left) and me with sunglasses on my head (right) in a large lecture theatre

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 08/08/2026

Loved speaking with Veronica Ciocanel about her award-winning paper " Parameter Identifiability in PDE Models of Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching." for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's pod. Or as I read it "Parameters for glow in the dark cells" 🦠 Find links here: smb.org/news/13658897

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 25/07/2026

This time watch with the "sound off". I wish I had more time to make blooper reels from recordings, because you're missing out on gems like this with Veronica Ciocanel, the next guest for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. This episode will be out next Tuesday!

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 13/07/2026

The latest @smbmathbiology.bsky.social pod episode with @lukasgroschner.bsky.social talks about his research, being a newcomer to the society and what we can look forward to @ecmtb2026.org. Listen in to find out what awaits in Graz! smb.org/news/13652121 #BiologyInNumbers #ECMTB26 #SMB26

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 26/06/2026

Still don't think this tops a 2014 publication on "Structural and electronic properties of chiral single-wall copper nanotubes"

A scientific abstract from a paper reading:
The structural, energetic and electronic properties of chiral (n, m) (3⩽n⩽6, n/2⩽m⩽n) single-wall copper nanotubes (CuNTs) have been investigated by using projector-augmented wave method based on density-functional theory. The (4, 3) CuNT is energetically stable and should be observed experimentally in both free-standing and tip-suspended conditions, whereas the (5, 5) and (6, 4) CuNTs should be observed in free-standing and tip-suspended conditions, respectively. The number of conductance channels in the CuNTs does not always correspond to the number of atomic strands comprising the nanotube. Charge density contours show that there is an enhanced interatomic interaction in CuNTs compared with Cu bulk. Current transporting states display different periods and chirality, the combined effects of which lead to weaker chiral currents on CuNTs.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 24/06/2026

Alicia Dickenstein is an Argentinian mathematician with many titles, positions and awards who still finds time to write children's books on the subject. Links to this episode for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #BiologyinNumbers here: smb.org/news/13626773 #MathBio #SciencePodcast #SciComm #WomenInSTEM

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 28/05/2026

"Over decades of research into climate change, water, food and the environment in different African countries [] some of the strongest solutions come when indigenous knowledge and traditional leadership work alongside science and formal environmental laws" theconversation.com/africa-has-b...

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 29/04/2026

Tampa Bay may lose it's only Dem representative with this redistricting despite Florida's fair districts amendment: www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

A map of the Tampa Bay area with a proposed congressional map, marking districts and using red and blue dots to point out votes in the 2024 elections.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 27/04/2026

For this episode of #BiologyInNumbers, I had the pleasure of speaking with Daniel Cruz about research, his role as chair of @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's Community, Inclusion, & Engagement Committee, and as a teacher. I really enjoyed listening to his perspective on why we should want to learn math.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 21/04/2026

Gary An is the first physician-scientist we featured on @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #BiologyInNumbers. It was interesting to learn why he was doing research let alone in #MathBio. But he had some pretty good reasons for rationalizing why. Find links to the full episode here: smb.org/news/13614506

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 18/03/2026

Back in January I had a lovely chat with Ranjini Bhattacharya for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's #BiologyInNumbers pod. You can find links to the full podcast episode here: smb.org/news/13601577 Learn more about foraging cancer cells, and her work doing #SciComm and #SciPol #MathBio

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 05/03/2026

It's me Eufy you dumbass. I am the pet. This started after the camera fell off the wall a couple of days ago and I'm starting to thinks it's developed brain damage.

Phone notifications from our security camera in the garage. It repeatedly states that a pet has been spotted

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 03/03/2026

Like other professionals, scientists are considering the impacts of #AI. The @smbmathbiology.bsky.social is no exception. Reinhard Laubenbacher shared his thoughts on how AI could be incorporated into #MathBio in a meaningful way. Links to the full #BiologyInNumbers episode: smb.org/news/13588558

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 25/12/2025

My sisters have spent years telling me I'm tiny with examples of me posed with perfectly normal sized things. For example 🎒

Me standing in front of a giant blue backpack that is the same height as me.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 29/10/2025

Me doing my best to regulate my body clock using that sweet sweet Florida sunshine! Thanks again @oliviawalch.bsky.social for the time and the chat for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. It was super cool learning about your work @arcascope.bsky.social ⏰☀️💊 #scicomm

A view looking past a swimming pool surrounded by palm trees. In the background you can see the sun in a blue sky and the ocean.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 09/09/2025

I very much enjoyed thinking about how to present this introductory guide, as well as speaking with IMO folks yesterday about #SciComm. And I may have included one or more melodramatic messages to impress upon people the need for more and better communication 🫣

Two slides from a powerpoint presentation. The first opening slide reads "From the collaboratorium to the community: a quick guide to science communication".
The second slide includes text that reads "Or how I learned to start worrying and love the scicomm". There's also a cartoon from an artist called Dave Whamond. Two scientists are doing experiments while a third stands at a podium with a speech bubble saying "We had our funding cut by DOGE, but not before our studies showed that 4 out of 5 people"

Meme of a dog at a table with a mug on it. The dog is surrounded by flames and says "this is fine".

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 01/09/2025

I will never get over the irony of seeing what ends up behind a paywall. #SciComm

A screenshot of an article entitled "The unexpected value of communicating science to the public" by Nicole C. Rust in Nature Reviews Neuroscience. The abstract reads:
As a group, our scientific community has a responsibility to unpack the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind our work for the public, not least because much of our research is publicly funded. Here, I argue that alongside this important service, there are less apparent and perhaps even more motivating reasons to engage in science communication. I also offer some tips on getting started.

The line below that reads: This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 12/08/2025

Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is:

A picture of the national archives set against a blue sky with fluffy clouds.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 11/08/2025

Also reminds me of Bclassic ollywood movie posters from the 60s. Just to offer breadth to the demographics they probably hit.

A montage of Bollywood movie posters from the 60s, with vivid colored images and lettering with drop shadows.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 11/08/2025

Part of its remit is to support the community, so it's cool to see downloads worldwide, reflecting @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's international members. It's also great to see the # of followers on different platforms indicating regular listeners. Go to smb.org/podcast to subscribe if you haven't!

A world map with countries showing where listeners are includes more than 37 countries including: United States, United Kingdom, India, Türkiye, Germany, Australia, Canada, Philippines, Italy, New Zealand, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, South Africa, Mexico, Denmark, Hungary, France, Romania, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, Austria, Israel, Norway, Argentina, Chile, Poland, Morocco, South Korea, Indonesia, Peru, Finland, Algeria, Hong Kong SAR China, Egypt.

The countries in the darkest shades of blue indicating the highest number of listeners are in: US, UK then India.

Graphs showing listener engagement on apple and spotify. Followers: 93 and 219 respectively, time listened (hours) 882 and 162 respectively and number of plays: 1200 and 1225 respectively.

Two graphs showing information about the listeners. The first is a donut chart showing that female listeners make up 50% of the audience, male listeners 45%, 4.5% unknown and 0.7% non-binary.
A bar graph of listener age groups shows:
0-17 year olds: 1%, 18-22 year olds: 9%, 23-37 year olds: 23%, 28-34 year olds: 45%, 35-44 year olds: 17%, 45-59 year olds: 6%, 60+: 1%.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 11/08/2025

This year we wrapped up S2 of Biology in Numbers for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social. I've loved hearing scientists talk passionately about #MathBio. Digging into the data to learn about the podcast’s reach, it seems so do many others. So here is the podcast by the numbers, starting with an intro. 1/2

A presentation slide entitled "About the show". The text reads: Biology in Numbers is in part the brainchild of then SMB president Sandy Anderson, realized by Heiko Enderling (also as SMB president), and hosted by Parmvir Bahia. Created for math biologists to connect with each other, the wider scientific community and non-expert audiences.

Under the text is a picture of Parmvir and Heiko sitting at microphones in an office. To the right is a graphic of some headphones.

A slide with a montage of all podcast guests to-date. Under their headshots is a little graphic of a microphone and text reading:
Our guests have included members and non-members. Scientists from every career stage, nationality and background.
We’ve discussed articles, committees, subgroups, mentorship, industry and roles within the society.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 22/07/2025

Uffff, that was a heart stopper! I suspect @cancerevo.org 🇪🇸 and I might be on opposite sides of a final again... BTW, anyone know what all the official hashtags are? Because there doesn't seem to be any consistency. #Euros2025 #wEuros2025 #lionesses

Image of the england women's national team. Text reads, England through to final in dramatic style.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 17/07/2025

Now back to the business of gathering material for #BiologyInNumbers season 3. Thank you to everyone who has already sat down with me for a minisode. I never fail to be delighted by the fun and quirky answers to these questions.

A laptop on the left and a set of lavalier mics resting on a table, with a blurred background.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 17/07/2025

At lunch I found @danielcooney1.bsky.social, who's been diligently sharing all @smbmathbiology.bsky.social related posts. Unsurprisingly, during his episode, we discussed using social media to talk science, and his use of game theory in his work: smb.org/news/13495634 🧪 #SMB2025 #BiologyInNumbers

A picture of me with Daniel, making me look shorter than I already am.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

After running into her several times, today I finally got my pic with @suzannesindi.bsky.social. Her episode covered her role on the society nomination committee, prion proteins and, thank you Suzanne for introducing me to the Murderbot series! smb.org/news/13442398 #SMB2025 #BiologyInNumbers

Suzanne and I, arms around each other, with conference attendees taking a coffee break in the background.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

Since @staceyfinley.bsky.social didn't make it to Korea last year, I was pleased to find her at #SMB2025. Here we are as 2 members of the Baggy Jeans Brigade. Stacey's episode with Zhilan Feng discussed making #MathBio more accessible 🧪 open.spotify.com/episode/70XK... #BiologyInNumbers

Stacey and I both wearing baggy blue jeans and dark colored shirts.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

I can't talk about this poster session without mentioning this work of art by Thomas Woolley. Sadly I didn't get a pic with his Turing pattern waistcoat, but man, what a way to ensure traffic to a poster! Thomas will be one of the "minisode" guests from this meeting 🦇🧪 #smb2025 #biologyInNumbers

A bat shaped scientific poster titled Bat Maths.

Thomas Woolley at the conference center in a blue waistcoat.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

At the evening poster session and social, I caught up with Mohit Kumar Jolly, with whom I had the pleasure of nerding out about #scicomm. Our episode covered changing cancer cells, awards and the Indian Institutes of Technology 🧪 smb.org/news/13482578 #SMB2025 #BiologyInNumbers

Mohit and I standing in a convention hall, with me holding a beer.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

One of the question prompts I have for this year's "minisodes", short recordings with #SMB2025 attendees, is: how do you overcome the overwhelm that is a scientific conference? I'm likely going to engage in some form of exercise 🏃‍♀️🏋️‍♀️ #ScientificConference #SelfCare

A mirror selfie of me at the gym surrounded by gym equipment.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

Around the same time I met up with incoming @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Reinhard Laubenbacher; a scientist interested in using math to understand human disease. We talked about parasites, motorbikes, and digital twins. 🧪 smb.org/news/13425365 #SMB2025 #BiologyInNumbers #Scicomm

Reinhard standing to my right in the convention center.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

I caught Marissa Renardy in the coffee area, wearing a shirt from a previous @smbmathbiology.bsky.social in Montreal. Our first guest from industry, we spoke about big pharma, in silico trials, a new pharmacometrics subgroup, and sciencing for fun 🧪 smb.org/news/13506725 #SMB2025 #BiologyInNumbers

Marissa on my right wearing a shirt with a maple leaf design.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

I found Jay Newby seen here aptly standing in the plenary hall. His expertise lie in applied stochastic processes and machine learning tools for bio-image analysis. We chatted about his role as a meeting organizer, neurons & gumbatine. smb.org/news/13516785 #SMB2025 #scicomm #BiologyInNumbers 🧪

Jay and I standing in the hall of the convention center in Edmonton.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

It's not an @smbmathbiology.bsky.social social if someone doesn't whip out a laptop. #SMB2025

3 researchers in a bar, with their beers, sitting around a laptop.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

First was Mark Lewis, a math ecologist at the U of Victoria. He uses math models to understand the environment and our human impacts. In his episode we talked about: the Akira Okobu prize, the (excellently named) Fokker-Planck equation, and the movement of bears. smb.org/news/13462349 #SMB2025

Mark is on the left of the stage at the podium. On the right is his presentation entitled: One equation helps solve three paradoxes in the spatial ecology of predators and prey.

Mark and I standing together holding his award: a beautiful carved leaf with the Society for Mathematical biology inscribed.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 16/07/2025

Another year, another @smbmathbiology.bsky.social, which I now consider my adoptive scientific society. This time with my new affiliation. Wonderful opening words from outgoing president Jane Heffernan along with a prayer in Cree from a local elder. #MathBio #SciComm

Me holding up my conference badge with my name and affiliation as Artha Science Media.

Jane Heffernan standing on stage at the podium.

A native elder in a rainbow skirt at the podium in her sunglasses.

Me standing under a big slide announcing the next season of the SMB podcast Biology in Numbers. I'm pointing up at the picture of myself on screen.

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 10/07/2025

This year has been one of profound personal loss, but one advantage of my work is that I have opportunities to do something meaningful for others affected by #cancer. My next gig explores flaws in healthcare, fair treatments access & innovations to address them. #Scicomm #healthcare #SciencePodcast

A photo of a laptop and a journal with notes next to it. Overlaying text reads "working on new projects".

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 07/07/2025

A week away from the start of the @smbmathbiology.bsky.social meeting in #Edmonton so it seems like an apt time to share my convo with conference organizer, Jay Newby. You'll also hear me nerding out about potassium channels in neurons 🧠 smb.org/news/13516785 #SciencePodcast #BiologyInNumbers

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 26/06/2025

The latest @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #podcast was with Marissa Renardy. As someone with a background in Pharmacology it was cool to learn about the new SMB subgroup on Pharmacometrics, and to get a perspective from an industry scientist. Here are deets for the full episode: smb.org/news/13506725

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 08/05/2025

The most recent Biology in Numbers episode with @danielcooney1.bsky.social is out! We had a lovely chat about his role managing social media for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social and his use of game theory to study #MathBio. Find all the deets here: smb.org/news/13495634

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 04/04/2025

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Mohit for the @smbmathbiology.bsky.social podcast #BiologyInNumbers. There was a lot to learn about the behaviour of cells in #MetastaticCancer and how his work has influenced this important field. Listen in here: smb.org/news/13482578 #MathBio #MathOnco

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 03/04/2025

I really miss the patreon packages I used to get from Two Photon Art back in the day. This one feels timely. The lovely work of @christineliu.art #sleep #rest

A small back and white print of a person with long flowing hair sleeping on clouds. The text reads "rest is productive".

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Parmvir K Bahia @parmvir.com · 24/03/2025

Not exactly ahead of a marathon. I ran the Pippingford Ultra this past weekend. 30 miles up and down hills over 10 hours. (My beau @cancerevo.org did 40 miles). I prepared by doing my longest run of 11 miles on flat terrain 🫣 #RunSky #UltraRunning #TrailRunning

A Garmin map of a 3 mile square-shaped route. Text underneath shows a distance of 30 miles and a total running time of 6 hours 51min.

A selfie of my husband David and I. In the background you can see a gray sky, a tree line, and a race support tent.

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