There’s really only one running song on everyones’s mind today. And that’s the beyond iconic theme music to the equally iconic film ”Chariots of Fire”. This music has been on my warmup/stretching playlist for years – it’s just weird that I haven’t profiled it here before…probably because I imagine this …
Last week, here in this blog, I shared you with you my thoughts on my high altitude run in Ladakh on 30 April. It was a stunning event, and lead to many feats of crazy endurance and endurance and willpower… …not least the will-power required by my running friend Rashi …
I have to give a HUGE shout-out to the wonderful Kathakoli Dasgupta, my Delhi running buddy, now living in my native place 🙂 Katha is not only a great runner, she is a super writer (as befits her education and professional background), and she generously writes lovely happy running blog …
Last week I ran my first ever ultra. Well actually, to be honest, no, I didn’t, technically run an ultra. I ran 33km in La Ultra, which is not an ultra distance but WAS in a race called La Ultra 😛 Yeah, I know, splitting hairs… This high altitude race, …
I have my lovely running friend Kathakoli Dasgupta to thank for yet another fab, chatty guest post. Katha and Dave moved from Delhi to the UK a few years ago, and you’ll find a reference to running here in Delhi in this lovely post 🙂 Enjoy! And now over to …
Over the last few years I’ve been a very desultory student of yoga. Truth is, I don’t really enjoy it, nor do I think I’ve made any progress whatsoever. I blame it on a very indifferent teacher – too complicated to explain the whys and wherefores – and yes, I …
Social media is truly an extraordinary place. As we all know, sadly it can sometimes be a horrid, toxic place BUT it can also be an amazing space, putting you in contact with extraordinary people whom you would not otherwise necessarily meet. Like today’s guest blogger, Sachin Sharma. His amazing …
…as mine did this morning. Totally pear-shaped. As in planning to run 40k, but calling it quits at 11k. If that’s not pear-shaped, God knows what is. Even though I hate the cold, Delhi’s abrupt transition from chilly 2 weeks ago to 40C is absolutely brutal. So the only solution …
This is SUCH a lovely guest post from my running friend Rashi Bhargava. Rashi has been a cyber-mate for well over a year, as we trained online together, thanks to the pandemic. We finally met up for a quick run on Women’s Day but this post, describing her first ever …
…though you could be mistaken for thinking it was Japan, in cherry blossom time! How gorgeous is this? By the way, for those of you who are not familiar with India, Bhimtal is in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. These smashing photos are from my friend Bala, who moved from …
