Now we all know that running mates are the best, right? Running buddies are the ones who GET you. Who cheer you on. Who celebrate your success. Running friends are also the only people awake at unearthly hours of the morning & free for a chat, and who never seem …
Pretty much confined to barracks here in hot ‘n humid Delhi, news from friends overseas is a literal breath of fresh air. The lovely Kathakoli Dasgupta, who is based in Lancashire in the ‘ol home country sent me this lovely message last night, after her Sunday run: “What I saw …
Hmmm. 248.83. Somehow thought I’d have done more than 248.83…which, rounded up is 249, right?…and why on earth didn’t I do one more kilometre and end up with a nice round figure of 250?!! (Note to self – check that kind of thing on the last day of the month, …
For those of you who follow me on Instagram – and many thanks, by the way 🙂 – you’ll have seen that I took part recently in an 11-day challenge to walk/skip/squat every day. Did it. Got the T shirt. Got the medal. AND also got a WHOLE new bunch …
Gotta love my girlfriends. My friend Shalini, sitting up in the mountains of Himachal (lucky thing, by the way) Whatsapped me a link to an article in today’s New York Times, about a naked run. As one does. Last weekend a Bouncing Buns Clothing Optional 5k was held in the …
Over the past few months, I have shared with you photos from my London-based friend Alison, who runs and exercises in Richmond Park, a glorious area in the south of the city, with huge open spaces and smashing tracks for running and biking. Plus there are herds of deer roaming …
Do NOT throw your bandana away! Repeat, do NOT throw your bandana away! Remember that study from Duke University in the US that I wrote about recently, in which they ranked the effectiveness of face coverings? Here’s the link to my original blog post. In the Duke study, buffs/bandanas/neck gaiters …
I know, I know, I know. On a scale of all the horrors and misery that 2020 has thrown at us, my own concerns are totally unimportant. I fully realise how privileged I am to have a home, and food, and good health (touch wood) and that my children are …
Any song that has upbeat lines like: “We can be the champions, we can own the nightThis could be the greatest moment of our lives Fighting ’til the last in the dust, no, we won’t back down(Champions, champions)It’s time to let the whole world know” is a winner in my …
I ran my first ever race in December 2013, a 6km Fun Run, as part of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. I can’t remember whether or not we got a medal, but we did have a bib, and I know so, because it was the first time I’d ever worn …
