21.0975km in 57:31. That is what Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo ran yesterday in Lisbon. 57:31 minutes to run a half marathon. 21.0975 km 13.1094 miles. Putting my “running reputation” on the line here, when I say that I would be delighted if I could run 10k in 57:31 😛 This truly …
I’ve shared with you here before guest running posts from my cyber-friend Myriam. Cyber, because although we are in touch, we’ve never actually met 🙂 Friend of a friend syndrome 🙂 Myriam sent me a lovely chatty update on her running news and, like all of us all over the …
This is 100% the story I need today. It’s a fab, inspiring story any day, but especially on a day like today – a day when I feel grumpy and headache-y because the pollution in Delhi (where I live) is SO bad that: (a) there is no question of running …
Imagine running 3100 miles/4989 kilometres. Yeah, I can’t imagine it either, but work with me here for a moment. Let’s imagine that you were indeed going to run this race. All 3100 miles of it. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the world’s longest race, the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transendence race …
Today’s guest post comes from the ever-eloquent, always-enthusiastic Kathakoli who used to live here in Delhi, but is now based in the UK. And, Katha dearest, this post made me SO nostalgic, since I have run that exact same loop quite a few times. My sister lives in that part …
I’m a firm believer in better late than never, and so this running post from last Sunday fits the bill perfectly 😛 My running friend Mukul Oberoi, who has written guest posts for us before, has an infallible eye for the quirky, the unusual and the beautifully scenic, as he …
My UK-based friend Kathakoli has just sent me THE most hilarious/agonising/nerve-wracking account of her race last night in the northern seaside town of Blackpool. It is a real cliff-hanger, and I won’t spoil the fun by telling you what happened in the end, but suffice it to say, it’s one …
My running mate Dilawer Khan, who has shared photos and guest-blogged for us before, has EXCELLED himself today. Dilawer lives and works in Jammu, but is currently visiting Srinagar in Kashmir, and sent me photos from his run this morning. Gorgeous views of Dal Lake with the houseboats and shikaras: …
Delhi (where I live) has been reeling under a heatwave for weeks now, and the monsoon that we were told would arrive “the earliest ever!!” has faffed around and is now scheduled to be “the latest ever!!” This morning I headed out to my local park in brutal heat and …
Sitting sweltering in Delhi’s heatwave, I was green with envy at the thought of my friend Neeraj running in the cool hills of Uttarakhand. Neeraj and I used to run together…no…let me rephrase that… …Neeraj and I used to be part of the same running group (this was back in …
