Well, this is all rather embarrassing. Ever since lockdown was lifted here in Delhi and we were allowed out to exercise, I have been running/walking every day wearing a bandana. I am scrupulous about covering up when I run past other people in the park, and I have taken issue …
There was a very interesting, well-written article in my paper this morning, about the state of running and, more specifically, the immediate future outlook for racing in India, in these Covid-19 times. Here’s the link. Well worth reading. Inevitably, the article made for depressing reading for an amateur runner like …
…sort of cancelled. Like so: “Will not take place in its usual format” is, it turns out, a bit of an understatement. There will only be 30-40 elites who will not run the normal race route but will instead run loops in a biosecure bubble – jeez, this new normal …
I saw from Strava this morning that my Mumbai based friend Rohit Kapur had gone for a run. My first reaction was, “In this weather?!!” As I’m sure most of you will know, Mumbai has been lashed by torrential rains for 2 days now, causing massive flooding and water-logging. For …
My Jammu-based friend Dilawer Khan headed out for a 7km run last evening – & I know that for sure because we were chatting and (I suspect) I was delaying him 😛 so I quickly stopped talking & let him head out to run. Dilawer did a 7km fartlek run …
The blog title is a spoiler alert, I suppose, for what is such a great story. This weekend Jill Karofsky, a US ultra runner and lawyer, interrupted her 100 mile run at 35 miles, to be sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in Wisconsin. And then off she ran, …
Hmm… For someone supposedly building up strength after an injury, my monthly mileage for July isn’t all that impressive. 204.71 km. Lower than June. So, what do I have to say for myself?! Well, I did take a couple of days off in the last week of the month, on …
This fabulous track “WONDERFUL” is now well & truly on my running playlist, thanks to my equally wonderful son who seems to know exactly what kind of music his ol’ Mum would like 🙂 And he is so right. With our family love for Africa (where we used to live), …
As if training for a marathon were not stressful enough already, the poor runners who are still hoping against hope that the London Marathon will take place, have now got to wait a further 2 weeks till they find out – yes? or no? This prestigious race should’ve taken place …
Having quite a wonderfully South African morning. By way of background – before moving permanently to India, we lived in SA for 6 fabulous years and it is one of the most wonderful places on the planet. So, listening to a running podcast this morning from SA, with the lovely …
