Just the mention of the word Ironman gives me the shivers. A 2.4-mile open-water swim. Followed by a 112-mile bike ride. And rounded off with a 26.2-mile run. Imagine the stamina required to complete the total distance of 140.6 miles/225.995km. And all this under 17 hours, which is the mandatory …
Katha and Dave’s UK runcation has (sadly) come to an end. Sad for them, I’m sure, but even more so for this blog, because Katha’s daily posts have been source of joy (& learning!!) this past week. I found this final post both poetic and also quite moving. Katha expresses …
My UK-based friends Katha & Dave are still jaunting their way around southern England on holiday, and in today’s guest post Katha chats to us from the Cotswolds. I remember Cotswold villages as being ridiculously pretty and scenic, so it was a joy to revisit them here – and (a …
My Zimbabwean/South African friend Will Taylor is a fearsomely talented photographer, and his wildlife photos from the bush are absolutely stunning. So no surprises, then, that his “out for a run” photos are also pretty darned fantastic. Like so: HOW gorgeous is this? Despite knowing Cape Town quite well (we …
The lovely Kathakoli Dasgupta has been sharing, day by day, her UK holiday, since Covid-19 put paid to Vietnam, where she & Dave had planned to be right now. So instead they are touring southern England, and Katha is running and sharing the sights & her interesting discoveries with us …
Today we re-join Katha who is on a UK holiday with her husband Dave – remember she told us yesterday that they should’ve been in Vietnam at the moment? But 2020 being what it is, Katha & Dave are exploring the UK instead, and today’s instalment of their non-Vietnam holiday …
One of the most loyal contributors to this blog is the lovely Kathakoli Dasgupta, the young woman who was one of the reasons I started running in the first place. Last week, while I was up in the cool hills of Himachal, Katha sent me another guest post from the …
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 …
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 …
