A couple of weeks ago I visited Bhopal for the first time, and was blown away by the “zoo”. I use the quotation marks advisedly, because Bhopal Zoo is not at all a zoo in the conventional sense of the word. It is actually a National Park within the city, …
Sanjay, one of my cyber-mates in our online running WhatsApp group, shared with us a video from a station in Delhi where, if you do 30 squats, you get a free platform ticket. I’ve seen these schemes in other countries – Russia, I think? – but never here in India. …
We decided to escape from the annual horrors of the Diwali pollution in Delhi, and so we’re in the Himalayas for a few days, staying with friends in Mussoorie. Last night it poured down, absolutely threw it down. At one point, there was the mother of thunderclaps and the room …
Done it again, haven’t I? Stopped 22 metres short of a nice round figure for my September mileage? 😛 I vowed after doing the same thing in August that I’d be sure to “round off” my stats & make ’em look nice & neat, but did I remember? Nah! Of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
