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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It was this photo on Instagram that piqued my interest. As quite possibly the world’s worst pusher-up (you know what I mean!) I was intrigued. From time to time I make a resolution to work on my push ups, do them assiduously for about 2 days, and then give up …
