The latest runner we are Q&A-ing with is one of my online running friends, Dr. Arvinder Kaur. We are part of the same training programme with Dr. Chauhan, but thanks to everything that 2020 (& now 2021) has thrown at us, 99% of us haven’t met. We are all training …
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. …
As part of my online running training with Dr. Rajat Chauhan and his team, we have a WhatsApp group. (Yeah, yeah, hardly breaking news, I know 😛 ). As in all such groups, we chat about this, that and t’other. I’ve only met a couple of the participants in person, …
I don’t want to brag, BUT… I am SUPER chuffed by my Strava stats for 2020, a year that saw us locked-down for weeks on end, and a year in which I struggled to recover from my torn meniscus and, sadly, the beginnings of osteoarthritis in my knees. Basically, I …
It’s almost time to shut the computer and log off for 2020. Never been happier to see the back of a year – and I’m sure I’m not alone in this. But before I go, sights firmly set on 2021 & better things, here’s my December mileage : Not going …
It’s been a while since we Q&A-ed here, but I am about to rectify this. Kicking off a brand new series, which will star new-running-friends-I-haven’t-yet-met, courtesy of the wretched virus… Let me explain. Dr. Rajat Chauhan, one of Delhi’s best known running figures, has been holding online training sessions for …
Had a bit of a WhatsApp meltdown on Sunday all over my running coach and mentor, Dr. Rajat Chauhan. After patiently hearing me out about my knee pain and my stress about not being able to regain running form, Doc told me to calm down, take things one step at …
Mine wasn’t great, I’ll admit. 121.97km, which I’ll round up to 122k if you don’t mind. There are quite a few treadmill km which I can’t seem to tally, but no sweat. 122k it is. This month has seen a combo of VERY slow running + walking + hiking, so …
A couple of years ago, here in this blog, I’d shared the story of Jayanthi Sampath Kumar, a lady in Hyderabad who ran the challenging Hyderabad Marathon in a sari. As someone who battles to run fast in shorts and a tee, I was full of admiration for Ms Kumar. …
A year ago today, 23 November 2019, I tore the meniscus in my left knee, chasing after a bunch of schoolboys who were harassing me. I had gone for a mid-morning run in my beloved Biodiversity Park, preparing for a half marathon in December, the Mumbai Marathon in January, followed …
