Really Nike? Really?!

Have you seen the latest ad for Nike women’s clothes? Specifically for a sports bra and leggings? It features a trans influencer called Dylan Mulvaney, who is still biologically male. Here, please watch the clip (below) if you haven’t already seen it… I have decided, after a lot of private …

What did you see on your run today? #481 stars the Northern Lights

Some of my friends are total rockstars, and since it is is International Women’s Day, it seems totally befitting to give a shout out to one such rockstar – the one and only Kathakoli Dasgupta, a young woman who has been part of my own running “journey” since Day One. …

What did you see on your run today? #480 stars Humpty Dumpty

My Shanghai-based running pal Tina Kanagaratnam comes up trumps today – as she does every time she shares her running photos, to be honest. As befits a lady who leads guided historic and cultural walks around Shanghai, Tina has a great eye for detail. So, what did this morning’s run …

What did you see on your Valentine’s Day run? #479 comes from Shanghai

My cyber-friend Tina Kanagaratnam went out for her regular run in Shanghai on Valentine’s Day and she shares with us here some of what she saw on her run through the streets of one of China’s most fascinating cities: Love is also blooming here, too (below) Tina’s comment on the …

What did you see on your run today? #478 features Delhi street art

Yesterday, on a stunning spring morning, I went for a nice ‘n slow walk/run around central Delhi, and boy oh boy was the city looking stunning. Absolutely gorgeous. I’m still taking my running very slowly, trying to minimise any impact on my eye (I had a retinal haemorrhage, for those …

A gratitude post

Hello from one very, very, VERY happy woman. After scaring myself silly with a retinal haemorrhage just before Christmas, I was told by the retina specialist I consulted that there was to be no running and no weight lifting for weeks, if not months. Cue much weeping and wailing. Cancellation …

What did you see on your run today? #477 is from a laid back Shanghai

My Shanghai-based cyber-pal Tina Kanagaratnam has shared quite a few of her runs through the city with us here in the blog, as she, and all her fellow citizens, enjoy freedom after their harsh lockdown. Plus, now it’s the holiday season – Chinese New Year – and so Tina gets …