The past couple of weeks have been frenzied. Frenzied in the nicest possible way, I hasten to add. My son and daughter-in-law’s Singapore wedding reception. My son and daughter-in-law’s New Delhi wedding reception. Children home for the holidays. House guests. Christmas. All totally wonderful of course, but coupled with Delhi’s …
There was a cute running story from China in the news today. This was the headline that sparked my interest; “China half-marathon offers unique prizes – cow, wild fish, chickens, boosting registration” It’s actually a really sweet story. “Organisers of the Nong’an Taipingchi Ice and Snow Half Marathon on Dec. …
Since taking part in the Delhi Half Marathon last Sunday, I haven’t yet been for a run, but I have gone for regular walks in my local park, using the slow recovery time to “plog” – i.e. pick up trash as you run/walk. For anyone not familiar with the term …
As I write, I am winding down from the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon this morning. Surprisingly, I’m not as dog tired as I expected to be, after waking up at 3am for a 5am start, so that’s nice. Nor am I aching as much as I have been for the …
It’s that time of year again. No, not almost-Diwali-time (though Diwali is indeed fast approaching). Rather, it is almost-Delhi-Half-Marathon time, which means I’m in a state of mild panic. I have to say, for an old lady who only started running 10 years ago, and who does it “quote unquote” …
There aren’t that many big parks in Bangkok – a city that I absolutely love, by the way – and so for the weekly LSD (long, slow distance run), most people seem to gravitate to Lumphini Park, a fabulous, huge green space in the heart of the city. I always …
We are in Ayutthaya in Thailand for 2 days, celebrating our wedding anniversary. Ayutthaya has been on my To Do list for years, and has not disappointed. It is absolutely gorgeous. I’ll probably do a blog about the city proper – which I’ll come back and link to here, as …
Regular readers of this blog (thank you) and all my Delhi-based friends will not need an introduction to Kathakoli Dasgupta, today’s guest blogger and a regular contributor to these pages. But if you’re new here (welcome, welcome), Katha is the young woman who got me into running, and then proceeded …
After 2 glorious weeks away in South Africa (where, of course, it is currently winter) I am now back in Delhi. Otherwise known as Humidity Central. How humid, do I hear you ask? How about 89% humidity, at 4.50 am today as I kitted up for my run: And the …
Disclosure time. BUT, she hastens to add – I haven’t exactly been lazy, dear reader. For most of June I have been out of Delhi (where I live) and out of connectivity, as I tackled Kedar Dome, a 6800m climbing peak in the Himalayas. I reviewed my experience, mainly in …
