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.
And yesterday a friend sent me a link to a story of a lady who ran the prestigious Berlin in a sari in 2018 (thanks George!).
Just running Berlin is impressive enough, but to do it in 9 yards of fabric – whew!
Even though I am married to an Indian, I’ve never worn a sari – MAJOR lack of confidence when I was younger and thinner, and now is not the age to start 😛
But the mere idea of running competitively with all that fabric…I’m dumbfounded!!
Makes you think though – there must be so many women in the rural areas of India who wear a sari and sprint to catch a bus, without even giving it a second thought 🙂
Might be easier in shalwar and kameeze rather than a sari. There’s a thought. Wrong country I know but I always envied my Pakistani friend. She was always comfortable.
No,not wrong country at all. Many women wear salwar kameez here, too, and they would definitely be easier to run in than a sari!