As I tumble out of bed at first light to go running, these oh-so-hot Delhi summer days, once I’m dressed & caffeinated, I have a checklist that I quickly run through (no pun intended). I thought I’d run this list past you (no pun intended), and ask for your thoughts. Are …
Well, in the good ol’ US of A, that is. Here in India, it’s just another Wednesday. I discovered it was National Running Day from my handy mapmyrun app on my phone, but only after I had come home from my morning run, so it was all a tad too …
This won’t be a very long post, since I am lacing up my running shoes and about to head out to run. In Delhi’s current 39C summer heat. And why would I do that, you ask? Actually you won’t ask, because most of you are runners. So you get it. …
Having become a total and utter running bore, apparently, in the last 18 months, the time has come to put my money where my mouth is (or should it be where my feet are?) Whatever, this blog is the result. A blog that I hope will be a fun …
I live in India, where I haven’t yet been able to track down the gels that I am told are vital for running a marathon. So on a recent trip to London I was thrilled to find a specialised running shop in East Sheen, just a few minutes drive away from …
First things first. I am not a running/fitness/shoe expert. I am simply a freshly minted runner, who has gone from 0 – training for her first marathon in 18 months. In other words, what I have to say about my new running shoes is 100% personal, and not “professional”. After …
I am feeling very overwhelmed and yes, humbled, by the (mostly supportive) outpouring of comments and advice, after my blog post about being groped, when I was out running on Wednesday. Thank you, thank you to all of you who took the time to write and, especially thank you to …
Just what the hell is it with creepy men who think they have the right to touch a woman’s body? More precisely my body. I was out running this morning, and, before any of you DARES to suggest it was MY fault because of tight clothing – not that you …
So today in Delhi it rained. As in it poured down, monsoon style. Which meant that the hundreds of participants in the 3 races at the F1 circuit early this morning who all got soaked to the skin and still ended the race smiling and grinning are – I accept …
So, India has finally overtaken the Chinese. Yaay, yippee yaay, do I hear you cry? Please don’t cheer, because all that India has done is win the top spot in the most polluted city in the world stakes, with Delhi (where I live) now being, apparently, more polluted than Beijing. …
