Well, if the venerable “Times of India” is to be believed, that is. And I quote : “The half marathon, covering a distance of about 21km (fair enough, it’s actually 21.097. But it doesn’t take much to verify your facts these days. Google it, mister…) started at 7.30 (no, it …
And so, after many early mornings spent pounding the streets of Delhi, today I ran the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon in a good time (clipped 4 minutes from my previous HM). A fabulously well organised event. Not as crowded as I had feared – I reckon we were hundreds in each …
I know, I know, ANOTHER post about the joys of running in Delhi. But hey, just bear with me for one more week, and then the half marathon will be over, and normal service will be resumed…whatever that may be. Yesterday I went to collect my bib for next Sunday’s …
A full month earlier than scheduled, theoretically totally under-prepared, but buoyed up my the companionship of my fab running girls, I ran my first ever half marathon this morning. And if you ever doubted the existence of a runner’s high…well, trust me, it exists. Totally. Let me give you the …
Don’t believe me? I have some clips of my dancing divas for you later on, but first of all, a bit of scene setting. 5.15am on a muggy Sunday morning and the traffic is pouring into the Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium. It’s Pinkathon time, and if you wish to see a …
Talk about India being the land of lastminute.com… I was supposed to be running a 10 km race in NOIDA tomorrow – just across the river from Delhi – with some of my dear running girls. My clothes and running shoes were already out. A friend had kindly collected my …
Advance warning. This post will be full of gushing enthusiasm. 100% guaranteed. You have been warned. So let’s start gushing and enthusing, shall we? Yesterday, along with some of my gang of running girls, we took part in a timed race out at the amazing Formula 1 circuit in Noida, …
There is nothing quite like taking up a new (healthy) activity to galvanise one’s energy and enthusiasm levels. And that would be? Oh, my latest obsessively favourite thing to do in Delhi. Which is, quite simply, to run. I am enjoying it so much so that I am starting a new …
And another item on the bucket list gets ticked, though whether or not a mere 6km segment of a half marathon counts is a moot point. But moot or not, today was great fun. Not great running but great fun, and we always knew that would be the case. When …
