At 5 o’clock this morning, in the pre-dawn darkness (& with temperatures of 33C before sunup), I joined an enthusiastic group of runners and volunteers for a half marathon, as well as a 14k and a 7k run through Sanjay Van, a huge forest in south Delhi. This was a …
I have my friend Mary Tremblay to thank for this. An accomplished runner years before I had even thought of lacing up my running shoes, Mary sent me this link, below, to one of the funniest running videos you’ll see. Watch as a group of rowdy hillbillies heckle runners in the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
