Run With Christine

What did you see on your Valentine’s Day run? #479 comes from Shanghai

My cyber-friend Tina Kanagaratnam went out for her regular run in Shanghai on Valentine’s Day and she shares with us here some of what she saw on her run through the streets of one of China’s most fascinating cities: Love is also blooming here, too (below) Tina’s comment on the …

What did you see on your run today? #478 features Delhi street art

Yesterday, on a stunning spring morning, I went for a nice ‘n slow walk/run around central Delhi, and boy oh boy was the city looking stunning. Absolutely gorgeous. I’m still taking my running very slowly, trying to minimise any impact on my eye (I had a retinal haemorrhage, for those …

A gratitude post

Hello from one very, very, VERY happy woman. After scaring myself silly with a retinal haemorrhage just before Christmas, I was told by the retina specialist I consulted that there was to be no running and no weight lifting for weeks, if not months. Cue much weeping and wailing. Cancellation …

What did you see on your run today? #477 is from a laid back Shanghai

My Shanghai-based cyber-pal Tina Kanagaratnam has shared quite a few of her runs through the city with us here in the blog, as she, and all her fellow citizens, enjoy freedom after their harsh lockdown. Plus, now it’s the holiday season – Chinese New Year – and so Tina gets …

What did you see on your run today? #476 comes from Shanghai

Following on from yesterday’s guest post about a winter morning run in Shanghai, Tina now shares her Christmas Eve running pics with us here. Remember that this is a city grappling with the after-effects of months of lockdowns and the sudden, unexpected lifting of restrictions in the last few days, …

What did you see on your run today? #475 comes from Shanghai

I’ve shared running photos with you before from my Shanghai-based acquaintance Tina (oh the heck with it! ’tis the season etc etc) so, let’s not be too formal about things – my Shanghai-based friend Tina. Just before Christmas, in fact on the day of the winter solstice, December 21st, Tina …