At the weekend, here in Delhi where I live, the government announced that they would start fining people for not wearing a mask in public. Rs500 a pop. Like so: We are in the middle of a dreadful health crisis in Delhi, with frightening projections of how the Coronavirus pandemic …
One of my oldest running friends (as in length of time known, most definitely not age) is the lovely Priyamvada Kowshik, who was part of the wonderful, all-women Couch-6k group that started me on my own running journey. I saw a smashing photo of Priya on Instagram this morning, messaged …
I am ECSTATIC!!! I bettered my lockdown April mileage! In April I covered 183.25km In May I covered 183.3km 😛 I kid you not! How on earth I managed that feat I have NO idea. But the fact of the matter is that I have been actually running more this …
All through lockdown in Delhi, where I live, I have walked every day. Steadily, every day, up and down the driveway. Or round and round our terrace. Sometimes I even “ran,” in short 20m bursts. That has been my routine since March 22nd. So when our Lockdown 4.0 restrictions were …
Even at the best of times, I am easily moved by heart-warming stories, but in these locked-down Covid-19 days, I am a complete emotional mess. So reading this amazing story of a bus conductor who ran 21km to get to work…yeah, you can imagine…I sat there feeling a bit weepy …
Every year since 2007 we have gone up to the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, where hubby fishes & I go for long walks in the mountains. We try and go twice, sometimes 3 times, during the trout fishing season. The Tirthan and Phalachan valleys are 2 of my most …
My goodness me, but you live & you learn. And what I have learned today is that I have even more crazy friends than I realised 🙂 Remember I shared with you the story of my friend Gaurav running a marathon in his house on Saturday? And Mihika running an …
My God, but the world of Indoor Running During A Global Pandemic is a highly competitive, unforgiving place. No sooner have I shared the amazing story of one of my friends who ran a full marathon indoors, than his record is shattered! 😛 Toppled! 😛 Trampled upon! 😛 Pause for …
Here in India, we are all under lockdown. And suddenly, the ability to lace up and head out to run has become very precious. On Instagram, for example, I am avidly & enviously watching the daily posts from a British runner who can still take to the woods and river …
Let me confess. In these very strange, very worrying Coronavirus times I am a) blown away by all these people on social media who are running half marathons inside their homes and b) am enjoying getting to know my running mates “differently”, if that makes sense. Yeah, you’re right – …
