“One for your blog” said the chirpy message yesterday evening from one of my running mates, Bala Shukla. When I saw the photos, I threatened to unfriend him 😛 Do you blame me?! Just LOOK at that stunning view. How fabulous. Bala is in Almora in Uttarkhand. Coming from Delhi, …
Sadly, now it’s the turn of September’s Ladakh Marathon to be cancelled, due to this wretched Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s the official announcement, & the link to the website: Interestingly, the 2 ultra events haven’t yet been cancelled – so let’s hope they, at least, might still be able to take …
Another month in this strange Covid-19 world of ours. Although lockdown has been lifted here in Delhi, we still have restrictions. We’re allowed out to exercise, for example, but parks don’t open until 6.00, by which time it is already crazy hot. “How crazy?” do I hear you ask? Try …
I did a v-e-r-y slow 13km this hot and humid morning in my usual haunt, the Biodiversity Park, and it was all pretty jam-packed: a) I met 3 friends who used to be in my running group, before the group sadly split and went its various ways. I ran for …
I was just ‘tidying up’ my iPad, ie closing down all the tabs I’d left open, & came across an article from The Times about the cancelled London Marathon, and how people had, nevertheless, marked the event, running it virtually, or solo, or in their back garden. The article was …
My Jammu-based running mate Dilawer Khan is a doctor who works in the town of Reasi, about 80km from Jammu city. I know this because he told me so, when I asked about his stunning running photo from last night. Since yesterday was International Yoga Day, Dilawer had official functions …
Following on from my post 3 days ago about people not wearing a mask while exercising in the park, I got several messages from friends who kindly sent me links to articles about the risks of running in a mask and/or the medical view of it not being necessary. Pauline …
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 …
