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 …
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 …
