Walking back to running

After months of feeling mightily sorry for myself (a torn meniscus has that effect), I took an important psychological step back to running this weekend, when I rejoined my running group. Ahem – let’s make one thing clear from the start: They all ran. I walked. Some of the group …

My right to breathe

My right to breathe. That was the message a group of us wanted to share this morning, as we ran wearing protective face masks in the heart of New Delhi, a city with the unenviable reputation of being one of the most polluted on the planet. Just think about it …

Yoga for runners 101

Yoga. One of those quintessential Indian “things” which I’ve never really “got”. Is that too many quotation marks for one short sentence? Maybe. I tried yoga a few years ago, in an effort to make hubby dearest do some kind of exercise. The teacher came highly recommended by hubby’s sister-in-law, …

Swimming for runners

I’ve been swimming a lot, these last few days, as I holiday in Bangkok, mainly because the building has a pool, so there is no effort required at all. No crazy Delhi traffic to drive through to get to a pool, which is my standard excuse for not swimming regularly …