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 …
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 …
This is SUCH a great post from my British friend Dave, who has just had a milestone birthday, turning 50 under lockdown. Dave has been featured here & has blogged for us here too. And now he shares his 50th birthday run in ‘lockdown.’ It’s a happy, upbeat post, and …
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 …
People in the UK have been allowed out all throughout lockdown, making the likes of me pretty darn jealous. Initially Brits were allowed out for around an hour or so a day – a reasonable time, basically – but now it is unlimited, and with the lovely weather they are …
My London-based friend Romit Basu messaged me a few days ago, and I quote: “Finally managed to motivate myself into going for a long run. Managed to get in 13.5k. Bumped into friends on the way. Said social distancing hello.“ And THIS is what struck me about his photos – …
