So what’s on the cards for our running future in India?

There was a very interesting, well-written article in my paper this morning, about the state of running and, more specifically, the immediate future outlook for racing in India, in these Covid-19 times. Here’s the link. Well worth reading. Inevitably, the article made for depressing reading for an amateur runner like …

Will it be 3rd time lucky for the Paris Marathon?

So the Paris Marathon has been rescheduled for a second time. The race, originally planned for April, was postponed until October, but the organisers have now announced a new date of 15 November. It will be a totally different running experience, for so many reasons – not least the weather. …

The strange case of Mexico’s chocolate runners

My resolutely non-running hubby sent me a link to an article in The Economist. It makes fascinating but quite bizarre reading. Apparently there is an extraordinarily high percentage of cheating in the Mexico City marathon. So much so, that there is a delightful expression for the fake runners of this …