“My precious” – Runner edition

To every runner, their gear is precious. Whether it is the hydration vests, bottles, clothes, shoes or even running socks. Not just because they are mostly expensive, but also running stuff is not like every day items and running is something special in everyday life for most!

I am someone who takes special care of my gear, save them and sometimes unable to part with some of the old items (like flaks and bottles).

I am proud of my collection of gear – especially the hydration flasks and also vests. These are items we don’t get easily in India and i get them through my travels abroad or when friends come over from outside.

I got my Salomon vest from a friend who sent it from Hong Kong during the pandemic. That time i was trying to train with hydration vests or bags and i was not comfortable with my Aonijie bag. A vest sounded more ‘light’.

Anyway it was one of my favourite pieces of gear (and also expensive) and even after getting comfortable running with bigger hydration bags, i found this one always handy during travel.

At some point later last year, for some reason i stopped using it and thought about it earlier this year. And i couldn’t find it anywhere.

The first thought was i may have accidentally donated it while switching the wardrobe to winter clothes and donating some of the summer ones. After few days of search i gave up only to find among my shopping bags months later few days ago!

How it ended up with those bags i have no clue. But it was great to have reunited with “my precious” at last!

I can feel for the Gollum and his pursuit of The Ring all his life now 🤪.