Category: Musings

  • Staying Motivated in Delhi’s Challenging Weather

    For the past few weeks in Delhi, the weather has been far from ideal. After enduring intense heat, we now face stifling humidity, making it difficult to stay motivated for workouts. During the heatwave, I turned to the treadmill, and as the humidity peaked, my treadmill runs increased. With several races towards the end of…

  • Stayin’ Alive for Runs this Summer

    Stayin’ alive seems to the goal of this Summer! Motivation and health have taken a hit recently… the heat and related disruptions have never been so annoying… Every summer, when things get hard, I ask myself what the purpose of these runs is. Do I need to run because I have created myself this ‘runner’…

  • The Colours of March

    Are we over with winter already? Is it summer yet? There seems to be sunshine to bask in. Yet there is a nip in the air… sometimes a bit colder like today! And then the colours… haven’t they changed? It’s not grey anymore! Ready to leave the cold and freezing days to the warmth of…

  • The end of winter running?

    Stepped out today as usual in my winter long sleeves and gloves ready for my Sunday long(ish)! New Delhi (half) Marathon is next week and thought would get a comfortable run! I had all these ‘winter runs’ layered up and wondered the transition to running in a singlet on a race day even having the…

  • Tata Mumbai Marathon Race Report

    Redemption! That’s the word I’d use to sum up this race! In 2020, when I ran the last in Mumbai, I was broken and crushed! I was injured and still completed the course just under 4 hours for the prestigious Procam slam – where one needs to complete Procam’s race 4 categories in a season:…

  • Mumbai Calling!

    Yes, back in my favourite race city after 4 long years! Last time I was here back in 2020, I had a forgettable race. I was advised not to race considering the many injuries I have picked up towards the end of 2019. Still I travelled to Mumbai and lined up only to finish just…

  • Goodbye, 2023

    What an year of running this has been! Finally close 3800 km of running, 615+ hours of activities and a total of 352 days active. This has been the most productive of recent years after couple of my ultrarunning years! I had run two key races – New Delhi Marathon and Delhi Half Marathon –…

  • Shutting down the negative voices in my head!

    We all know about these negative voices in our head: reminding us of the mistakes we have done in the past and telling us we are not good enough. The fast few months – running and training and the negative thoughts in my head – it was a ride! I am not a person to…

  • Pacer’s day out!

    With the marathon training block on, I never planned any winter races – half marathon or even a 10k like last year. The Delhi Half Marathon in October and couple of 10k tempo runs with smashing PBs were enough for me to prepare for the January Mumbai Marathon. But when running friends asked me to…

  • Another trip around the Sun!

    Just got done with another trip around the Sun! Yes, grown older… and hopefully wiser! The past year has been such a learning experience. It has taken me to such an emotional rollercoaster, i never thought i would have a strength to survive the personal troubles together with an ambitious running goal! Thankfully i have…