Category: runner
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A PR after 6 long years!
Yes, it’s a PR from the Delhi Half marathon and I had to wait 6 years for this one. When you start running, you feel your prime years are somewhere 5-6 years into running and afterwards you just plateau because you have reached the limit or years of running started giving you constant injuries. When…
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The Delhi Half Marathon is back… and here begins the new season!
So, the Delhi half marathon is back! Ever since getting my first bib in 2013 (after moving to Delhi in 2012), i never missed an official on-ground DHM. From ADHM to VDHM, it’s been 10 years! Delhi half usually kick starts the racing season this part of the world and also the testing ground of…
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What a 10km hard pounding on road can do to you?
I have the habit of taking a pre-run mirror selfie most mornings! That followed with a post-run selfie! I don’t know when exactly I started these, but i love posting about these occasionally, also to read what that workout has done to me! Yesterday i had a 10km race on my training plan! I clicked…
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Dreadmill day!
Missing a Sunday long run can be annoying. You don’t want to fall sick during a training block and miss the longest run of the week! If you are sick, you have an excuse to miss a run! But if it rains all morning and if it is a total washout… i dread the dreadmill…
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Getting out of the house on a hot, humid morning is a win!
The rains in Delhi never seems to end. With occasional rain and heat and humid rest of the time, the weather is craziest ever. Ever since the summer started I have been planning to get up at 4, start run at 5 and later relax. But with this humidity it doesn’t matter if i run…
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When it is hard to find motivation!
Yeah, some days! For someone who is too focused on numbers and goals, hitting a zero motivation patch is not easy. I have not run in two days and that is bugging me. Is the training block – however well is going – is boring me? Am I burned out? Are those minor niggles are…
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That PB feeling
I took a break from ultra and trail marathons 2 years back to focus on leg speed. The many races and the injuries and few DNFs were demotivating factors along with the fact that I am slowing down! So I have been working with a coach to improve on my marathon timing – for me…
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Dealing with Monsoon and Running
It’s rainy season in India and rain brings lot of positivity (unless it is flooding). When you are living in a city like Delhi where temperature can go over 40 degrees (C), the small window of monsoon seems like heaven. But… there is a but… Rains and runs don’t go so well actually. It’s good…
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Life on Road, Air and Running
Last few weeks have been a lot hectic with back to back trips! The first one was end of April with a team meeting in Heidelberg, Germany and the second one recently to Kerala, India for a conference! As much as I enjoy new places, I hate traveling lately! Traveling means change of schedule –…
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Why Upper Body Strength is Important for Mountain Running | Buddha Trails 53km Race Report
Just got back from mountains after a mountain trail race. And, I didn’t finish it! It is not a great feeling to be back from a race with a DNF. For some reasons, I can’t get my head around mountain races! This is the third mountain trail race I was in and I couldn’t finish…
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