Category: training

  • Mixing It Up – The Secret Ingredient to Become a Well-Rounded Runner

    It’s race season in India, and Strava has been buzzing since October. Training, racing, and more racing – everyone seems to be on a medal-collection spree. For me, it’s not about how one races; it’s about how one trains for it. I’ve noticed certain areas of Delhi-NCR becoming especially crowded during race season, as these…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Competitive Vs Motivated

    While I moved from the half marathon training block to marathon training block (the race is in January), I had some time during the recovery weeks to reflect on the past weeks of running and plan ahead for the January race. I was itching to get started with the new block and my physio asked…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • That PB feeling

    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…

  • Dealing with Monsoon and Running

    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…