Category: training
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How Serious Are You About a Race If You Reach the Race Location and Realise You’ve Forgotten Your Gear?
If I were asking this on race morning, I could forgive someone for forgetting one small item. Race-day nerves are real, and sometimes things slip through the cracks. But if you are travelling to a destination or mountain race, where the organisers have been repeatedly messaging you about mandatory gear, and you still arrive without…
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Mountain Training Week
Finally, back in the mountains for some much-needed mountain-leg training. I missed this last year and went to Chiang Mai UTMB without much climbing-specific training. I had planned to head to Rishikesh or somewhere similar after VDHM, but an unexpected bout of dengue meant that even my training was limited for a while. This isn’t…
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Quality Over Quantity in Training
The racing season in India is getting underway, and the past few weeks have already given us a glimpse of some impressive running achievements – by some incredibly dedicated runners, and a few who perhaps weren’t quite as dedicated as they would have us believe. It has also shown how differently people interpret the idea…
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Monsoon Training: Late Starts and Treadmill Run
August is the rainy season in Delhi. Unlike places like Kerala where I am from, the rain here is not so pretty… Delhi simply doesn’t have the infrastructure to handle this much rain. Drainage is inadequate, roads flood, and once the water rises, already-broken roads can become quite dangerous. And with climate change, the weather…
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July Training: Slowly Finding My Way Back
After a dip in training during June, July was all about getting back into a consistent routine. The weather certainly didn’t make it easy. The month began with relentless heat, and finding the motivation to wake up early was a challenge in itself. This training block has been focused on recovery, and I promised myself…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
