Tag: delhi

  • 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…

  • Trail Running in Summer

    The summer in Delhi has been beyond everyone’s expectations this year. From the scorching heat in May and June to this terrible humidity in July. Running in this weather has become a bit challenging and as I see from Strava there are a lot of abandoned runs. Although most of my training runs are on…

  • 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’…

  • Global Running Day on World Environment Day… What are the odds!

    What are the odds that World Environment Day and Global Running Day fall on the same day! The theme for World Environment Day 2024 is “Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience,” emphasizing the urgent need to restore degraded lands, combat desertification, and build resilience against droughts. This theme resonates deeply with trail runners, who often…

  • International Trails Day: Being Thankful for our Trails

    International Trails Day (June 1) is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of June to raise awareness about the importance of trails, their development, and their diverse uses. This day emphasizes the many benefits trails offer, including fostering a healthy lifestyle for everyone, not just the trail running community. Celebrating our trails is significant for…

  • Summer Runs are Back

    Running in the summer can be very challenging compared to other seasons. Summer in India (except for the hills) is intense. Along with the fact that this is off season for many runners and the body would be recovering, runs are harder due to heat, and humidity. When temperatures rise, your body must work harder…

  • New Delhi (half) Marathon: Another Personal Best

    Self-doubt, numerous niggles – oh the knees, the shoulders and the lower back, and low on excitement – that was me the day before the New Delhi Marathon (25 February 2024). After the Mumbai Marathon, the idea was to race hard a half marathon in NDM before i start building up for Two Oceans Marathon.…

  • Another race? Am I there?

    It’s race day eve! And, time for all pre-race nerves! New Delhi Marathon time! And, doing just a half marathon! Could be fine! But, my body and mind not saying so! All the possible niggles, be it the knees, the back or my shoulder (the old shoulder injury seems to be back), seem to be…

  • 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…

  • Say hello to ‘Trail Femmes’

    And, one of my dream projects – starting a trail running group here in India – it is finally realised. Say hello to ‘Trail Femmes‘ – a community for women trail runners to connect with nature, inspire and empower each other. On Feb 10, Saturday, four of my friends went on our first ‘group’ run…