Tag: delhi
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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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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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Kicking some motivation in at 5am!
That’s me some days! Yes, I am a very passionate runner and I love running. I also love the process of learning and growing and building up for a big race! When I am in a training block, I am always looking to check that off the calendar in green and move to the next…
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Rewards of Running and Pacing
Being a distance runner for almost a decade and being on podiums I was invited for pacing in many of the local races. I was constantly requested to pace in Marathons because many organizers couldn’t get women to pace faster buses. I always enjoyed pacing. More than the feeling of getting out there and run…
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That ‘Smashing PR’ feeling: New Delhi Marathon
Yes, finally a huge marathon PB. I am now a 3:40:53 marathoner. Though the race could have gone better, it is what it is for the season and considering where I was 6 months back, I take it as a huge win! After Comrades Marathon in August, 2022, I was left with a busted knee.…
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Racing someone up the hill on a random day!
Will you race someone during your morning training runs? This is not a nice thing to do I know; but I happened to pass someone during my morning run that has resulted in a race uphill!! I should say I was completely not at fault here! I passed someone who may be felt like passed…
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When you miss a morning run!
I generally don’t like missing morning runs! Runs should be in the morning when you are not fatigued and it helps kickstart the day in style. But when I have a sleepless night, like yesterday (thanks to the work stress), my brain forces the body to laziness mode of ‘you deserve more sleep; you can…
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The wait for PB continues!
It is just a handful weeks to New Delhi Marathon and the training is satisfactory so far! Just to test the fitness and also with a selfish desire to break my 5+ year old personal best in half marathon, I decided to run a local race here in Gurgaon last Sunday (Jan 8)! Many people…
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Running in Winters
Winter is here in full glory in Delhi and for me it’s the frozen hands time! As someone with arthritis, I hate this season. I start wearing gloves for running from early December and when it comes to 3 degree C weather in January, my regular running gloves seem inefficient and I end up with…
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Winter is here!
Eat, Run, Live, Sleep, Repeat 