Tag: delhi

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Kicking some motivation in at 5am!

    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…

  • Rewards of Running and Pacing

    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…

  • That ‘Smashing PR’ feeling: New Delhi Marathon

    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.…

  • 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…

  • When you miss a morning run!

    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…

  • The wait for PB continues!

    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…