Tag: runner’s life

  • Pacer’s day out!

    With the marathon training block on, I never planned any winter races – half marathon or even a 10k like last year. The Delhi Half Marathon in October and couple of 10k tempo runs with smashing PBs were enough for me to prepare for the January Mumbai Marathon. But when running friends asked me to…

  • Another trip around the Sun!

    Just got done with another trip around the Sun! Yes, grown older… and hopefully wiser! The past year has been such a learning experience. It has taken me to such an emotional rollercoaster, i never thought i would have a strength to survive the personal troubles together with an ambitious running goal! Thankfully i have…

  • 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…

  • Running During Airpocalypse!

    It’s that time of the year in Delhi… The pollution levels are way high. AQI touching 500! It’s bad bad time for any kind of outdoor activities! Once levels exceed 150, running outdoors is said to be risky; sometimes breathing gets bad and this can affect you long term. For Delhiites, we panic when the…

  • A PR after 6 long years!

    A PR after 6 long years!

    Yes, it’s a PR from the Delhi Half marathon and I had to wait 6 years for this one. When you start running, you feel your prime years are somewhere 5-6 years into running and afterwards you just plateau because you have reached the limit or years of running started giving you constant injuries. When…

  • 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…

  • Ready to Burn More Rubber

    So, the new kicks are here – infinity react. Not for the racing but for the everyday runs! As the training blocks progresses, I am just logging miles and burning rubber! Who said running is a cheap sport! The amount of money we runners spend on shoes, gear and gels!! We invest in sufferings! LOL!

  • 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…