Category: running


  • I can see this blog is slowly becoming a place to document running events. But as long as I keep on writing here, no one’s loss right ?The Satara Hill Marathon is an elite ultra marathon event in Maharashtra, which only in its 3rd year has already become famous for some superlative arrangements for runners and…

  • As an amateur runner, I have decided to try to select 2 new cities or venues every year for running events and show up and complete the run (if no fancy goals). As part of this plan, I decided to run the Hyderabad half marathon, touted as ‘India’s toughest city marathon’.My training journey to Hyderabad…

  • Paglet is an amazing storyteller. Probably she has seen and experienced a lot, so her personal stories are genuine and full of drama. We were talking about peer pressure while growing up in all walks of life, through personal stories. Like being brought up in a middle class setting how having richer shopoholic friends can…

  • Training is a very important aspect of any half/full marathon aspirant or participant. When I registered for the Pune half marathon, I knew I had to train hard given I was an amateur runner. To top that its 21.1 km I was thinking of running, my longest ever. If one has to finish a book before…

  • Yes. I joined the bandwagon, I ran a half marathon when I am just reaching thirties. I also must be one of those n people who are penning down things that flashed through their mind as they drudged kilometer after kilometer. So to set the records straight, I have wanted to take up one sport…

  • to run or not

    I feel weirdly good today about writing this post. I started running in January this year. Treadmill and on road. After my first 5k (run + walk) in a rush of excitement I jotted down the feeling of achievement. By the end of the day when initial joy was taken over by exhaustion and other…