It has been a week since I have returned from my sojourn and I am still basking in the glow of the Golden Olympics…no one does it like the French. It was inclusive, equal, and pathbreaking. From the luminous gilded hot air balloon hovering in the Tuileries, centrally framed through the Arc de Triomphe du […]
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Preface: 11 days have passed since my toe fracture and I have been a-ok for most part. Never really dwelled on Raceday -I just imagined that something will happen and I will run fine- maybe a tad slower but without any major stress. Until…Part A: The Pall of Gloom 6 am: It is more than […]
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5.15 am I want to be in cross maidan with all my people similarly dressed in too bright running shoes and shorts and tights and set off toward CST, hoping that maybe we might run a little faster that day — and that we would be cheered at the end whether we met that goal […]
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Races have been a big part of my life for more than 15 years, and I miss them. This is the longest that I haven’t raced in what seems, forever. 10 months it is. December is racing season for us in ‘India, when we have a race every weekend building up the A race – […]
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“I am addicted to my phone- so will not be checking my phone all day tomorrow-. Anyone has any work please call me- or email.” 7.45 am As I came home from my run, even before I showered (I was dripping with sweat!!) I saw 3 notifications from Sukhpreet (I was supposed to meet her at […]
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While browsing last night, I stumbled upon the phrase “Liminal Space”. Think of that early morning time when you float between waking and sleeping. Images from your dreams merge with the reality of your day to day life, leaving you unsure what is real and whether you are sleeping or waking. The fluid extraordinary experiences […]
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(Jumping out of bed) Ohmigod! Its 7.10 am, who starts running so late? Chalo, it’s ok now, I have to do only 20 x 1-minute reps, so what’s the big deal…It’s not 1km repeats! Changed and downstairs, by 7.30 am I begin my warm-up. 20 minutes or 4 songs, how should I time it I […]
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Friday, 9.30 pm, Day 18 of the Lockdown. Me: Oh, let me stay up late and finish this drawing. I don’t have to wake up early tomorrow. What a life, too good! Mind: Wah! What an empowering thought! Sure, and then you can sleep in. Me: Ya, there is no running anyways! (some time passes, […]
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Life in the last 19 days, is one that I have never lived before or had ever imagined living. Now that we have finished singing pæans of praise for work from home, the hard reality is sinking in. And it is hard work. Yes, we save commuting time. And we are with our families. Yes, […]
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It is 11 pm. I look at the black sky. I am wide awake. Most nights at this hour I am in la-la-land. It is a strange night. Restlessness is in the air and turmoil in my mind. I stare blankly at my Kindle, not comprehending a word that I read. A 3-week lockdown imposed […]
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