15.03°C

All Stories

Just Keep Running

 Could you walk a bit slower please? The plump lady told me. Seconds earlier, she had looked sideways at me and given me a smiling look. I wondered if I knew her from somewhere. Turns out she was afraid of the guy behind her.

Just Keep Running

The Strength that Abides in Numbers

 Keep running “Mambo!” I had seen him from the corner of my eye since I was hurtling down the road. It took a few moments to register that he was talking to me. “Can I run with you?” he asked with a smile. He as carrying a small bag under his arms. It was like a man purse.

The Strength that Abides in Numbers

The Bitter-Sweet Extra Mile

 4.15AM, 9th April 2020. Crazy. I thought as the cold breeze whipped my body. Totally crazy. I had run for only 200 meters on Rhino Stretch but my legs were already out of breath. So I slowed down and started walking.

The Bitter-Sweet Extra Mile

5.42 Minutes per Kilometer – New Record

 Consistency Delivers Victory I will run the first kilometer in less than 5:20 minutes. I will then run the second kilometer in less than 5:40 minutes. These two resolutions were ringing in my mind as I slipped on my purple running top and marched out of the house into the biting cold of a July morning.

5.42 Minutes per Kilometer – New Record

6.24 MINS PER KILOMETER

Will my feet be able to slam into the ground and complete the 11,400 steps it usually takes me to run for 11.5 kilometers? I am feeling sickish. Its the 1.23 AM Sunday. 17th May.

6.24 MINS PER KILOMETER