It’s been a long time coming.
After taking more than a month off and illness, the young boy joined me at Nehru Park today.
Tradition continued. He recently turned eleven and he hadn’t done his birthday run so today’s target was eleven kilometres.
I had finished exactly nine when I saw the car pull up. Off we went. After a tremendously rainy last couple of months, today was a typical hot and humid Delhi summer day.
Two rounds of the Niti Marg – Shanti Path loop and then to Nyaya Marg, Panchsheel Marg, back up to Shanti Path and around to finish up the run.
He was struggling towards the last few kilometres but we made it through, even making the last kilometre the fastest.
We played a few word games. We commented on other runners. Bumped into my sister. He got his share of whoops and encouraging claps.
Spent, we made our way to Fig at the Malcha Marg market and ate French toast and scrambled eggs.
My kind of Sunday morning well spent.
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