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Got back to Delhi early Saturday morning and straight to work.

Woke up this morning and hammered out some emails before heading out in the crisp Italian air.

At this time in the morning, there were hundreds of school kids making their way. It was a super interesting sight, seeing groups, individuals, pairs of twos and threes. I made up games trying to discern their personalities, their cliques, how they fit in, or not. Some looked athletic, some vaped, some look bored, others were chatting.

I crisscrossed the town streets this way and that and finished up near the hotel.

Because I am travelling today and because I had anyway woken crazy early, I managed to get to Nehru Park at a decent time.

The inner Shanti Path lane was near empty with the occasional runners and lazy dogs who chose to ignore me. It was the perfect ground for track work.

But once I was midway through, I decided to loop around Niti Marg, a bit of up and down to finish up near my car.

A good run rounded up with a decent short workout afterwards.

Ran up and down and finished it. Dashed off quickly right after to work.

We did 400s, 200s and 400s again. He can be super fast. He can be even faster. Some more control; some more experience.

It was already sunny when we reached. The track was teeming.

On the way back we stopped for a quick coffee.

The oriental magpie robin was busy calling out excitedly in a tree we stood next to talking about our plans.

Only Leela Samson heard it, peering between the branches, trying to see who was causing the ruckus.

The mornings are still cool. Sunder Nursery was bathed in the spring light. The vast gardens seemed far away from anything at all. Perhaps monuments take you back in time.

The young boy wanted to go to the track to try out some distances. We went late. The sun was already high but the weather was relatively pleasant.

He did some blistering work on track one while I tinkered about on track nine.

He left and I continued on a bit with Gaju. By then, we had the track to ourselves.

Ran in the driveway at a very decent pace. Hit the gym after for a solid workout.

Rest today. Felt like running but took a break.

Even though the roads around were full of the usual runners, it felt quiet this morning. I ran steadily, feeling better after weeks. First week of April and it’s still a bit cool in the morning for Delhi standards. I saw a few runners with jackets tied around their waists.