Ran with Maneesh this morning. Our usual route down the Golf Course Road. Buildings that were under construction long completed. We turned around from the Shiv Nadar School and caught up over a cup of tea.

Solid core workout today that I have at least in part overthrown by eating a bowl of gulab jamun.

The park was quiet and still. I began at an easy pace. I tried to concentrate on form. My legs still ached from the Sunday workout. I have resolved to try and workout after every run if not every day. All body workout is the secret to good running as much as running itself.

I picked up pace after a few kilometres and towards the last two kilometres, I went about 7/10 RPE. Back home, I stuck to my promise and put in a solid workout including leg work that I dread.

Unexpected rest today as I was working till midnight.

Rest day Monday.

As I turned into Vinay Marg, I saw my friend Gokul. I signalled for him to wait and then joined him for the run. It was good to run with company. It had been a while.

We caught up on this and that, weaving through many familiar faces at the carnivalesque Nehru Park Sunday.

The young boy joined me for the second part of the run. We did an easy half hour and then Fig for a delicious breakfast. Upon leaving, the young boy and I try to guess the number of runners we would cross – since the route takes us back through Shanti Path. No less than thirty runners in a span of a couple of minutes. By my estimation there would be hundreds of folks here on a Sunday morning if not a thousand plus. More on mathematical calculations for another day.

Did a long workout this morning. Played a few games of pickle in the evening. Does not count as a replacement for a run.

Been writing and writing. And I know I am not even scratching the tip of the writing surface.

These past couple of months have been the longest stretch of unstructured training probably since Covid.

Went to Nehru Park and decided to throw in some kilometre repeats. So much fun.

Didn’t run today.