DelhiRunner- Moments of Joy

Kapama Safari

2011-01-28T20:58:00.000-08:00

Lion Safari

2011-01-28T20:33:00.000-08:00

Recently had an opportunity to go on a bush safari at Kapama Reserve - a private game reserve near the world renowned kruger national park in south africa.

the forest was unlike the visuals one sees on tv-of wide open grasslands (savannas) with hordes of wild animals. this was more like an indian jungle , low lying dense trees with thick bushes, termite hills.

during the safari on customised land rovers we saw lions, zebra, wild boar, giraffe, impala and the white rhinos. a pride of 3 young lionesses seemed to have no fear and posed at a distance of some 10 ft away from the vehicles. also at a water hole came across mother and baby rhino.

the safari was guided by a reserve ranger with a tracker sitting in front.

we missed seeing a leopard..scanned all trees..probably a future visit destined.

Flower Power ( AIKGA Gulmohar Club, Feb'09 )

2009-02-23T05:13:00.000-08:00

Recently the Gulmohar Club(New Delhi ) organised the annual AIKGA flower/plant show. It was a pleasure to see the colorful spread & organically grown vegetables, fruits.. there were exquisite trays , hanging plant baskets, flower arrangements & other gardening related products on display.

The show was inaugrated by the Vice President's wife ( Mrs Ansari )and was well attended by ladies & families of Gulmohar Park & the neighbouring colonies.

Enjoy the beautiful show....

Gurgaon Half Marathon ( Feb 15' 09 )

2009-02-23T04:47:00.000-08:00

The RunningandLiving.com's Gurgaon run last Sunday marked the end of this running season for me.

This run was preceded by the Auroville Half on Feb15..The previous day was marked wth bouts of stomach upset which had me dehydrated on the race morning..

The half marathon started at 7.00 am with around 130 participants. The route was from Sector 55 park towards the Badshahpur-Sohna stretch..a longish , smooth wide road with tall buildings on one side. We went down this road till 7K and then returned back to starting point..again moved for a distance of 3.5-4 k and return.

Fears of upsetting my stomach balance, led me to avoid too much of fluid intake..i just sipped some Gatorade during the run. Also some fatigue resulted in my poor finish of 2:04.

The race ended with finishers medal ( embossed good quality leather ) and a timing certificate. Thanks Rahul Verghese & the team of volunteers for the wonderful organisation.

Agendas for next running season:

1.Build up lower back & legs strength (thru cross training or gym training..something which I have totally missed out this year )

2. Endurance training..and importantly training to run faster.

3. Enough long runs to prepare for my first full marathon next year( probably Mawana or Gurgaon )

4. Do a Auroville and /or Bangalore Ultra during next year

2nd Auroville ( Pondicherry ) Half Marathon

2009-02-16T04:21:00.000-08:00

The cool shades of Auroville are still fresh as I pen down my account of the 2nd Auroville Marathon . Yesterday I finished the Auroville half-marathon with a time of 1: 56. My goal was a sub 1.50 finish considering the track was flat & soft clay. The certificate (being brought over my friends still at Pondi ) will confirm the exact timings.

The race was well organized. The trail was scenic ( mostly shaded forest tracks )with distinctive markings across the route. Pitstops were at every 4 KM ( there spaced out during the initial 10 KM ), stocked with water, glucose, biscuits, bananas, lemons( not salt though ) etc. People running the full marathon started at 5 AM and were given torches ( they must have run the first hour in total dark ). The half marathon started at 6 AM.
The pre-race pasta and the post-race breakfast ( peanut butter sandwitch, idlis, dosa ) was really good.The race went well even though I expected a better timing.

Here's a short course of events.

We reached Chennai by Spicejet on Friday. Amit Ojha with wife & kids , me and Venkat. There was a 4 hour delay in taking off due to heavy fog in Delhi ( someone told me that only Indian Airlines & Indigo pilots are trained to take off using Cat3 systems ) . Anyhow landed at 2.00 PM . We then took a Innova & a ambassador to Pondi , just stopping for lunch at Swagath on the Byepass road for a quick southie thali meal.

I checked into Hotel Coromandel , a small place on Needaraja Pillai St. Evening was spent strolling on the beach ( just a km away from my hotel ) & a chilled beer with Amit. The beach at Pondi is rocky with a long promenade alongside where people came to stroll, enjoy the fresh sea & generally chill out.

On Saturday, we reached Auroville for a tour of the place. Its well hidden from the ECR with no road pointers , but could see a lot of foreigners on bikes & cycles going towards the road leading to Auroville. Went to the daily market (opp solar kitchen ) where I had my first taste of wheat grass juice (its really strong ) & some other organically grown fruits/vegetables & products. We also visited the main information centre ,boutique store, solar kitchen & matrimandir. In the evening , we collected our Bibs ( # 316 ) & kit bag with the blue T shirt.

I also visited the Pondi beach ( for a sunrise view & some snaps ) & the Mother’s Samadhi ( Aurobindo Ashram ) during the morning. The ashram is a serene grey bulding on a quite Pondi street ( No cameras, mobiles switched off & no shoes )

Race day ( Sunday ) started at 4 AM. I got ready & took the waiting Innova to pick up Amit & Venkat /Rajeshwari ( Venkat’s wife ) & reached Certitude ( starting point ) around 5.00 AM.

We warmed up with a bit of slow jogging / stretching , took snaps . Came across a group of runners from Nanded ( Maharashtra )..they looked really strong and claimed to run a half in 1.16. Anyhow post rubbing some gel /iodex on the arms & legs it was time to start the half run at 6.00 am ( the race started a bit late at 6.06 am ).
Amit & me started a slow pace till around 4 km. We had decided to run together & take our time to enjoy the track & the Auroville experience. But without realising it, both of us picked up pace till 12km. From then we decided to do a steady pace & reached the 18 km point on the road. The last 3 km were through a much looped forest course & Amit picked up during the last 1.5 km.
We finished within 2mins of each other amongst a lot of cheering from volunteers, friends & families of runners.

I returned to Chennai by the express Byepass Bus ( Tamil Nadu State Transport ) on Sunday itself & took the evening Spicejet flight to Delhi reaching home at 10.30 PM.

Running & Blogging

2009-01-19T05:13:00.000-08:00

I have been doing some fairly regular running since my last post in Oct.. Finished 3 half marathons ..all in Delhi.
Airtel Delhi Half - Nov 30 '08 - 2.02 min
Runningand Living ( Gurgaon ) Half - Dec 7 '08 - 1.57 min
Mawana Sugars Indian Open -Half - 1.53 min
Most of the runners from my group have managed to finish a full marathon this year at Mumbai.. but I have decided to push the first full to next year. Another half on the list is Pondicheery (Auroville ) on Feb 15.

Airtel Half marathon - Nov 9 , 2008

2008-10-01T00:37:00.000-07:00

Have started training for the Delhi Airtel Half run. The runs during weekdays are at Deer Park/Rose Garden . Weekend long runs at Nehru Garden-Rajpath -India Gate stretch. I have been following a plan which prepares runners to complete the full marathon. I just have to run a half.

Last weekend the run was 19 km ( 2 Outside loops Nehru Park- Niti Marg-Shantipath-South Avenue- Rajpath-India Gate & back ). There were 6 runners including Anita/Amit & Venkat.
We again had the long run today ( since I will be travelling next 4 days)..same stretch but 22 kms ( which included a India Gate roundabout )

Running in the Delhi Heat !

2008-07-21T03:14:00.000-07:00

Well even running in the early mornings was difficult..most of April & May went like this...increasingly humid to run. This was followed around 1.5 months of non running ..June ,since I joined a local gym for upper body strength training & July for a minor surgery.

Its now back to training as the next season's Delhi & Mumbai marathon dates are announced.

Enjoy running folks.

RunningandLiving.com

2008-04-11T01:51:00.000-07:00

These last couple of weeks I have been running with a group called RunningandLiving.com(http://www.runningandliving.com ) Its been conceptualised by 3 runners who have participated in international marathons.
Rahul Verghese stays in Gurgaon & coordinates the runners in that region.
The group in Delhi is coordinated by Anita Bhargava. We are a group of some 4-5 regular turnouts who gather at Deer Park( DLTA Court Side ) and do 2-2.5 loops of Deer Park & Hauz Khas Lake district park ( a loop nearly 4.5 Kms). This is mostly on weekdays.
Sundays are at Jahpanah Forest track where we usually do 2 loops ( a loop 7 kms marked )..

Will try to run this Sunday with the Health & Fitness group and persuade these runners too also to join.
Hopefully, with the 2 groups combining , there shall be a big runners group this Sunday.

Dirt Trail Run

2008-03-17T21:33:00.000-07:00

This Sunday was another of the long run. Around 12 runners gathered at Nehru Gardens at 6.30 am and aftera warm up lap around the park ( 3 km ) we started on a road run to Buddha Jayanti Park ( Beyond 11 Murthi crossing ).. I had some difficulty on the hay /dirt trail in the forest with some steep climbs ( maybe because i ran the road section at a higher pace than what i am used to ).
Interestingly we came across British embassy staff on the trail marking out a route /markers for a run of thier own , later in the day. We returned back to Nehru Gardens after completing the trail run ( a distance of 18 odd kms )
The group dispersed after a brief session of group stretching routines & pep up talk by Sunita Godara.

Off Season Runs

2008-03-12T21:58:00.000-07:00

Its been 3 weeks of regular long weekend runs since i started running with a local runners club " Health & Fitness Trust managed by Sunita Godara ).Last sunday was another of the long run series with a total of 10 runners doing odd 15 kms.....4 runners from the delhirunners group also participated Nitin , Param, Hari & one other.

We started at around 6.45 am from Nehru Park parking lot (opp Pak High Commission ) - to Rastrapati Bhawan( beyond 11 Murti crossing ) and then did a 6 km loop run on a forest trail which is adjacent to Buddha Jayanti Gardens ( this is basically a Horse track where horse's of President Body Guard are taken for their daily routines )..the track was beautiful, with a major section of the run on cushioned straw , meant for the horses. We came across a couple of riders ....maginficient , tuned specimens.
Returned back via Chankyapuri to Nehru Park ....a total run of 15 kms.

I used to always observe riders coming out of this jungle track while driving down the main road, wondering what lay beyond on this forested path.

Now I know, having seen another of Delhi's hiddden trails.... thanks to running ( next time i wld post some snaps of the trail )

Extended Season

2008-02-28T02:38:00.000-08:00

I am making an attempt to run regularly with a local running group . This weekend run was at nehru park (12 kms ) ..to build up endurance & strength in this season.. in some more time it wld be too hot to run in delhi.
next sunday we plan to run a distance of 18 kms with road running ..between nehru & buddha jayanti park.
lets see how many join up.

SCMM 2008

2008-01-22T06:47:00.000-08:00

My first run outside home town was memorable. I participated in the Stanchart Mumbai Half Marathon in 2:02:17 (net time).
The crowd support in Mumbai was terrific with lots of friends/families camping out on the race route early in the morning to cheer up the runners. Route was from CST Azad Maidan via the scenic Marine Drive till Mahalakshmi and back to CST

Azad Maidan ..a huge green expanse had arrangements for mobile toilets/baggage point/refreshments counters and the certificate-timing chip counters.

The naval band played at the start of the Marine Drive stretch..lots of cheering mumbaikars offering water/nimbu besides the official kingfisher pts.

Overall a carnival atmosphere..will look forward to visit next year too.

4 days to the Mumbai Race

2008-01-15T22:12:00.000-08:00

This weekend we had the last long run before mumbai...6.30 am a group of 8 runners of the Health & Fitness ( Sunita Godara's ) group met at Lodhi Gardens for the last long run before Mumbai.

We ran a distance of 15 kms.....via khan market, pandara road, india gate (children's park), sena bhawan, Rajpath,vijay chowk, claridges hotel and back to lodhi gardens ( 1 round inside the park).

After a round of stretching & then distribution of kits for the mumbai race, the group dispersed..there are some good veteran runners in the group amongst others.

Running in a group does tend to motivate one to perform better...we will now catch up on sunday at the "Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon ".

Mawana Sugars India Open Marathon, 23 Dec 2007

2007-12-23T21:46:00.000-08:00

I participated in the Mawana Sugars Half Marathon on Sunday and finished with a PR timing of 1.56. The race has been an annual feature on Delhi's running circuit & this time the route was being tried out for 2010 Commonwealth Games marathon..the race was held under the aegis of Atheletics Federation (AFI).

The top winners were from the Indian Army & other paramilitary services (BSF,CRPF)..the categories were :
1) Full Marathon - Open mens, Open women, Veterans ( above 40 yrs ) - Men & Women
2) Half Marathon - Open mens, Open women, Veterans - Men & Women

Overall a good route ( 2 flyovers on the way)..nice cool weather(....the race started at 9.00 from Guru Harkishan Public School,India Gate) and some 4000 runners.

How Running Helps

2007-12-22T02:55:00.000-08:00

There's a definite learning which corporate honchos can take from training & running a marathon.. the passion,strategy and the benefits of running one are so related.

The attached writeup talks about how top US organisations have their CEOs running a marathon themselves or else appointing sr executives as CEOs who have run one.

Read the complete writeup :

http://karthikvijayakumar.com/blogimages/CEOs%20and%20Running.pdf

My Little One

2007-12-21T22:36:00.000-08:00

Slipping Through My Fingers (ABBA)

Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning ...
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while

The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl....

Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it...

Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see whats in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing.......

Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by....
Then when she's gone there's that odd melancholy feeling

And a sense of guilt I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go (slipping through my fingers all the time)

Well, some of that we did but most we didn't
And why I just don't know......

Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it.....

Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see whats in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing....

Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time. Slipping through my fingers...
Slipping through my fingers all the time

Schoolbag in hand she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile...

The Spirit of the Marathon

2007-12-21T01:24:00.001-08:00

New York City Marathon Inspiration video

2007-12-21T01:06:00.001-08:00

Mawana Half Marathon - Dec 23, 2007

2007-12-21T00:06:00.000-08:00

Shriram Group.. owners of Mawana Sugars are organising a half marathon on Dec,23. The course would start from Guru Harkishan Public school near India Gate.
The event itself was not promoted enough with only a edit writeup in Hindustan Times sports section some days back.
Will sure be a good way to test my preparation for the upcoming Mumbai Half marathon on Jan 20,2008.

St Johns, Meerut

2007-12-14T03:34:00.000-08:00

Old buildings have always been a fascination..its almost as if the doors ,paths wish to tell you about the lively crowds they had seen, the good & bad incidents they have witnessed.
During a recent visit to Meerut, I visited St Johns Church..amongst one of the oldest Churches in British North India spread across its own grounds in Meerut Cantonment. The grounds were overgrown with weeds, paint peeling of the walls,creaking wooden doorways ...but still the structure posed a very imposing view.

Inside the Church were wooden pulpits, magnificient gallery for visitors (its still a functional Church where Sunday Mass is held for Meerut's sparse catholic population ). St Johns must have witnessed much violence during the days of the Sepoy uprising of 1857. It has a very old Bible which regrettably is not preserved much..the pages are almost crumbling & yellowed with age.

The caretaker told me to also visit Sardhana's Church ..another famous British time cathedral near Meerut ( of Begum Samru of Sardhana fame)

Read a related report : http://www.thehindu.com/yw/2007/05/04/stories/2007050400030100.htm

Stanchart Mumbai Marathon

2007-12-11T23:50:00.000-08:00

Have done my travel & stay bookings for SCMM 2008 on Jan20... I had registerd earlier.

My weekday runs are on a 400 mt round track at the neighborhood club...i run some 15-20 laps ( 6-8 kms ), 3 days a week.. Weekend long runs are on a 2 km round track @ Hauz Khas Rose Garden..a really nice green patch close to where i stay.

Gandhi House @ 30 January Marg

2007-12-11T23:46:00.000-08:00

I recently attended a relative’s engagement ceremony. This family works / lives in the staff housing at Gandhi Smriti ..a sprawling bungalow in the city’s central district ..this used to be erstwhile Birla House where Mahatma Gandhi lived during the last days of his life & where he was assassinated while on his way for morning prayers.

Steps cast in concrete trace his last walk down the path. The whole place is very peaceful & serene with lots of fully grown Jamun & Neem trees. Recently a multimedia exhibit has also been installed there by the Aditya Birla Group.

Sultanpur Birds

2007-12-11T23:27:00.000-08:00

Last weekend the entire family with some relatives visited Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary near Gurgaon ( some 40 kms from Delhi). Spread over some 300 acres of swamp land it attracts lots of migratory birds.. ..including Siberian Cranes.

Had packed lots of eateries from homes. The kids had fun, taking a complete walk around , playing cricket, picknicking …..however the road leading is in bad shape (Farroukh Nagar Road) ....its surprising the Haryana Govt hasn’t done much despite lots of foreign tourists who visit the place . Have a look at the Pics.

New Running Shoes

2007-11-27T23:53:00.000-08:00

Last week was spent in shoe hunting for a new running pair. My faithful Nike runners had just about given up. Well the search took me to various running sites and I returned back totally confused with the models & techniques available.

I have now decided to follow the basics -light weight , lots of cushioning ...with the DMX technology, particularly to the heel area which probably bears the most impact while road running.

I finally decided on the Reebok DMX Road Runner series which is light , well cushioned & looks good to0...Don't you think so?

SCMM 2008

2007-11-20T22:52:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I registered online for the Stanchart Mumbai marathon ( I wld be running the half there ) to be held on Jan 20, 2008. This shall be my first race outside the home town..hv run all my 3 half runs here at Delhi.

The Day After - VDHM 2007

2007-10-29T01:18:00.000-07:00

This was my third half marathon race. I ran a slow race with a couple of walking breaks..still managed to complete the course in 2:10:44. I have a feeling that the late start did impact my run..would like to know how it was for others.

The course was much better than last year..quite a bit of it was on the shaded wide central Delhi roads. The response was awesome with lots of foreign participants, corporate teams from the NDA, Jindal, Genpact, Times .The race was flagged off by Rahul Dravid.....caught a brief glimpse of him at the start line.

The Post race management left a lot of bad vibes..runners complained about the lack of enough outlets to distribute certificates and then the printers conked off. Still managed to receive my temporary certificate & medal after almost 2 hrs in the queue. On my way back saw the rush at the only refreshment counter but was in no mood to stand in queue again.

Would like to travel to Hyderabad (Nov 25th ) for the next Half Marathon.....lets see how the training goes from here.

Get Active Expo ( Vodaphone Half Marathon )

2007-10-26T02:56:00.000-07:00

Visited the Expo for collecting my running bib ( # 3171 )and the timing chip against a security deposit of Rs.1000....the VDHM also has an official photography partner in Marathon Photos.com... who on registration will post your finishing snap with timings & also a personalised completition certificate (with photo)..these shall be uploaded on the VDHM official website and would be available for download.

With a new route this year running would be exciting... only apprehension is the late start ( 7.45 )

All the Best for 28th.

Build Up for VDHM

2007-10-24T00:12:00.000-07:00

Mon & Tues completed 4 & 7 kms on mud /clay tracks at a nearby forested park ( Rose Gardens ). I find running on road easier due to a planer surface & also some amount of bounciness... but i guess road running over a longer period impacts the knee joints.

Running in Hot Conditions

2007-10-14T23:22:00.001-07:00

Sometime during a run the skin gets dry and salty deposits get accumulated ......this cld be due to sweat evaporating from skin surface .....But it helps to know how to cope with hazards of running in hot/humid conditions.
(Article below is from NYT)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/opinion/12shorter.html?ex=1350187200&en=fbe69480d78ec94b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

VDHM Practice Run

2007-10-14T21:17:00.000-07:00

I ran the for 15km long run on Sunday. The run was a 5 rounds (3 km each ) road affair circumventing Nehru Gardens, Chanakyapuri.
Started out at 6.45 am and finshed in 1.21 hrs. Thereafter a short running clinic was organised by Sunita Godara (The Asian marathon Champ) whose Health Fitness Trust had organised the run.
Some 45 runners participated both of the Open & Veterans category. Most of them belonged to the runners group Team Jindal.... I now realise the importance of running with a group. The learning & motivational levels are much higher with each runner sharing experiences and pushing others to newer goals

PTM

2007-09-14T04:30:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow I shall be attending my daughter's first PTM (Parents Teacher's Meet) at her playschool..Rashi is 3 yrs old and very excited that Papa will be visiting school...

Its also 2 days of weekend and some serious morning runs......also plan to gorge on some home made Pasta for that carbs rich diet

Kala Sahib of Kumaon

2007-09-08T03:49:00.000-07:00

Durgacharan ( DC) Kala was amongst the old school of journalists who had a log stint at Hindustan Times..he was also a Kumaoni who spent his childhood amongst wooded colonial bungalows & himalayan hills ( his father was a DC during the British Era).
He is the acclaimed 1st biographer of Jim Corbett ( a childhood hero of Kala's ). Later after retirement he settled in Ranikhet and spent time researching on another colorful legend of Garhwal..Frederick Wilson of Hursil(near gangotri).
Both books are delightful tales which give you insights of the life/environment of that era. http://www.scholarswithoutborders.in/item_show.php?code_no=ECL024

Himalaya - Through the Lens of a Sadhu

2007-09-08T03:16:00.000-07:00

Swami Sundaranand..a noted mountaineer & trekker -" the photo swami of Gangotri" has been a family friend. He a few years back brought together all his life's wanderings in the snowclad mountains & nature slides in a coffee table book form which is a treat for all " Himalaya Lovers".
http://www.meaus.com/himalaya-sundaranand.htm

The Non Runner's Marathon Trainer - Whitsett,David

2007-09-08T01:03:00.000-07:00

Today I ordered my first book on running at firstand second.com. Will be dispatched in 24-29 days..can't wait to read it.

Another Chak De..story waiting....

2007-09-07T21:18:00.001-07:00

The story of a Indian Running coach who has produced numerous champions & propagated a running culture at a time when it was not the " in thing".... Truly Babar Sahib deserves a huge ovation.

..why can't we have an Indian running story be told in a compelling fashion
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020810/spr-trib.htm#2

Otto Peltzer Races

2007-09-07T21:18:00.000-07:00

" The running culture in the Capital, which seemed on the wane of late, is seeing a revival. One of the oldest road races in the country — the Otto Peltzer race — that was a weekly affair and used to be run at the National Stadium, would be making its re-entry.When it does this time, it will have a new nomenclature — the Otto Peltzer Cross Country race — and will be a monthly competition, the event taking place every second Saturday of each month. The first one will be run on Saturday Sep 8 "
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=254696#

Adidas is the sponsor for this Run but have not really promoted it too well...just saw a small item in today's Delhi Times Engagements listings( and the Run is today at 4.30 PM Nehru Gardens )

Siri Fort Marg-Moolchand - Ansal Plaza Route

2007-09-04T04:34:00.000-07:00

Siri Fort- Ansal Plaza Route
Find more Runs in New Delhi, India

2007-08-25T00:40:00.000-07:00

Well belonging to a family of journalists, there is a tendency to romanticise the "fourth estate" as " upholders of the nations moralistic values" ....But the recent coverage in both print & electronic media of Sanjay Dutt's conviction leaves one very sad.. he is being portrayed as a wronged person who just happened to possess deadly weapons.

Also the debate on the Indo US nuclear deal , the Left is taking the refuge of imagined situations to put down the Govt's efforts...the deal will most likely solve India's energy problems & has made lots of Indian's proud that we have negotiated with the US on our own terms.

2007-08-18T04:39:00.000-07:00

Nehru Gardens

2007-08-18T04:25:00.000-07:00

2007-08-18T03:00:00.000-07:00

http://hdhm.indiatimes.com/ August 15 being a national holiday (India's 60th Independence Day).Took the kids to Nehru Gardens, a green oasis right in the middle of Delhi's diplomatic enclave. The kids really enjoyed playing amidst green lawns with lots of fresh air.

Saw a couple of runners too enjoying thier morning run ( probably preparing for the Hutch Delhi Half Marathon scheduled for Oct 28,2007)....have also registered online for the run . It shall be my 3rd Half Marathon(2005,2006 & now 2007)