It’s been almost one and a half years of my journey with adidas and I have attended quite a few shoe launch events. What amazes is that every time they come up with an innovative shoe, they come up with an even more innovative way of launching it. What I find even better is their effort in the last one year to bring strong women together and letting them bond over sports and running which I love. I find it heartening as well as encouraging that a brand as large as adidas genuinely tries to bring women to the forefront. For the launch of adidas Ultra BOOST X, they brought together 30 women from from different spheres of life. And I was honored to be a part of that lot. But for me the biggest highlight was meeting the very unassuming Saachi Soni who has climbed Mount Everest, Mount Elbrus and Mount McKinley! Among others were body builders, athletes, fitness instructors and actress Saiyami kher. Continue Reading
I have never paid much attention to fashion trends. But like most women I struggle with I-have-nothing-to-wear-syndrom
It’s been over 5 years since I started running. And over the years the reasons for running have evolved too. It began with a quest to find myself. I started respecting and loving myself a little more every time I ran. I needed to run to have conversations with myself. The more I ran the more I understood about how much more capable I am of everything else. Then came a time when I ran for speed. I loved it and I wanted to get better and I wanted to prove myself. But I realised I was trying to prove myself to others and seeking validation. I think that’s where I got robbed of the joy that comes from running. I was achieving PBs but I wasn’t truly happy. And you can’t ever be truly happy if you are trying to do things for others. And that revelation was enough for me to take a step back from running. Now I have chosen to only run for myself, when I really want to and when it really makes me happy. I don’t know if this is what happens when you evolve as a recreational runner but it has definitely happened to me. And since then somethings have changed – Continue Reading
