Run for fun in Gurgaon

Let me let you in on a secret. Feminine and flirty is fine, but for a long time now, I’ve wanted to look like all those sporty women you see in TV and print adverts. You know the kind — smart track pants, fitted tee, high up-there pony tail that swishes to and fro.

Well, I’m on my way getting there — training on the treadmill for the half hour I can sneak out of my oh-so-busy office sked, donning stylish sneakers and heading parkward for a jog, doing yoga to lose the tum and all that. Really, I’ve been running myself into the ground, trying to get hooked to the highs that running reportedly (nah, not reportedly! I do get my endorphin fix each day on the treadmill!) gives you.

But what’s a girl to do when she’s ready to race with the best of ‘em all? Register for the Community Stampede, in Gurgaon, that’s what. The run’s being organized by runningandliving.com, whose promoters — Rahul Verghese, Anita Bhargava and Dr Rajat Chauhan — did a test run early this month, and loved the experience.

Beginners can aim for the 5-kilometre run. Or, if you’re up to it, go the whole 10-km route. It starts at the main car park at Leisure Valley, in Gurgaon’s upscale Sector 29. What better way to keep those kilos off, and maybe bump into a good-looking runner!

The benefit to your waistline’s a bonus!

Community Stampede, Leisure Valley, Sector 29, Gurgaon. Community stampede - 5k and 10km. Registration begins 6.15 am, 5km run starts: 7.15 am, 10km run starts: 6.45am. Those who want to make a run for it can email contact@runningandliving.com. For queries, call Rahul Verghese on 98107 30132.