When I hit the Sankey tank in those rare mornings of walking "exercise", I spot this lady. She is in a saree and wears slippers (not the Cinderella kind, but regular uncomfy Bata ones). I have know clue as to who she is. The morning light does not allow me to register her face (Just so that you don't think I am one of 'those' people who look!).
While I huff and puff like a fast extinguishing breed of steam engines, gulping in cold air and spewing out hot air from the furnace, I see this lady breeze by. Mind you, I am in my latest pair of jogging shoes, shorts and T shirt so that nothing 'slows' me down. But here she is in a Saree and horrible slippers just breezing past. It is incredible that the speed she generates every time she comes in in spite of her dress.
The reason this struck me was that it is incredible that a middle aged lady can be so fit and run around like this in a saree. What would she be if she had the benefit of training, coaching and proper attire? She would be the Desi version of Flo Jo! And how many of these women are we missing out who could have done us proud somewhere. May be in the Olympics, may be in the Asiad...so many possibilities!
I only hoped that she was running home to wake up her child from her deep slumber to get ready for school. May be there was a running competition for the little girl and mom's the best coach she could ever have!
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