A bright March sky turned dark for the running community, as news of Rajalaxmi Ram Krishnan’s death spread. The sizeable running community chats were buzzing through sombre Sunday. For many runners, weekends are their ‘long run morning’. They are on the roads looking to put in at least 25 km to 35 km, if preparing for a running event.

Marathoner Kranti Salvi said, “I know this would have been her long run, as she was preparing to run the London Marathon on April 23. You need to run on the roads, when you are doing distances. Going round and round in parks is not an option for many. Moreover, many parks seem closed for upgradation. With roads taken over for different projects, footpaths encroached or unusable, where do runners go?”