New beginnings, round 2: The team

A couple of days overdue. Things took a turn. A complete 180.  Now, based in Anuradhapura, ~220 km from Colombo. It wasn’t at all what I expected, and at the same time, it’s exactly what I expected.  Before any of this came through, I pictured a house by a lake, and a flat single-lane road …

The Importance of 1) Why, and 2) Meticulous Planning.

Hey, there. Nice to see you again. If this is the first Radha.blog post you’re reading, this is a weekly training log of a student-athlete. I will dish out nuggets of (cycling) wisdom whenever I come across some myself, and also keep you entertained with the occasional silly mistake.Currently training in the pretty HECTIC island …

Beer belly, assessments.

Thanks to an unimaginably hectic Sunday, I couldn’t do last week’s post any justice. Week 6, day 1. (Second cycle: week 2.) I was chatting with Coach today. Assessments are due, and ideally tomorrow morning. Any later and the rest of the week goes rough. Problem: The only way I’m going to find a long …

Dusk to dawn

And the wind keeps roaring, And the sky keeps turning greyAnd the sun is setting,And the sun will rise another day.  Pearl Jam - The Long Road When I was small, I remember feeling a feeling of adventure when we were going somewhere we hadn’t been before. It’s not something I can put into words. If …

24th May – New beginnings.

Two months have passed since I set up this blog! I haven’t yet figured out the direction this blog will take, but it’s been some time since I wrote last. It felt a bit like one of those projects we all start big and ends up becoming a flop because I lost interest after a …