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The Long Way

2022–present — endurance sport

Started holding my mum's spare water bottles. Ended up racing triathletes just behind the Ironman pros.

Triathlon

Consistently on/near the Chennai podium — just behind professionally-trained Ironman athletes.

Got in when a friend offered a spare triathlon ticket and I said yes without knowing what I'd signed up for. Since then I've consistently finished on or near the podium in Chennai triathlons — right behind professionally-trained Ironman athletes, as an amateur.

200 & 400km brevets

Long-distance endurance cycling — BRMs of 200km and 400km.

Cycling started because my mum was into it before me and wanted a partner to carry her spare water bottles. It turned into BRMs — long endurance rides of 200km and 400km. The endurance part is meditative; I like that it's mostly a mental game.