That which causes the most pain is also that which etches the deepest memories. Though it be bitter at the moment we were experiencing it and we vow never to revisit that memory, sometimes we rehash that pain because we are better off for it after the storm has blown and past.
Read MoreCycle across a continent! Wow, cool! Yes, in theory it sounds cool, and don't get me wrong, it sure is an experience of a lifetime; one I wouldn't trade for anything else in the world (except to cycle around the world), but with its grandeur also comes a lot of discomfort and inconveniences.
Read MoreBeing typically Asian and driven to hard work to acquire a sense of accomplishment and acceptance, I've always been one to strive for higher goals, in the process of which I'm often pushing myself beyond my limits and burning myself out. That's exactly what happened to my relationship with cycling. I set a goal of cycling 4,000 miles across the third largest country in the world in under 40 days in 2014, and when I was done, I was done with road cycling.
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