my life has changed with four words

My life has changed. Drastically.

With these 4 words – Team. Zero. Limits. Alaska’08.

Sleeping at 8pm and waking up at 12.30am to prepare for training is now normal.
Cycling 40km used to be a huge feat; now, it’s not enough.
Juggling summer class + projects and trainings – normal sleeping hours are now officially a luxury.

No, many people think that cycling is just cycling - you know, it’s just simple pedalling. I mean, no offence taken; I used to think this way too.

But my life has changed since training started.
When it comes to cycling the long distance; when it comes to chasing the person in front of you even if your thighs are burning; when it comes to climbing that yet-another-slope -
cycling demands a whole new respect.

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It usually takes some lag-behind time for me to ponder and really appreciate how all of us have gone this far together.

Without my teammates egging me on, I wouldnt have completed my 110km today.
While circling Mandai Road with all its slopes, my thighs were killing me, and I was this close to giving up. But I know my teammates will never let me do that; and I’m glad.

No matter how hard we were panting to get over the slope, words, like really short words of encouragement were still uttered.

This is a team.

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 My favourite time of training?

It’s when the day breaks.

When you see the world coming alive; when wispy clouds are coloured blue, violet and orange; when you look into the distance and you see the blazing sun; when bird songs start sprouting from trees; when we welcome the smell of a new day.

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