Who am i ? Why did i start cycling?
I am Naazia Farhein from Chennai. I was born and brought up in Chennai. I am a single parent child & I am fond of my Grand parents. I am an outgoing and enthusiastic person who loves to meet and socialize with others. I have always wanted to stay fit. My goal is to be self-sufficient even in my 70s. Cycling is a perfect sport to maintain my fitness and social life.
Turning points in my life !!
Lock down & Mental health
After march 2020, everyone had struggled to cop up with Covid lockdown mean while i was diagnosed with Schizophrenia . I was hospitalized for a month and continued medications for 2 months & 4 months of no physical activity which leaded to weight gain. Hence, i started cycling for my mental peace & fitness.
How did i lose weight?
When i started cycling (November 2020) , I was 80 kgs . I combined Cycling with gym . Morning 5am to 8am Group ride in MTB & evening 5pm to 7pm gym workouts with balanced diet. I track my food in Healthify me app. I lost 25 kgs in 4 months. Slowly ,cycling became my routine. Thanks to WCCG ( We Chennai Cycling Group )
21 Consecutive 100’s
Cycling became my lifestyle . Day by day my passion for cycling is increasing . One fine day (July 22nd 2021), i decided to ride consecutive 100s. First 3 days it was difficult to cope up with my family as they were against to cycling . I make them understand about the benefits of cycling. After i got featured in Citizen matters magazine & Medals , they started supporting me. First 10 days i covered 1000kms (Daily 100 kms ride) in Hybrid cycle. Last 11 days i rode in Rented road bike (For brevets). Unfortunately , I have to stop the streak as i have to ride 600 kms BRM.
Myself & My riding partner !!
Before Lockdown , I started riding 20 to 50 kms with WCCG madipakam chapter. Everyone in the group were so friendly and progressive. They encouraged me to register for WCCG 150 km ride. I participated in 150 km WCCG ride (Feb 9th 2020) . Vidyasagar accompanied me for the whole ride. I was a noob rider. It took me 7 hours 40 mins to complete 150 kms . Vidya started sharing tips about long distance riding , we developed a heathy friendship. I have no idea he will become an important person in my life. Yes , he is my best friend till now (Jan 2024 current) & will lasts for lifetime. He became my riding partner for all the long rides including international rides (LEL2022).
Craze of Long distance rides!!
I like to the rhythm of pedaling for a long period of time. After 150km ride (Feb 2020), there was a 10 months of Gap in which i gained weight. I was very desperate to get fit. Slowly myself & my riding partner Vidya started riding brevets . We started from 200 BRM, 300 BRM, 400 BRM & 600 BRM. Got my maiden Super Randonneur title on August 2021. This whole SR series was accompanied by my riding partner Vidya. We started discussing about speed in long rides. We started to ride fast in our daily rides & it was super fun to pedal long distance and fast at the same time.
London-Edinburgh-London 2022
Myself & Vidya decided to ride LEL 2022. LEL is 1500kms with 14,000 meters elevation. We prepared well for the event. Big thanks to Motley crew (Kandy sir, Shun & Arun bro) who planned training rides & executed it perfectly. Initially, Visa got rejected. Visa got approved when we re-applied it in VIP category. After all documentations, pre ride preparations we finally participated in the event. Unfortunately, my riding partner got injured at 1200th km. We couldn’t make it to the finish point as he broke his collar bone. In this situation, i couldn’t able to leave him alone so we both quit at 1200th km. More than the event the tour ended up well & all we had is our friendship with sweet memories.
Youngest women 1200 LRM finisher in India
After acquiring SR title, Myself & Vidya decided to go further and started preparing for 1200 LRM (Chalukyas by Banglore Randonneurs). We both successfully completed the ride despite all the challenges (On October 8th 2021(24 years old)).
Hub damaged at 6th km in my maiden 1200 attempt !! How did i manage ?
On 6th Km, my rear hub got jammed. I was helpless & i thought my dreams crashed i started crying on the road. 2 riders from Banglore Randonneur contacted bike store at early morning 6:20 AM (Ride flagged off at 6AM).
“Your endurance is reflected in How fast can you able to bounce back to the saddle after riding a long ride or a BRM/LRM”
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