1st August 2011 A loop around amchi Mumbai, started early morning from Ghatkopar Garodia nagar with Pushpa Ji, my coach and friend who gave me not only physical but mental training too on strength and endurance. She had more confidence in me than me myself. It was for her I could participate and complete the YHAI cycling expedition to Khardung la, 18K ft, supposedly one of the highest motorable roads of the world. Cycling for 17 days 600 km from Kullu to Khardungla top and securing an entry in the Limca Book of World Records. This was my training ride before embarking on our expedition which started on 14th August 2011. Ghatkopar-Eastern express highway - Thane - Ghodbandar-Borivali National Park - Kanheri Caves- JVLR-Powai -Vikroli -Ghatkopar It's monsoon in Mumbai, I remember being wet by the time we hit the eastern express highway (15 mins), it was a series of drying up and getting wet again. We had packed food (paranthas), around Thane I bought Anaar(pomogranates) from a roads...
Yes , it's just 1 menstrual cup against the hundreds of tampons/pads one would need! Growing up in a small Indian town my mother gave us the privilege of using pads but they were pricey and at times we would swap with home made cloth pads but they can leak and were messy to clean. It was still always embarrassing keeping and carrying the giant pads in public places, the shops would sell them by wrapping in a newspaper and then keeping in a opaque bag. There were other challenges of pads slipping from position, you needed tight fitting underwear, can have rashes and a foul smell too. Running a medical store myself at the age of 15 I learned about the tampons because one posh auntie requested for them. In 1996 they were costly and I dared not use anything which I had to insert in my body...nobody promoted them then and the associated benefits. All we got was sanitary pad samples at school. I remember bunking swimming when mensurating and running my 1st few marathons wearing a san...