aurangabad when 31 year interior agrawal first cycling 520 from mandwa in konkan to in she had wondered long she will have remain perched on her cycle but now as she recalls the all smiles shrutika who started her solo trip from mumbai gateway of india on november 25 reached mandwa by ferry and from there she cycled 40 50 km a day for the next 12 days to make it to her friend s wedding in mandrem en route murud harihareshwar ladghar undi ganpati phule ambolgadh kunkeshwar she was accompanied by a photographer and a support car shrutika cycling two years ago but it was only the last two months before her trip that she training seriously i love travelling and exploring cultures it was the guidance and of my friends natasha zarine and sameer who hobby cyclists that helped me to plan my trip and itinerary she says speaking about her unforgettable experience shrutika says that she never wanted her journey to be about completing a few kms a day but about meeting people cultures and herself however it was nt all hunky for her i had outdone my personal cycling record the first day by cycling 70 km but it to my body aching there were several occasions when i broke down and came close giving up it was at times when i my friends and family advised me to take it one pedal at helped to keep me going until the end shrutika hopes that journey will others especially women to come of their comfort zone it looked difficult in the beginning but once you have started off passion to complete grows if i can do it anyone can says