Naresh running and leaping across a mountain lake, snowfields and peaks behind, his reflection in the water
Naresh Kumar · week 2,295

Long roads, small moments, and the weeks in between.

Photo: Bedrock Sandals: Andrew Bydlon

A week at a time. Make each one count.

Draft about

I’m Naresh. I was born in Chennai, I live in St. Louis, Missouri, and I spend my weeks on long roads, at the stove, with books, and with my wife and our daughter, Mahi.

Tim Urban once drew a whole life as a page of boxes, one for every week. Seeing mine laid out like that changed how I spend them. This blog is how I make them count, and how I keep them.

Stories from the road on foot and by bike, recipes, books and films, and the world as Mahi shows it to me. Some posts are long. Most are short.

Adventures

The first sunrise of the year

Since 2013 I've welcomed every new year from a summit: up on New Year's Eve, a night under the stars, and the first sunrise of the year from the top.

January 2026 · week 2,251Read the story →
Biking · Adventures

Pedaling 4 Freedom, Astoria to Washington

Coast to coast on a red tandem called Kindness, with an empty seat for anyone who wanted to ride against human trafficking.

May 2024 · week 2,167Read the story →
Biking · Adventures

Silk Road Mountain Race

1,708 km and 28,000 m of climbing, solo and unsupported through the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan.

August 2019 · week 1,919Read the story →
A week to remember

New Year at Grass Valley, California

January 2026 · week 2,251
A week to remember

Tunnel Hill Ultra 100Km

November 2025 · week 2,244
A week to remember

Run Under The Stars - Paducah 10hrs

Run Under The Stars, Paducah, 10 hours (39.5 miles).

June 2025 · week 2,222
My life in weeks

2,295 weeks, and counting.

Every week of my life on one page. The ones worth remembering have words on them. Open it and read.

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