Hit The Road

Listening to Siddhant Chauhan is nothing less than getting pumped up & motivated to Hit The Road!

He is the first Indian to participate and finish an XTri event and an  inspiration to countless people who have been busy in their corporate  lives and have neglected their health for a long time. 

There was a time when he weighed 107Kgs and now he is an Ironman,  Celtman & recently became a Swedeman! He also a coaches triathlon  aspirants and apart from that  he has a day job.

This episode talks about creating that balance in life and making your time the perfect time. 

Siddhant also talks about how did he train for such extreme events  and especially tackle challenges such as conditioning himself for low  temperatures in hot weather.

Listen to the episode and get pumped to take action of yourself.

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Century or 100KMs is a special milestone for every cyclist as from this point, the vision for much longer and challenging rides begin!

In this episode we talk about 

-The preparation that is required in terms of training.

-Food & Nutrition required and planning the hydration

-Strategy to approach 100KM mark

-Safety

-What to do when you are in pain and legs have caught cramps.

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Listen to our conversation with Divya as she narrates her experiences, get to know why is it so revered and what can the 319 registered Indian participants expect from this 1200KMs of breathtaking landscape that is supposed to be completed within 90Hours.

Divya is Audax India Randonneurs  representative to the Audax Club Parisien that conducts the worldwide popular BRM events.

Paris-Brest-Paris, an iconic 1200KM-BRM which gets held once in every 4 years is nothing but a cultural confluence of  6000+ cyclists across the world riding through the serene country side of France.

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While riding in rains can be a mess it is also the best time to hit the country side and explore the unexplored places

Divya Tate, founder of Inspire India and head of Audax India, gives some tips on how can one be safe while riding during rains.

She also gives some of her favorite locations for riding in monsoons.

The monsoon season is one of the best season to go out and explore the vast landscape of the country, do not keep your bike at your home. Take it out and explore

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Monsoons are here and we are here to give you the ultimate guide to get you and your bike prepped for monsoons.
Riding in rains can cause a lot of wear and tear to your bike and also hitting those fitness goals can get a little tough.
We have Pro cyclist Naveen John, who will be giving some tips on how can we take care of our bicycles and also some indoor exercises that you can do when the rains dont let you go out.
Here's something you should check out for indoor training https://www.naveenjohn.com/post/you-can-only-power-with-that-which-you-can-stabilize

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This is the Part II of the Triathlon 101 series, whrere our host, Rohan Thakar is joined by Certified Ironman U coach and nutrition scientist, Chaitanya Velhal.

In this episode we are talking about the first segment in Ironman, ie; Swimming.

We talk about how to train for swimming, what should you equip yourself with, how to train in open waters like a lake, river and even open seas.

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Swim, Bike and Run... You mix them and what you will be called is a triathlete! You notch that level up and what you will be called is Ironman!!
We have with us Chaitanya Velhal, certified Ironman Coach and he is here to share his experiences of participating in Ironman.

In this episode we breakdown the process of training, planning required to participate, budgeting, money-saving hacks and lot more! This is the 1st part of the 4-part series on Triathlon 101.
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This is a very special episode on Hit The Road, where we bring  India’s 7 best women from the cycling community together to share their  experiences of cycling and talk about how has cycling liberated them.

The reason behind bringing these superwomen is to encourage more  women to take up cycling by taking inspiration from them and make it a  part of their lifestyle to become the best version of themselves and  also highlight some gaping holes in the society as to why we do not have  more women taking up activities like running or cycling or any other  sport for that matter.

Here are India’s greatest ultra cyclists who have joined us on Hit The Road

Divya Tate, Pune – 

She needs no introduction and is a veteran cyclist. She is the  founder of Inspire India, that organises India’s toughest Ultra Racing  Events.

Bhavani aka Niharika Mohan, Hyderabad – 

She is a very strong athlete and Hyderabad’s first female Super Randonneur and also the first female Triple SR.

Gurleen Kaur, Delhi NCR – 

Gurleen is Delhi’s first female Super Randonneur and that too on  MTB!!! There’s a lot more feathers to her helmet that you will be  listening on the podcast.

Jarul Vora, Baroda – 

She loves speed & has podium finishes in several road races & is also an SR. 

Megha Jain, Punjab – 

She is a very strong cyclist who has done multiple SRs and has some  terrific achievements by her side. There are some spine chilling stories  shared by Megha in the podcast, which will inspire you to go ahead.

Priya Surendran, Cochin – 

She is the first female Randonneur from Kerala & along with her husband they are the first SR couple of Kerala.

Solonie Pathania, Pune – 

She is a DC finisher, 2 X Ironman Finisher and also the 3rd Indian women ever to become an Ironman

There’s a lot to learn from their experiences and the inspiration from each of them is limitless. 

Make sure you listen to this episode till the end, because there’s a lot which these superwomen have to say.

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Naveen John is a procyclist hailing from Bangalore and has represented India several times in the Professional Road Cycling Championships.

We discuss about the recently held Asian Road Cycling Championships of 2019, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and how the team had performed.

Being exposed the international level of cycling we talk in depth about how the european cycling is different from here. 

We talk about the steps that need to be taken to come at par with the competition that the foreign teams give. 

If you are a serious cyclist looking at going competitive professionally or want to know the real level of international cycling, this episode is what one must listen to.

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Nigel Smith is a Level 3 British Accredited Cycling coach & the head coach of Scott India Race Development team !

He puts light on how the cycling culture is prevalent in the European countries and what needs to be done to grow the cycling culture in India.

We answered some training specific questions on how to buildup for BRMs, Time Trials, Mass Start and other races.

Including how to work on VO2 Max, Cadence and much more.

Nigel extensively spoke about fueling the body and what to eat when you are out on the saddle.

We covered some cross-training tips as well. 

Here are few stretches that we would suggest you to do: -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VCM7xnL2QY

This episode is must-listen for anyone who wants to get the boost in performance.

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