#199 Get the Basics Right and Make Sport a Lifestyle to Make It Sustainable - Chaitanya Velhal

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In this episode, I talk to Chaitanya or Coach Chai of PowerPeaks. Chai is a triathlon coach with PowerPeaks based out of Pune working with athletes all around the country. In this episode he shares his journey as an athlete and a coach. We talk about ultra cycling, triathlon and talk in detail about pacing and nutrition strategies for them. His passion for the sport comes through in this conversation.  hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.      

 

0:00:00  Intro

0:05:30  Early start in sport with swimming and cross country running

0:08:30  Studies in Australia

0:12:40  Deccan Cliffhanger, Desert 500 and Ultra cycling

0:17:20  Nutrition/Fueling for Ultra cycling  

0:22:40  Triathlon journey and first Ironman

0:28:30  Start of the journey as a coach

0:33:30  Advice for beginner Ironman aspirants

0:41:30  Training for triathlon, overeating and under fueling

0:46:00  Race day nutrition and pacing for Ironman triathlon

0:52:45  Tips for working athletes

0:54:00  Closing

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future.

Who is a working athlete? Someone working fulltime/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job.

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