Kabir Rachure is a practicing advocate from Mumbai who is writing a new chapter in the book of Ultra Cycling in India. He is just getting started and by the looks of it, it is going to be a very big and very gripping chapter. He is one of the only 3 Indians who completed the prestigious and grueling Race Across America. But he is not someone who seems to be resting on his laurels and wants to keep improving all the time. He already has an Ultra Cycling award named after him for his consistently compelling performances in Ultra races setting new course records for almost all the races he takes part in. In this episode he shares his endurance journey and learnings from it 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:30 Start of cycling and brevets 0:06:10 Failure at the first Deccan Cliffhanger 0:12:30 Learnings from multiple attempts of Deccan Cliffhanger 0:16:10 The journey to Race Across America(RAAM) 0:22:00 What makes for a good crew for RAAM 0:26:05 Qualifying for RAAM at Deccan Cliffhanger 0:33:00 Putting the crew together for RAAM 0:38:55 Crew and rider preparation for RAAM 0:47:00 New challenging experiences at RAAM 0:56:10 New crop of Ultra racers from India with a new mindset 1:01:06 Starting from scratch all over again 1:05:10 Focusing one day at a time 1:07:50 The Great Himalayan challenge 1:16:30 People behind the Indian ultra cycling boom 1:22:50 Typical training cycle for him 1:25:50 Support from family for work as well as endurance journey 1:30:00 Tips for working athletes https://youtu.be/7CJwTEzPf-U Some Links Below: Working Athlete Community on FB. Link to Anchor Voice messages About the Podcast 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 full-time/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. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker

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