Drabir Alam is one of the fittest master's riders in Bangladesh. He started cycling about 10 years ago to lose weight and to deal with his asthma problem and has never looked back. He is a key part of team BDC, a top amateur cycling team in Bangladesh. He is one of the 4 riders who attempted to set a Guinness record by riding a massive 1600km in just 48 hours and successfully finished the ride. In this episode, we talk about his cycling journey and how it helped him deal with his health conditions and weight loss. We talked in detail about the recently concluded record attempt, the planning, preparation and execution of it. We also talk about how cycling in Bangladesh at amateur level and professional levels is shaping up. I really enjoyed this chat with Drabir. 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:30 What is work for Drabir? 0:07:05 Getting into cycling to deal with his Asthma condition 0:12:10 Training progression from the initial days and Tour of Friendship revelation 0:20:10 Why Tour of Friendship is special for him and he keeps going back to it 0:28:45 His weight loss journey, managing diet with insulin sensitivity 0:36:25 Experience of riding in India and Karnataka during Tour of Glory 0:42:00 Riding 1600km in 48 hours in team relay to set a Guinness World Record 0:54:55 Challenges during the event and how they overcame them 0:58:52 Cycling community growth in Bangladesh over the years 1:01:50 Tips to working athletes 1:40:50 Closing remarks! 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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