Dharmendra, Coach D as he often referred to in running circles, is a Boston qualified runner and USATF certified running coach. After 10 years of corporate life he spent the next 10 years as a fulltime runner and coach. He is now back to corporate life in the health and fitness space while still coaching for running. In this episode, we talk about his current work at Ultrahuman and how continuous glucose monitoring is helping athletes and people from various walks of life optimize health and performance. We also talk about his journey as an athlete and coach. We touch upon various physical and mental levers that we can pull on to improve performance. It was a fascinating conversation with a lot of insights. 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:10 What is work for him currently at Ultrahuman. 0:05:02 How does Glucose monitoring helps athletes and others 0:16:02 The start of his running journey and progression 0:28:30 Quitting corporate job to focus on running and running coaching 0:33:30 How being relaxed/not stressed helped him 0:38:30 Going back to working fulltime with Ultrahuman 0:43:50 Dealing with injuries (No too much/too soon/too fast; focus on recovery, strengthening, sleep and nutrition) 0:57:01 His running coaching philosophy 1:10:05 What are the mental aspects that help performance 1:19:00 Where can people reach out to him 1:19:44 Tips to aspiring athletes 1:23:00 Closing remarks! Dharmendra D can be reached at contacts below Twitter: @dhammonia His coaching site: http://runningcoach.in His book on amazon: Boston D Party 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. 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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