Raghul is an Ironman triathlete and a triathlon coach. He is one the earliest triathletes from Chennai and is one of the very few Indian triathletes who qualified to Kona Triathlon World championships based on performance ranking. In this episode, Raghul shares his endurance journey and various learnings from both his successful and unsuccessful attempts at various triathlon events. He also touches upon some pacing and nutritional strategies that worked for him for triathlon. 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:44 What is work for him 0:04:30 Sports as a kid 0:06:30 Triathlon journey from sprint to Full Iron distance at Chennai Trekking Club(CTC) 0:22:05 First international event with Malaysia Ironman in 2014 0:30:20 Second Ironman event and learnings from it 0:36:00 Quitting the job and taking up triathlon full time. 0:48:58 Taiwan Half-Ironman in 2018; Ironman Texas 2019 racing with one arm 0:58:55 Ironman South Africa 2022! 1:05:00 How triathlon changed in the last 10 years in India 1:12:45 His nutrition strategy for triathlon; pre, during and post 1:21:15 Tips for working athletes 1:27:30 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. 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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