Today's guests are Amit Samarth, Jeetu Nayak and Anirudh who are the organizers of RaceAcrossIndia, a 3650km race from Srinagar to Kanyakumari that is slated to happen in Feb next year. Amit and his team have the distinction of successfully completing RaceAcrossAmerica and many other ultra cycling challenges across the globe. In this episode we talk about the inspiration for Race Across India and what it takes for a cyclist to complete the event. The team shared details about the race and what can be expected by the participants who sign up for Race Across India. The event itself has the potential to become one of the most prestigious races from India and it was great to talk to the team behind it. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:50 How the idea for Race Across India took shape 0:11:35 Why not give a challenging race at one tenth of budget, the route Srinagar to Kanyakumari, Categories, Cut-off times, what does it take for a cyclist to complete Race Across India 0:21:55 Cutoff times, are they too relaxed or challenging enough in Indian conditions, traffic and road conditions etc 0:31:55 Managing with limited resources, planning the ride with enough sleep to finish the race 0:34:45 What is the budget involved for completing an event like this? 0:39:20 Race according to WUCA standards, leveraging technology for the race 0:43:55 Dates for the first edition, coverage for the race, the need for the community to come together to make these races a success, ultra cycling events growing in India 0:48:00 Closing remarks! Link to Race Across India: https://raceacrossindia.org/ 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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