March 11 Triathlon – Volunteer responsibilities
Volunteers Pre race briefing – March 10th – 10 AM – Balewadi Pool Swimming Volunteers Team leader – Prasad Dhume- (+91 96047 90179) Reporting time – 5:15 AM – Balewadi Swimming Pool Set up a table Make sure mike works Athletes attendance – There would be a sheet. Make sure you sign them in. Give […]
What makes Ironman interesting!
As many of us know, Ironman event comprises of a 3.8 km swim followed by a 180 km bike ride followed by a 42 km run. As far fetched as it may seem when you first think of this, people around us are achieving it. It makes us wonder whether we can do it […]
Learnings from Ironman Maastricht 2017
Background I have never achieved much only by luck so far and I knew that if I had to achieve crossing the ironman finish line, I had to work hard for it! There was no two way about it. I started working on it about two years ago and when I completed 70.3 in Vichy […]
Lessons learnt from Standford Swimming Camp – July 2017
Best bud had the opportunity to attend a swimming camp and I wanted to share the learning from that camp for my own benefit and everyone else’s. The main difference between this camp and the running camp was the focus on technique. The entire focus for the week was to work on technique and nothing […]
Lessons learnt from Standford Running Camp – July 2017
Best bud had the opportunity to attend a running camp and I wanted to share the learning from that camp for my own benefit and everyone else’s. To put things in perspective, this was the cross country camp. Meaning a 5k! They have about 35 staff members, 15 of which are coaches and the rest […]
Baby steps to achieve better health
A lot is being said about health in newspapers, social media etc. While a lot of it is interesting, I have a somewhat different perspective that I want to share with everyone! I want to focus on how a lot of it is related to each other and how to work toward better health […]
Training plan for 70.3
This is not going to be a weekly training plan that you can simply pickup and follow. These are pointers that you can choose from and implement in your training program. Two major elements of this training program Focus during the week Focus during the weekend Focus during the week Recovery and Rest […]
Probable Sessions for 70.3 and 140.6 aspirants
Prerequisites 1. You have signed up for a 70.3 or a 140.6 in the next 6 to 12 months 2. You have cycled close to 90kms already. (180k for 140.6) 3. You have ran close to 21k already (42k for 140.6) 4. You have swam close to 2k already (4k for 140.6) 5. You have […]
Nutrition plan for 42k – SCMM Special
Previous days – 2 to 3 days before the race day 1. More salty food like Olives, salted almonds etc. 2. More carbs 3. Electrolyte tabs the night before…one per hour for say two hours before sleeping 4. Carb rich dinner 5. No protein Step by Step Plan At 4 AM – Once – One […]