Tracking Dirt - The Trail Running Podcast

By: CapitalTrails India
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  • At Tracking Dirt, we take a look at trail running from scientific, technical, social and business perspectives. We bring in experts from the Indian trail, mountain and ultra running scene to share insights on a wide range of topics such as training, nutrition, racing, inclusivity, community and much more.
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  • EP10 - Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Experiences, Experiments and Everything Else | Micah Risher and Udayan Anand

    EP10 - Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Experiences, Experiments and Everything Else | Micah Risher and Udayan Anand
    Mar 30 2024
    We’ve entered double digits. It’s episode 10 and it’s got - not one, but - two guests! We’re in conversation with two of Delhi's amazing athletes Micah Risher and Udayan Anand, and are sciencing out on continuous glucose monitoring - or CGM, as it is popularly known. Originally a tool for managing type 1 diabetes, CGM has been steadily finding its way into athletes’ lives. And that’s where this conversation lives - at the intersection of these two different perspectives. Micah has been using CGMs for over a decade to manage his type 1 diabetes. Micah recently completed a 21min 5k, a 42min 10k, a 92min half marathon and a 4:45 50k ultra with a top 10 finish which was just his second ultramarathon. Udayan, on the other hand, is a triathlete and self-experimenter who solely got into the tech to understand more about his body. To finish his 9 month-long experimentation project, he ran a sub-3:30 marathon and topped up that effort with a half-iron distance triathlon 3 weeks later. The conversation approaches CGM from two completely different perspectives and both Micah and Udayan speak from their experiences on a variety of topics, including but not limited to: What is CGM and what’s the science and tech behind it all;How has CGM helped them in making better choices for managing their food intake;What have been their running and racing experiences with CGM;What is the market landscape of CGM, especially in the Indian context;How can runners get started with CGM and make it a part of their training. Important disclaimer - no one in this conversation is giving out any medical, dietary or nutrition advice. The conversation is simply a product of the guests’ own experiences, and a shared interest and curiosity on the topic of CGM between the guests and the host. --- Links to guests’ social profiles and other literature referenced in the conversation: - Udayan’s Medium articles: For the love of bellyfat : My experiments with fasted and non-carb replenishing runsData from a Continuous Glucose Monitor - Mumbai Marathon 2024Nutrition during a triathlon - Data from a CGM - Udayan on Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/26397820 - Micah on Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/90945654 - Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar (Jessie Inchauspé) - Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars (Richard K. Bernstein, MD) Talking Dirt is written, recorded and produced by the team at CapitalTrails. - Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://capitaltrails.in⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/capitaltrailsrc⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Email: ⁠⁠talks(at)capitaltrails.in⁠⁠ - Kshitish on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠ --- Music - ⁠Analytic Show Logo⁠ by ⁠Serge Quadrado⁠ - ⁠The Perfect Corporate Podcast Intro⁠ by ⁠Lundstroem⁠ - Free Music Archive: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • EP9 - Education and Support in Trail Running: Organiser Responsibilities, Local Communities and the Hell Race Sports Foundation | Vishwas Sindhu

    EP9 - Education and Support in Trail Running: Organiser Responsibilities, Local Communities and the Hell Race Sports Foundation | Vishwas Sindhu
    Feb 12 2024

    Episode 9 of Tracking Dirt delved into the deep thoughts of Vishwas Sindhu, who is no stranger in the trail and ultrarunning community in India. Vishwas is the founder and Race Director of Hell Race, who organise 7 races (across 6 events) in India, each with its own cult following. With a mix of challenge and excitement baked in varying quantities, Vishwas is also notoriously called the 'creator of hell' in the Indian running scene. Or maybe it's just an aura that follows him around.


    We caught up with Vishwas a week after Red Stone Ultra 2024 and covered a lot of ground in a rather unfiltered manner. While some of the F-bombs have been censored out, this conversation still borders on the two extremes of 'what the H' and 'what the F'.


    This is also the first time an episode of Tracking Dirt has been recorded in Hindi. The full transcript of this episode is available on the CapitalTrails blog, to be able to give reach to the conversation for people who are not fluent in or familiar with Hindi. This is an important conversation!


    --- Links:

    - Episode Transcript: https://capitaltrails.in/post/tracking-dirt-education-support-trail-running-vishwas-sindhu-complete-episode-transcript

    - Vishwas on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fakkadkalam

    - Hell Race website: https://thehellrace.com

    - Hell Race on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehellrace

    - Hell Race Sports Foundation website: https://hellracesportsfoundation.org

    - HRSF on Instagram: https://instagram.com/hellracesf


    Talking Dirt is written, recorded and produced by the team at CapitalTrails (special mention to Sarthak Pandey for helping with the transcription)

    - Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://capitaltrails.in⁠⁠⁠

    - Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/capitaltrailsrc⁠⁠⁠

    - Email: ⁠⁠talks(at)capitaltrails.in⁠⁠

    - Kshitish on ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Strava⁠


    --- Music

    - Analytic Show Logo by Serge Quadrado

    - The Perfect Corporate Podcast Intro by Lundstroem

    - Free Music Archive: ⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • EP8 - The Sinhagad Tales: WGRF, SRT Ultra and SET | Dighvijay Jedhe

    EP8 - The Sinhagad Tales: WGRF, SRT Ultra and SET | Dighvijay Jedhe
    Jan 10 2024

    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2024 - we're back after a #lifehappens break and all ready to set things in motion.

    To kick things into gear, we have Dighvijay Jedhe, the Founder and President at Western Ghats Running Roundation (WGRF) which is the team that organises the prestigious 'fort running' races in the Sahyadri mountains - the Sinhagad Epic Trail (SET) and the Sinhagad-Rajgad-Torna Ultramarathon, popularly known as the SRT Ultra. Dighvijay, a farmer and entrepreneur, is also the founder at Canyon Sandals. Last but not the least, he's the Indian National Representative for organisers at ITRA.

    Dighvijay takes us through chapters of Indian history and the origins of the Great Maratha Empire and how his family's deep-rooted connections with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has shaped the beginnings of WGRF. The conversation goes into how Shivaji's legacy is being carried forward by WGRF in the form of empowering the local communities via the two WGRF mountain trail races in the Sinhagad area.

    Dighvijay also delves deep into how SRT Ultra and SET came into being, who the key people instrumental in setting up the races were, how the races grew in popularity, what challenges the team has faced, and what future plans he holds for the races.

    This is one of many conversations we'll be bringing Dighvijay on for. Listen to the complete episode for a trail run through 17th century Indian history - the Sinhagad tales. --- Dighvijay on Instagram - WGRF: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/westernghatsrunning - Canyon Sandals: https://instagram.com/canyonsandals - Personal: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/dighvijayjedhe --- Kshitish - Instagram: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/kshitishpurohit⁠⁠ - Strava: ⁠⁠https://strava.com/athletes/24060164⁠⁠ --- Talking Dirt is written, recorded and produced by the team at CapitalTrails - Website: ⁠⁠https://capitaltrails.in⁠⁠ - Instagram: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/capitaltrailsrc⁠⁠ - Email: ⁠⁠talks(at)capitaltrails.in⁠⁠ --- Music - Serge Quadrado: ⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/⁠⁠ - Lundstroem: ⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/⁠⁠ - Free Music Archive: ⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/
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    1 hr and 47 mins

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