Ep.37 Taking Indian Ultracycling To The Next Level ft. Amit Samarth
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Dr. Amit Samarth from Nagpur, Maharashtra is a Masters in Public Health (Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, US). The only Asian to complete Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme  9100 km Cycle Race 2018 (one amongst 7 people in the world to have completed the Trans Siberian Extreme successfully)  First Indian Rookie to finish Race Across America 5000 km Cycle Race 2017 - 11 days 21 hours, an Ironman in 11hr 45min & 16 times Ironman 70.3 with a PR of 5hr 8mins! He was also the Winner of Deccan Cliffhanger 643 km Pune to Goa Cycle Race 2017 & is the only India to participate at BikingMan Oman Self Supported 1000 km Desert UltraCycling Race! In this episode of Hit The Road, Amit chats with host Rohan Thakar chats about his journey so far & talk about his experiences from the various events.  Amit embarks on a journey from 15th February 2021 with his event - Ride Across India, which is covering the Golden Quadrilateral of India traversing approx. 6000KMs to be covered in 14days! What's unique about this event is, it's technologically loaded! Amits location, riding data & vitals will be shared in realtime on the website. So, if you are in his trajectory, do join him for the ride! Know more about it on https://rideacrossindia.com/ Chapter Markers: 4:37 - First DC experience 8:16 - Choosing The Crew 11:44 - Work-Workout-Life Balance 14:06 - Training Regimen 20:03 - RAAM & Trans Siberian Extreme Experiences 31:55 - Tips for New UltraCyclists 34:07 - Experience of Finishing Biking Oman 40:50 - How Amit Plans his Race Calendar 42:51 - What is Ride Across India 51:21 - Sprint To Finish    More info about Amit Director of  Miles N Milers Endurance Sports Academy Race Director of Tiger Marathon Tiger Cyclothon TigerMan Triathlon Founder of India Pedals - Cycle to Build Nation Ambassador for Nagpur Metro Collaborator for Nagpur Smart City Project for promotion of Cycling in Nagpur   Listen to the episode now & Hit The Road! Let us know what you think about the episode in the comments. Follow ➡️@hittheroadpod on Facebook | Instagram You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, or send us an email at [email protected]. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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