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In this episode, we talk to Murali Ramakrishnan, an endurance cyclist from Hyderabad. A cricketer growing up, he lost touch with sport once he got busy with his career. He got back to sport through running after a health scare and got into cycling due to various running injuries. He shares his weight loss and endurance journeys during a chat we had while we both were riding the Mae Hong Son Challenge by BarnOwl Adventures. It was super fun chat with a few practical take aways for most of us. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

0:00 Intro

0:04:20 A cricketer life growing up

0:07:10 Life in career

0:11:30 Medical tests, a wake up call

0:15:00 Getting into running

0:16:30 Diet changes to lose weight from 86kgs to 68kgs

0:23:00 His training while running half marathon and full marathons

0:25:00 Running injuries and introduction to cycling

0:28:30 Similarities between running and cycling

0:30:10 Tour of Nilgiris and cycle touring

0:31:20 Mae Hong Son and what he loves about it

0:36:25 Comparing Doi Inthanon and Kalahatty

0:40:10 His bucket list

0:41:30 Closing