Satish

Always nice to see entrepreneurial energy & Karthik/Priya embody this. Former national-level TT players, they quit their corporate jobs, moved back to BLR to start Daily Nectar, with a focus on nutrition for active lifestyles. I like their genuine approach and intent to do things the right way. Wish them the very best! This was a fun chat about all things running. 🙂

Great nugget of a conversation. On what going all-in can be for 'generalist' occupations. The last bit about flow states is spot on.

I have never plugged anything/anyone here, but this deserves one. If Hyrox is on your mind and you want to get going, or want to get better, you should look at this workshop: 14 or 15 Nov, Blr. Will recommend Mani any day.

There is a legitimate conversation to be had about the risks of marathons and Hyrox. These are demanding sporting events, and preparation, appropriate training, medical awareness and race-day safety matter. But the framing needs perspective. In one of the largest such studies, an analysis of 29 Mn marathon/HM finishers in the US (2010–23) found 59 cardiac deaths, i.e. roughly one fatality for every 500,000 participants (0.0002%). That's a risk, but an exceptionally low one. Loose analogies: we don't judge the safety of air travel by isolated crashes. For context, India recorded 1.73 lakh road deaths in 2023 (474 every day). The same perspective is needed when discussing endurance sports. These aren't directly comparable risk measures, but the contrast is worth reflecting on. The bigger public-health concern is physical inactivity. WHO estimates that insufficiently active people have a 20–30% higher risk of death than those who are sufficiently active. Its recommendations are hardly extreme: 150–300 mins of moderate physical activity a week (30 min on five days), or equivalent vigorous activity, along with strength training twice a week. We should absolutely encourage people to train sensibly, build up gradually, understand their health and respect the demands of endurance events. But presenting marathons/Hyrox "primarily" through the lens of rare tragedies risks getting the public-health message completely backwards. For the overwhelming majority who don't get even 30 minutes of regular physical activity, the priority should be to just get moving: walking, running, cycling, swimming or strength training. We need more people embracing an active lifestyle, not more people being scared away from one.

I raise you this

Aura.

WOW. ANDREAS ALMGREN!

Every time I watch Helen Obiri run, am reminded of this. #NYCMarathon

Excellent advice for about-to-go to-college-abroad kids and more specifically, their parents.

I know next to nothing about SEO, but this seems to be an interesting trend. A friend recently pivoted from a corporate career to become a full-time HYROX/strength coach. We debated whether he even needed a website. He eventually built one. Turns out, all his trainees so far have found him through ChatGPT searches for a Hyrox coach, and they all told him that his website was the first result. Perhaps we're seeing a new discovery channel. What makes a website visible to an LLM is not the same as a page rank. Also, LLM search is cannibalising traditional Search big-time (see last night's Alphabet results). Oh, and if you're looking for a Hyrox/strength conditioning coach, highly recommend Mani. manikantannarayanan.com/

Expect it to get tougher to get in for the 2028 edition. Glad I made it this time around.

Kicked off the season with a runcation at the Spice Coast Cochin marathon. The charm of a smaller city race, great food, wandering around Jew Town and Fort Kochi with fun company.. lovely extended weekend. A good HM fitness check as the long build to Boston begins. AG podium was a nice bonus!