Beyond the Finish Line: Insights into the Running World with P. Venkatraman
01/12/24 • 56 min
Here's why you should run for your life!
Nadeem talks to P. Venkatraman, Founder of YouTooCanRun, about all the reasons why running is the mother of all sports. They unpack how running became a 700-crore industry with over 1600 events across the country.
Mr Venkatraman is a US-certified race director and running coach, with two Guinness World Records to his credit. He has also organized running events with over 73k runners- bigger than the Mumbai marathon. In this episode, they discuss what motivates people to run, training a war veteran and bypass surgery patients (The Zippers Club), and why no one gets left behind in running!
Why is running a lifestyle? What would happen if everybody ran?
Tune in to find out!
P. Venkatraman, Founder, YouTooCanRun
https://www.linkedin.com/in/venkatp/
https://www.instagram.com/p.venkatraman/?hl=en
'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.
Nadeem Sheikh is a sports professional with 6 years of experience who turned his passion into a profession. He has worked with multiple companies in the sports industry like KheloFantasy, CricketGraph, and YouTooCanRun. LinkedIn - / nadeemsheikh
Creative Supervisor: Aishwarya Javalgekar
Producer: Shreya Ahlawat
Brought to you by Bound, a company that helps you grow through stories.
Website: https://boundindia.com/
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Here's why you should run for your life!
Nadeem talks to P. Venkatraman, Founder of YouTooCanRun, about all the reasons why running is the mother of all sports. They unpack how running became a 700-crore industry with over 1600 events across the country.
Mr Venkatraman is a US-certified race director and running coach, with two Guinness World Records to his credit. He has also organized running events with over 73k runners- bigger than the Mumbai marathon. In this episode, they discuss what motivates people to run, training a war veteran and bypass surgery patients (The Zippers Club), and why no one gets left behind in running!
Why is running a lifestyle? What would happen if everybody ran?
Tune in to find out!
P. Venkatraman, Founder, YouTooCanRun
https://www.linkedin.com/in/venkatp/
https://www.instagram.com/p.venkatraman/?hl=en
'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.
Nadeem Sheikh is a sports professional with 6 years of experience who turned his passion into a profession. He has worked with multiple companies in the sports industry like KheloFantasy, CricketGraph, and YouTooCanRun. LinkedIn - / nadeemsheikh
Creative Supervisor: Aishwarya Javalgekar
Producer: Shreya Ahlawat
Brought to you by Bound, a company that helps you grow through stories.
Website: https://boundindia.com/
LinkedIn - / boundindia
Instagram -...
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Jaikishan Malik, Manager- Alliances and Partnership at GIGWORK, Esport athlete https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaikishan-malik-5916a2160/
Varun Gavankar, Manager- Digital and Content at GIGWORK https://www.linkedin.com/in/varundown/
'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.
Nadeem Sheikh is a sports professional with 6 years of experience who turned his passion into a profession. He has worked with multiple companies in the sports industry like KheloFantasy, CricketGraph, and YouTooCanRun. LinkedIn - / nadeemsheikh
Creative Supervisor: Aishwarya Javalgekar
Producer: Shreya Ahlawat
Brought to you by Bound, a company that helps you grow through stories.
Website: https://boundindia.com/
LinkedIn - / boundindia
Instagram -...
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Siddarth Sabapathy
General Manager- Ahmedabad Defenders, Co-Founder- Sporko
https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddarth-sabapathy-b6000955/
https://www.instagram.com/sidwin22/?hl=en
'Beyond The Field' is a podcast where we give you an all-access pass to the business side of sports and decode India’s multi-billion-dollar sports industry.
Nadeem Sheikh is a sports professional with 6 years of experience who turned his passion into a profession. He has worked with multiple companies in the sports industry like KheloFantasy, CricketGraph, and YouTooCanRun. LinkedIn - / nadeemsheikh
Creative Supervisor: Aishwarya Javalgekar
Producer: Shreya Ahlawat
Brought to you by Bound, a company that helps you grow through stories.
Website: https://boundindia.com/
LinkedIn - / boundindia
Instagram -...
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