Nakul Butta talks about what it means to be a self-sufficient trail runner and how a culture of self-sufficiency can be built in the sport of trail running.

Nakul has been a part of the Indian running scene for over a decade and a half and has been a top finisher in many road, cross-country, trail and mountain races in the country. Along with being a co-founder at CapitalTrails, Nakul is the founder and head coach at All In Running - which is one of India’s only holistic and community-driven training organisations with a focus on strength, nutrition, physiological health AND mental health for running, trail and mountain sports. Nakul is also a champion for the running community and organises a lot of awareness and contribution initiatives for rural and underprivileged runners, towards environmental impact organisations, and for local sports in general. As a trail runner, outdoors athlete and coach, Nakul has been spreading awareness and building a practice of self-sufficient running, racing and lifestyle in the outdoor circles.

In no particular order, we talk about:

• What self-sufficiency is and why it is important
• How runners and athletes can start becoming self-sufficient
• How self-sufficient running is actually a performance enhancer in races
• What steps event organisers can take towards ensuring self-sufficiency
• Where general awareness and educational opportunities lie
• Various other musings

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All In Running

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/allinrunning

Nakul

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/nakul.butta
• Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/19793552

Kshitish

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/kshitishpurohit
• Strava: https://strava.com/athletes/24060164

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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

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Music

• Serge Quadrado: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/
• Lundstroem: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/
• Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/