Pablo Erat is a Swiss entrepreneur and an age group winner of many Ironman 70.3 races around the world. He has a special place for Goa in his heart as he has been a regular in the Goa triathlon scene from its infancy. He has seen it grow from grass root level events about 10 years ago till now where Goa is hosting an official Ironman event. In this episode we talk about Pablo's endurance journey of racing and winning around the world along with the development of triathlon in India and Goa. It was fascinating to hear his views on various topics related to triathlon including the ingenious way he manages a serious injury that threatened to put an end to his racing. 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:15 Going from being sedentary to full Ironman in 2 years 0:08:24 Preparation for his first Ironman 0:12:10 Qualifying for Kona in his very first Ironman race 0:16:50 Kona, Hawai experience and his best races 0:24:10 Training the mental strength, writing mental cards 'Why', practicing the mental skills during training, using the 'why' cards during the races 0:28:22 His relationship with Goa 0:34:30 Growth of triathlon race organization 0:37:10 Growth of competition over the years, his race tactics 0:43:35 Goa Ironman 70.3 2019 experience 0:46:10 Goa Ironman 70.3 2022 strategy and experience 0:54:20 Having a strategy to deal with suffering in a race, embracing the pain 0:57:25 Coming back from a serious injury and knee surgery, training indoors mostly to save time 1:04:10 Tips for working athletes 1:08:14 Closing remarks! Some Links Below: Working Athlete Community on FB. Link to Anchor Voice messages About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker

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