In this episode, we talk with Ankita Gaur, a marathon runner living and working in Bangalore! Ankita has always been active in sports as a kid but an accident in college while cycling resulted in her being bedridden, depressed and gaining weight. Once she was able to walk again, she got back to swimming and took up running when Delhi winters made swimming impossible. With the help of her then friend and now husband, Ratan, she trained and finished her first half marathon in 2011. She took up running more seriously in 2014 after marriage and never looked back. She continues to inspire a lot of women in sport as she continues to train through her pregnancy. In this episode she shares her early years in swimming, how she got into running, how she manages her work, family and sport while helping others with running coaching. This episode covers: From swimming to running to lose weight First ADHM in 2011 and it's preparation Moving to Bangalore and starting Indiranagar run club Social media and how it can play with our minds Dealing with injuries - getting out of hamster wheel Mentoring and coaching runners Challenges with coaching runners and importance of communicating well Training during pregnancy and having the right support system Importance of staying disciplined and consistent Some tips to working athletes 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. Who is a working athlete? Someone working fulltime/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job. 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 A bit about myself: I'm Venkat/Venkateswara Rao in my work avatar, working as a Chief Data Analyst in the IT industry in Bangalore. I'm Venky/Bikeyvenky for my friends in the cycling community.

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