In this episode, we talk with Abhirami Manoharan from Chennai! Abhirami has an inspirational journey! She was told, "This isn't the age to follow a passion". She was told, "You can't dream when you are a mother". She was told, "You should have started earlier". But she dreamt.. she dreamt in spite of being a single mother of two kids. She dreamt in spite of many odds against her. She worked hard to make those dreams come true. She picked herself up every time fate knocked her off and kept going after her dreams. And earlier this month, she stepped on the National podium by bagging a bronze medal in Women's Individual Time Trial at the Indian National Cycling Championships. She missed gold by a fraction of a second. In this episode she shares her journey in fitness, how she picked up a bike to lose weight at 32 after having two kids and how she progressed over the years to make it to the National cycling championships podium this year. This episode covers: Starting cycling on a rented bike Getting own bike and gunning for consistency From just riding to training with power with indoor trainer 2Go Master's Championships in Bangalore First Nationals by happenstance - 2017 Getting to Nats after a major accident(?) - 2018 2019 Nationals experience Preparation for 2020 National Championships - Club races- A Boon! 2020 National Championships experience Working towards a dream - "Even the World Champion is a 40 year old mother" Team behind Ride Across India 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 full-time/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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