This episode is brought to you by www.thebikeaffair.comIf you are in search of a one-stop destination that caters to all your cycling needs, our today's sponsor, The Bike Affair, is the perfect place to check out! With over 14 years of experience, The Bike Affair has established itself as a trusted source offering honest advice and exceptional service. They are offering a special treat for the listeners of this podcast. You can enjoy a 10% discount on your first order by using the code 'BIKEYVENKY' on their website. Visit their bike store in Hyderabad or shop online by using the link www.thebikeaffair.com In this episode I talk to my good friend, Milam Saxena. Milam is one of my regular training partners who joins me for our Nandi hills rides every Saturday. I have known him for about 10 years. I have seen his growth as a cyclist and as an amazing human being. He is one of the most workaholic people I know. I have seen him struggle trying to manage his training with crazy travel and work schedules. I have also seen him find his grove and become one of the strongest cyclists I know, all while managing the same busy work schedule and raising a young family. He achieved a 22 min Nandi time with a very time crunched training approach. In this episode he shares what structure has worked for him and how he overcame the challenging times along the way. His journey is a great case study on how someone with a very limited time to train could also achieve great results with some meticulous planning and execution. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with this amazing human. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. 0:00:00 Intro0:05:15 Sports growing up0:08:35 Buying his first road bike0:12:15 Tour of Nilgiris 2014, quantity vs quality0:17:30 Moving to Bangalore and cycling in BLR0:19:30 Getting a trainer during Covid and riding through Covid0:22:45 Riding in the Alps with Don D'mello in 20180:25:40 Losing an year to an injury and getting out of it0:29:40 Riding 2020-210:32:50 Going from being very strong to being burnt out0:39:30 His typical training cycle, factoring rest, nutrition and polarized training0:49:00 Pacing during his Nandi hills personal best of 22:360:55:00 Managing personal life, systematic arrangements with life partner 0:58:00 Managing work, training and rest1:00:00 Cycling in Goa1:03:20 Tips for fellow working athletes1:05:00 Closing About the PodcastThe 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: YouTubeOther Places you'll find the podcast on:Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker

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