In this episode, we talk with Naveen John. Naveen John is a multiple time national champion and he recently defended his Individual time trial gold medal at the nationals 2020. For the first time ever he took part in Track nationals where he competed in 4km individual pursuit, arguably one of the toughest of disciplines in track cycling. This is an excellent testament to his constant hunger for learning and his growth mindset. In this episode we talk with Naveen John about the recently Indian National cycling championships on track and road for 2020. This episode covers: 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:40 From being a formidable contender to being a newbie. Why? 0:09:25 How the seeds were planted! 0:18:10 Watering the seeds and putting in the work! 0:26:14 Why the Individual Pursuit? 0:30:10 How hard can it be to Pursuit? 0:34:55 Apples to Chicken Tikka! Training comparisons! 0:43:05 Weight training to aid on the bike performance 0:45:20 Moving to Hyderabad and putting in the work 0:50:05 A hundred ways to win a TT 0:57:15 Coming back from Nats and focus on Track Nationals 1:01:45 The first track Individual Pursuit experience 1:19:15 What now for track? 1:24:10 The Road Nationals experience and future 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 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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