In this episode, we talk with Nihal Ahamad Baig!! Nihal is a top-class Working Athlete. He is not just a marathoner. He is a B.Tech and M.Tech graduate from IIT Mumbai working as a Risk Analyst at MSCI Inc. He recently won New Delhi Marathon(NDM) with a super impressive time of 2:31:33. He was the top amateur runner at the race. This was nearly 16mins better than his previous best time at Marathon distance at Tata Mumbai Marathon(TMM) in 2019. He is a top notch triathlete that stood on podiums in 70.3 or Half Iron distance triathlons. He is also a coach with Athloft Multisport coaching runners and triathletes around the country. This episode covers: Intro Start of the running journey at IIT-B Transition from short distance running to Half Marathons and Marathons. Start of cycling with commutes Seeds of triathlon were planted Initial days of building cycling base Building the swimming base Balancing the days with three sports First Triathlon experience Structured training for 70.3 First sub-5hr Half Iron distance triathlon Behrain 70.3 experience Training for Colombo 70.3 and qualifying for World Championships Managing injury and Ironman 70.3 World Championships experience Ironman Goa 70.3 Training through the pandemic and the New Delhi Marathon win Tips for 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 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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