Sujay Shalawadi is a Bengaluru boy currently working in Germany as a doctorate candidate in computing. He is one of the fastest triathletes of Indian origin with a timing of 4hrs:19mins for a 70.3 event. It is the fastest time for that event by an Indian. A humble and down to earth guy, he made his the way to many age group podiums in running and triathlon through his consistent hard work. He is a romantic at heart and a nice poet too. In this episode he shares his journey in sport and his learnings as a working athlete! This episode covers: Intro What his work as a doctorate candidate involves Falling into a tank and the beginning of swimming journey Getting into running through Skyscraper dash and initial events. Training with pacemakers and improving from 47min 10k to 39min 10k. Hyderabad Half Marathon Getting started in Triathlon with Tonnur Tri First 70.3 Malaysia experience and learnings from it Getting a Triathlon coach and how it helped him His best 70.3 event so far! Turkey 70.3 mishap and how he dealt with it! Over-reaching vs Over-training; Is More always better? Race day nutrition and hydration for his 70.3 events Racing vs Training nutrition and hydration. Next target, Full distance Ironman. 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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