Ashwin Govindswami is one of he fastest cyclists and triathletes from Chennai. He has been a regular feature on the podium in almost all the races he took part in across distances ranging from 25km to 643km. In this episode, Ashwin shares his endurance journey and various learnings from his time in sport so far. He says that he is ever grateful for all that cycling has given him over the years and wishes to contribute to the cycling community through a rider centric bike shop, the 5am bicycle studio. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:03 Sports as a kid with swimming 0:03:25 Getting into running through a friend 0:08:40 Getting into Triathlon with CTC Half Iron distance event and getting into BRMs 0:12:10 Qualifying for and signing up for PBP; Paris Brest Paris experience 0:24:35 Ironman Barcelona in 2016 0:28:25 Time as a Scott sponsored athlete, taking part in BAR and BBCH races 0:33:45 Deccan Cliffhanger 2018 experience 0:44:35 Grateful for the community support 0:49:25 2020 struggle and sport taking a back seat; starting back in 2021 0:56:10 New journey with 5am Bicycle Studio. 1:00:45 Tips for working athletes 1:04:10 Closing remarks! 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. 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

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