Ashwini Bhat is an amazing Ultra Runner from Bangalore. Having worked in IT for 9 years, this one time Project manager quit her corporate career to pursue her passion and traveling solo. She now runs ultra distances and coaches a select group of athletes. She recently hiked solo and self supported to Everest Base Camp and then completed the 60km Himalayan Extreme Ultra. She has a national record for women in 12hour races with 112km. She is representing India at the Asia and Oceanic Ultra Running Championships. In this episode, Ashwini shares about her incredible journey and what she learnt from her successes as well as failures. She talks candidly about her fight with bouts of depression and fears as she pursues her goals and aspirations. It was a deeply touching conversation. 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:03 Sports as a kid 0:08:25 Corporate events and getting introduced to running again 0:11:20 Finding true love for running through trail running 0:21:15 Ladakh motorbike trip with husband in 2012 and then solo tripping on road after quitting the IT Job 0:38:15 Transitioning from pursuing photography to running 0:45:35 Triathlon experience with Chennai trekking club(CTC) and transitioning into Ultra running 0:52:25 Exploring her golden distance through Ultra races - 12 hours 112km National record for the time 0:59:45 Surviving 24 hours 1:10:45 Back story to Trekking for 135kms to Everest Base Camp and completing Everest Extreme Ultra 60km 1:18:40 Running 150k from Chennai to Pondicherry and running the Marathon in 2019 1:29:40 Training in high altitude and failing at the stadium run; the mental burdens we carry 1:50:00 Dealing with depression, social media, being self sufficient etc 1:57:55 Experience of Trekking for 135kms to Everest Base Camp and completing Everest Extreme Ultra 60km 2:24:00 Tips for working athletes 2:26:30 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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