In this episode, we talk with Subramani Venkatesh. Subramani Venkatesh was born and bought up in Bangalore, India. He started running in 2004 to lose weight and has never stopped. He moved to the US in 2007 and continued his running and picked up cycling as time went by. He is now one of the fastest Ironman triathletes in his age group with a sub-10 hour full Ironman and age group podium places in 70.3 and Ironman distance races. He is a 3 time Kona Qualifier in 2016, 2017 and 2019. He has a sub 10 hour effort in Kona which is considered one of the toughest courses there is. He was part of a 8 rider team that won the Race Across America(RAAM). If all this makes him sound like a full time athlete, he is not. He is a working athlete - a Computer science Techie working and living in New Hampshire region in the US. Not just that, He is an Ironman Certified Coach. He has a certification in nutritional science from Stanford. He is amazing baker and has done a course on sourdough bread baking, he is a hobby bee-keeper and maintains a home garden. In this episode he shares his journey, his philosophy of integrating whatever he starts into his lifestyle and his focus on keeping things sustainable and how it has transformed his life over the years. Topics covered Initial days, as a kid Weight gain and start of running Not breaking the rhythm, making it sustainable A tick gets him into cycling 'You look like a triathlete, why not try?' 2012- Start of racing First Ironman race First proper coach and improved performance Team RAAM(Race Across America) experience Why only one big race per year First Kona qualifier and Kona experience in 2016 His nutrition strategy for Ironman Yoga in place of weight training Hobbies, backing How he organizes his day His coaching philosophy Tips for a working athletes 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 fulltime/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

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