#39 "We Benefit Most From Sport When It Is Integrated Into Our Lifestyle" - Sujay Shalawadi, Phd Candidate and One of the Fastest Triathletes From India!

<p>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.</p> <p>In this episode he shares his journey in sport and his learnings as a working athlete!</p> <p>This episode covers:</p> <p>Intro</p> <p>What his work as a doctorate candidate involves</p> <p>Falling into a tank and the beginning of swimming journey</p> <p>Getting into running through Skyscraper dash and initial events.</p> <p>Training with pacemakers and improving from 47min 10k to 39min 10k.</p> <p>Hyderabad Half Marathon</p> <p>Getting started in Triathlon with Tonnur Tri</p> <p>First 70.3 Malaysia experience and learnings from it</p> <p>Getting a Triathlon coach and how it helped him</p> <p>His best 70.3 event so far!</p> <p>Turkey 70.3 mishap and how he dealt with it!</p> <p>Over-reaching vs Over-training; Is More always better?</p> <p>Race day nutrition and hydration for his 70.3 events</p> <p>Racing vs Training nutrition and hydration.</p> <p>Next target, Full distance Ironman.</p> <p>Tips for working athletes</p> <p><strong>Some Links Below:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/334744737743027/"><strong>Working Athlete Community</strong></a>&nbsp;on FB.</p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/bikeyvenky/message"><strong>Link to Anchor Voice messages</strong></a></p> <p>About the Podcast</p> <p>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