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In this episode, I talk to Saurabh Singh. Saurabh is the current Karnataka State ITT champion. In this episode Saurabh shares his journey of going from being a total newbie to cycling in 2021 to winning probably one of the toughest state championships in the country in just two years. We talk about the importance of coaching, having a team to support you and most importantly the importance of having fun in whatever you do. It was a super fun conversation with a hardworking and a super fun working athlete. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

0:00 Intro

0:04:50  Sports while growing up, cricket, football, basketball

0:15:00  Starting cycling, buying an MTB

0:19:30  Getting a road bike and trainer; indoor training and getting serious with racing

0:34:00  Self coaching, getting a coach

0:40:00  First state selections experience, surprise silver

1:07:00  Getting into the 300w club

1:24:30  Mock TTs and how they helped

1:30:00  State selections, puncturing and then winning the time trial

1:42:00  State camp and road to Nationals 2023

1:54:10  Tips for working athletes, never tie yourself down to the results

1:52:20  Closing

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.

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