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In this episode I talk to my team mate at Spectrum Racing Su Yin. Su Yin was an offshore geophysicist turned pastry chef who took up to cycling and triathlon by chance. She ended up winning in her age category in her very first triathlon at Goa Ironman 70.3 in 2019! In this episode she shares how that win followed by the pandemic almost put her out of love for the sport and how she slowly fell back into love with cycling while raising funds for GivingBack and riding Tour of Nilgiris. We also talk extensively about her experience at Tour of Thekkady where she finished second by fraction of a second after 145km of racing. Her journey is inspirational not just to women but all of us and makes us think what we need to prioritise for both our mental and physical well being. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
0:00:00 Intro
0:04:25 Her work, off-shore geophysicist to pastry chef
0:10:55 Running and hiking through college
0:14:55 Getting into cycling and triathlon, signing up for Goa 70.3 in 2019
0:18:10 Preparation for Ironman Goa 70.3 in 2019, learnings from her Olympic tri
0:22:10 Ironman Goa 70.3 experience in 2019, winning in her AG in her very first Ironman event
0:27:10 Training through COVID-19 pandemic, the pressure of training for world championships
0:29:40 Infected with COVID 2 weeks before her A-race, Ironman Goa 70.3 2022, external/perceived pressures
0:35:10 Falling out of love for the sport and doing other things
0:39:10 Falling in love with riding again through Tour of Nilgiris 2024 through GivingBack
0:43:40 Memories from TFN 2024
0:46:10 The reluctant athlete
0:56:40 Tour of Thekkady 2025 experience
1:19:10 Talking about Shayadhri Classic
1:22:40 Recalibrating what she enjoys doing, climbing; triathlon taking a back seat
1:26:10 Tips for fellow working athletes, how badly do you want it
1:27:20 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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