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In this episode I talk to Vinod Krishna. Vinod is a photographer, Founder and CEO of Story telling at Work and a barefoot ultra runner. I first met him in 2020 during Tour of Karnataka where he was a photographer and I was riding and writing about the tour. It was fascinating to follow his journey in running since then. In this episode Vinod shares not just about his running journey but also about how he works on mental side to become better at Ultra running. The tips he shared about how we can reframe our thoughts to work towards enhancing our performance both in sport and in life were invaluable in my opinion. I had a great time and had many take aways from the time we spent talking. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.      

0:00:00  Intro

0:06:40  Work for him and his relationship sport growing up

0:14:30  Getting into running because of hiking

0:19:35  Initial years in running progression

0:25:40  Training for events initially and how it changed now

0:32:00  Differentiating between metal excuses and body signals

0:35:25  Slowing down and prioritizing balance

0:39:00  Signing up for first Ultra(50k) in 2019  

0:42:00  Stories of possibility and limitation, building mental strength

0:51:00  Longest run/Stadium run; How Khardungla challenge came about

0:59:00  Running Khardungla Challenge(72km) and Ladakh Marathon in 3 days.

1:19:30  Barefoot running transition, being patient and having a beginner mentality

1:26:45  Tips for working athletes

1:31:10  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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