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In this episode, I talk to Michael Lehnig. Michael is a German national who has come to India searching for answers to many questions he had and found peace and a life partner in India and settled here. He is one of the founding members of Pune Wolfpack, an amateur cycling team based out of Pune. He is a cyclist, a triathlete, a yoga instructor and a triathlon coach. I have raced with him in 2015-2016 when he came down to take part in a few BBCh races. He has since shifted his focus more to triathlons and triathlon coaching. In this episode we talk about triathlon and more specifically how training and nutrition for short, middle and long distance triathlons work. We also talked about his journey as an athlete and a coach and what are his many learnings from the journey. I had such a great time talking to this amazing soul and listening to his refreshing perspectives on various topics of sport and life. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

0:00:00  Intro

0:06:00  Sports he played growing up, Football

0:07:30  Cycling as a bike messenger and getting into racing

0:14:55  Getting into triathlon

0:17:30  Preparing for his first Ironman

0:19:40  Memories from his first Ironman

0:26:20  From 11:45 to 9:32 in Iron distance

0:27:30  Differences in training for short, middle and long distance triathlon

0:35:25  Nutrition for triathlon

0:45:45  Journey to settling in India, the yoga connection

0:51:00  Start of cycling in Pune, India by sprinting with dogs

0:53:10  Love for India

0:54:30  Genesis of Pune Wolfpack

0:59:30  Racing at BBCh as team Wolfpack

1:04:30  Coaching for triathlons

1:10:00  Tips for working athletes, changing the perspective working athletes are pioneers and leaders of the society they want to see

1:14:00  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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