#22 Daring to Dream and Working Hard! A Single Mom's Journey On To The National Podium - Abhirami Manoharan's Inspirational Journey!

<p>In this episode, we talk with Abhirami Manoharan from Chennai!</p> <p>Abhirami has an inspirational journey! She was told, "This isn't the age to follow a passion". She was told, "You can't dream when you are a mother". She was told, "You should have started earlier".</p> <p>But she dreamt.. she dreamt in spite of being a single mother of two kids. She dreamt in spite of many odds against her. She worked hard to make those dreams come true. She picked herself up every time fate knocked her off and kept going after her dreams. And earlier this month, she stepped on the National podium by bagging a bronze medal in Women's Individual Time Trial at the Indian National Cycling Championships. She missed gold by a fraction of a second.</p> <p>In this episode she shares her journey in fitness, how she picked up a bike to lose weight at 32 after having two kids and how she progressed over the years to make it to the National cycling championships podium this year.</p> <p>This episode covers:</p> <p>Starting cycling on a rented bike</p> <p>Getting own bike and gunning for consistency</p> <p>From just riding to training with power with indoor trainer</p> <p>2Go Master's Championships in Bangalore</p> <p>First Nationals by happenstance &nbsp;- 2017</p> <p>Getting to Nats after a major accident(?) - 2018</p> <p>2019 Nationals experience</p> <p>Preparation for 2020 National Championships - Club races- A Boon!</p> <p>2020 National Championships experience</p> <p>Working towards a dream - "Even the World Champion is a 40 year old mother"</p> <p>Team behind Ride Across India</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, traini