RunYogi Diaries #86 on pursuing a passion, getting faster and mental health with Coach "D"

RunYogi Diaries Podcast

English - February 18, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB
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Previous Episode: RunYogi Diaries #85 with Colin Turner a born again runner and coach on how to run efficiently

Next Episode: RunYogi Diaries #87 on well-being through balancing energy with Dr. Nitin Bhatnagar

In the house today is Dharmendra, aka coach "D " aka Dhammo. Dhammo 's story of pursuing a passion by stepping out of their comfort zone and doing what makes one happy. From pursuing a Boston qualification to leaving a lucrative consulting job to start a coaching practice, his is a fascinating journey. Hope you take some nuggets of wisdom from his story.

0:00 Intro and background

4:02 Flashback and why the running started

7:50 Start of work-life and signing up for the first race

11:53 The New Jersey Marathon

13:47 Taking a sabbatical to pursue BQ

20:37 Training to get faster

27:09 Quitting job to pursue a passion

32:06 The fourth block to performance

33:49 Was leaving the job easy

41:07 The Boston Marathon experience

47:07 The experience of coaching

51:24 Mental health and running

55:10 What next on the horizon

1:01:36 Fun Q&A round

1:12:47 Wrap up the last word