E69 - Deepak Raj - Journey of Ironman

Send us Fan MailDeepak Raj, co-founder, Yoska, is one of the leading Indian Triathletes. He has 22 years of running and triathlon experience. He has successfully completed 23 IRONMAN Triathlons – considered the world's toughest single-day endurance challenge, which entails, 3.8 km swimming in open water, 180 km cycling, and 42.2 km running all done sequentially within a cut-off time in a day. He has qualified for the IRONMAN World Championships on 2 occasions. He has also run 13 marathons and is a Boston Marathon Qualifier. He has had a phenomenal transformational journey from an unfit 95+ kilos to being an Ambassador for Triathlon in India driving the growth of the sport in India.Deepak Raj is also the CEO and co-founder of Yoska which provide online training programs for running, cycling, triathlon, and general fitness using their digital platform. Yoska (www.yoska.in) is also the franchise owner for IRONMAN in India and has organized the first-ever IRONMAN 70.3 event in India. Deepak is also the Race Director of IRONMAN 70.3 Goa.Timestamps From Corporate Athlete to Ironman - 2:54Influence of the external ecosystem in nurturing the sport - 8:11Sporting foundation for kids - 14:05Experience of being an entrepreneur - 19:06Power of 3 - 23:07Ironman Race Director - 33:11Connect with Deepak:  LinkedIn |Website |TwitterDo not miss to check out our new website and share your love https://inspiresomeonetoday.in/Do stay tuned for new episodes every alternate Friday. Next episode - Nov 18'22.Have you purchased the copy of Inspire Someone Today, yet? - Give it a go geni.us/istbookAvailable on all podcast platforms, including, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify