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My big time goal is to represent India in Trail World Championship. It may look like a moon shot but I'm going all out to achieve it.
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Yash is 28 years old, born and brought up in UP but currently living in Chennai for the past 5 years. He is a software engineer by profession but a runner (trail and hill ultras to be specific) at heart.
I initially started running to control my increasing weight and then I gradually got into the habit. The more I ran, it became my hobby. I even met people in my office who were passionate about the sport. Despite being busy with their daily routine, they somehow made time for it and achieved amazing feats in various competitions. This attitude inspired me a lot. In fact, they played a big role in introducing me to Running and Triathlon events. It's perfect when you're able to train with like-minded people. It drove me to participate in my first Olympic Triathlon in October 2016 and HM in December 2016.
After this, there was no looking back and now running is no more than just a hobby, it has become a part of my life.
Running changed my way of living and made me a more disciplined person. I wanted to motivate others as well to take up this sport. So I, along with two of my friends organized a one-month long fitness boot camp in our office, which was a huge success. Close to 80 people participated in it. At the end of it, many people ran their first 3k and few did their first 5k.
On a personal level, I managed to improve my performance as well and results followed. Please find below few of my achievements:
SRT Ultra: Winner (25k category), Dec 2018
Being a corporate employee, I had to change my training schedule and time based on my office timings and shifts. I still face this challenge but now I have made peace with it :p.
Injuries are an integral part of this sport. I too had to face them. From shin splints to calf pain, from back pain to knee cap, I had them all. To overcome these injuries and to make sure they don't bother me in future, I started practicing Yoga which helped me a lot and I was able to recover from them without compromising my training.
I still get pain after some races but now I know how to deal with it.
I have graduated from a road runner to an ultra hill runner and will be focusing on major ultra running events in India in 2019. A major area of focus will be 50-80km events to build my base before I go for 100km and longer distances. My next event is Pagdandi Ultra on 17th March.
My big time goal is to represent India in Trail World Championship. It may look like a moon shot but I'm going all out to achieve it.
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