Run2Vin: Running, Fitness, Inspiration

Jonty Rhodes, commonly regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time, popularized fielding in a sport dominated by batting and bowling. His love for India is no secret, given that he has named his daughter, India. Jonty is almost 50 but whenever he hits the meadows, he looks like a 20-year old. I ran into him on multiple occasions and each time his enthusiasm, energy and humility amazed me. We had a fun chat where he shared about how he grew up playing sports, his journey to becoming a cricketer, what he thinks of running and the importance of practice. This conversation was recorded at the race venue and so you will hear a lot of background noise… It might help to consider it as a purposefully crafted background score for your special listening. ;-) Follow Jonty: InstagramTwitter Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: iTunesCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio Music by: Harsh Davda Music Copyrights owned by: Vinee Ajmera

General Dogra served in the Indian Army for over 37 years with a wide-ranging experience in Strategic Planning, Administration, Leadership and more. He was awarded Ati Vashisht Seva Medal in March 2019 by the President of India in recognition of "distinguished service of an exceptional order" He is a committed sportsman and an adventure enthusiast. He has undertaken a mountaineering expedition to 22,000 feet and cycled from Leh to Chandigarh over five of the highest mountain passes. He completed his first Ironman Austria at the age of 59 in July 2018 to become the first serving Indian Army officer and the only general in the world to do so. Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: iTunesCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio Music by: Harsh Davda Music Copyrights owned by: Vinee Ajmera

Rajeev Janveja, or Chef RJ, is as passionate about running, as he is about the delectable food he creates, and so it only made sense to pick his brain and find out how one can be a great chef and be superfit, all at the same time. He has launched many quality restaurants pan-India. While delivering his ideas and mandate on food concepts, he also emphasizes a lot on healthy living and fitness. His enthusiasm towards marathons is so infectious that over a dozen team members have trained as pros and are running the circuit, while a large number have taken up running as a hobby to stay fit. Neeraj Dhiman was introduced to running by his girlfriend (and now wife). At the time Neeraj was dealing with a stiff neck and a stiff back which prevented him from playing squash, his usual sport and workout routine but he could run. He started out slowly and now for the past two years he and his wife have been running together. Running helps Neeraj to bring focus and awareness to the moment and it’s his time off from the digital world. He loves running to Buddhist chants and as soon as he finds his cadence and rhythm, running becomes akin to meditation for him. We grabbed a quick 10 min chat at the Marathon Expo to discover his fitness mantras. Please consider the background noise as specially created effects of the Expo for you and plesae don't let it bother you much. Follow Rajeev: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rajeevjanveja/ Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: iTunesCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio Music by: Harsh Davda Music Copyrights owned by: Vinee Ajmera

This episode is a bit different.. we are not talking to another runner or athlete or running expert but to someone who captures our efforts so we can look back at them and smile. So, if you’ve been curious about how your race photos get online… and so quickly… and what the ideal spots for that best pose are, then tune in to this conversation! Chris Parry is the Managing Partner at Marathon-Photos.com since 2005. Marathon-Photos are the Official Photographers for almost 650 mass participation races and endurance sports events in over 35 countries with over 70 million photos permanently online. Chris, a leading professional photographer himself, developed an ingenious idea to make better use of the many locations he travels to during the year, photographing events. He created Plus One Photo Tours, a brilliant idea to take passionate amateur photographers to beautiful locations around the world and to show them wonderful scenery and culture, whilst sharing technical and creative knowledge. If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on the podcast app. And if you liked this episode, do share it with your friends! Get inspired, get fit. What you will get on this show: Connect with Chris: Email: chris.parry@marathon-photos.com Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: iTunesCastboxSpotifyYoutubeGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio Music by: Harsh Davda Music Copyrights owned by: Vinee Ajmera

"If I can do it, so can you"... Bharat Kapadia Bharat is 66 and has run almost 25 half marathons since 2007 and is still going strong. Bharat's career spans across several media houses in leadership roles and he has won a number of media awards. He spearheaded the Vote for Taj Campaign which resulted in the Taj Mahal making it in the New ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ list. He is Founder of ideas@bharatkapadia.com and Juhu Marathon. He is charming and infectiously positive as you are about to discover, and we fondly call him “Bharat bhai”. On this show, Bharat shares what keeps him going, how he has managed to run better every passing year and his role in making the Juhu Marathon happen. I hope you enjoy our conversation and if you do, please click subscribe and leave a rating and review on the podcast. Spread the running inspiration. And if you liked this episode, do share it with your friends! What you'll get on this show: 02:22 Bharat Kapadia's wit. 03:24 How he went from being a non-runner to runner at the age of 54. 08:15 The time he completed his first half marathon. 10:30 One small encouragement can brighten someone else’s life. 13:20 His consistent personal improvement on timing for nine years. 17:28 Bharat's NGO Get Fit through sports and How he encouraged several other people to take up running 19:15 Getting Hrithik Roshan on board for Juhu Run. 22:46 Bharat's remarkable innovation of developing the fragrance for newspaper. 26:16 How running has impacted other areas of his life 28:38 Bharat's hobby on singing. 29:44 Does he feel running is hard sport ever? 33:30 Early mornings and morning ritual. 37:30 His experience with ultramarathoner Scott Jurek. 42:10 Sprint Round Connect with Bharat: Email:ideas@bharatkapdia.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bharat.kapadia Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: iTunesCastboxSpotifyYoutubeGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio

Mansi Tripathy passionately pursues fitness through marathons and Indian classical dancing. I had many take-aways from this conversation, you wouldn't want to miss them either! In this episode, she shares how went to running a full marathon and 53 half marathons across different countries. She also shared insights on applying the lessons and outcomes from running into her work and personal life. Mansi is a business leader with 20 + years of experience across industries, business models and markets. She is responsible for leading all business activities of Shell across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, which combined, form the 3rd largest lubricants’ market in the world. She has lived in India, Geneva, Singapore and Boston; boy i wish i was her! She is passionate about mentoring and teaches at SPJIMR, Harvard, Babson College, and Great Lakes. Time Stamps: Follow Mansi: LinkedIn Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio Music Copyrights owned by: Vinee Ajmera

Today we have with us one of the all time greats of ultra-marathon running the Comrades King, Bruce Fordyce! Bruce has won the Comrades, a simmering aspiration for most marathoners, an incredible eight times in succession, and nine times overall. No other runner in the history of Comrades has ever achieved this feat before or since Bruce. There were runners who were contenders on the Comrades “up run” and others who were contenders on the “down run”... Bruce broke the record in both directions. Time Stamps: 2:30 Bruce talks about the South African dream of Comrades Marathon 3:30 He shares why Comrades Marathon is not only about speed. 4:25 He talks how his school sports and breaking up with girlfriend shaped his running career. 09:26 How winning drives winners. Bruce talks how he kept winning again and again. 13:40 The moment when Bruce realised it's over. 15:30 Bruce shares how he grew stronger and fitter while avoiding injuries. 21:45 Bruce talks how he encourages others to run Comrades. 29:13 He sshares if he ever felt like giving up during training. 37:10 Sprint Round Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: Apple PodcastsCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio

"The most important thing I’ve learnt from running in business translation is to break it down in small steps" – Nikhil Arora I met Nikhil Arora- Managing Director and Vice President of GoDaddy at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2018 and was pleasantly surprised at his demeanor when he obliged my request for a conversation for this podcast… this right after he had finished his race as a pacer. Nikhil has completed over 25 Full and Half Marathons and four triathlons including two back-to-back Iron Man 70.3 races. He is actively involved in advising and mentoring startups and small businesses and has been a serial innovator helping launch several new businesses in his tenure at various organizations. Running reflects his personal journey to excellence – a continuous cycle of doing something new, and exceeding his previous performances. What you'll get on this show: 02:29: Nikhil shares about his two different life cycles with running. 04:00: How running helps him deal with Tinnitus. 05:19: The three S' you deal with as a runner 08:40: One easy trick to get your partner on board with your love for running 10:27: Diet, discipline and the iron man 11:52: Travelling for work? Here's how Nikhil maximizes his time to maintain his fitness training plans 14:08: Nikhil shares his learnings from running that he applies in other areas of life 18:52: Half-marathoner, pacer or both? 21:20: The Sprint round - rapid fire with Nikhil 27:48: One key message If you’re enjoying the show, please click ‘Subscribe’ and leave a rating and review on the podcast. Spread the running inspiration. And if you liked this episode, do share it with your friends! Follow Nikhil: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhil-arora-b65528/ Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: iTunesCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio Music by: Harsh Davda Music Copyrights owned by: Vinee Ajmera

On this special episode of Run2Vin podcast, we bring you the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) coverage. We let you live the experience of half marathon. We are sure you’d want to hit the streets after listening to this episode. At the onset, I'd like to express immense gratitude to Anil Singh and Dilip Jayaram from Procam International for making this episode happen and all their support. You will get to know: Music by Harsh Davda Music Copyrights owned by Vinee Ajmera Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Intro Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Edited by: Bijay Gautam (The Inspiring Talk podcast) Producers: Vinee Ajmera, Bijay Gautam Special Thanks to: Procam International for letting us do this.

"Once you start running mindfully and are at peace with yourself, running becomes effortless" – Hiren Ved. Hiren has over 25 years of experience in the Indian equity markets and is the co-founder of Alchemy Capital Management, one of the most reputed portfolio management services in India. He has been instrumental in developing a sustainable long term fundamental research-based investment philosophy which has helped in delivering consistent and superior long-term returns for his clientele that includes ultra high net worth Individuals, Families and Institutional Investors. The one thing he is passionate about besides running is reading with running taking on priority having run many half marathons in the last five years. Hiren met me a few days before he was heading to New York for his first FULL Marathon, looking all fit and ready to finally become an official ‘MARATHONER’! What you'll get on this show: 02:10 Hiren shares about himself and his love for managing people’s money. 05:00 Hiren talks about how he accidentally discovered his new passion in running. 06:32 He shares how did he moved from Dream Run to complete a Half Marathon. 09:20 Hiren shares his feeling after running his first half marathon. 12:15 What kept Hiren running even though his experience on first half-marathon was not the best one. 14:58 How has running changed Hiren’s lifestyle? 19:11 Why Hiren believes you need to run mindfully. 22:26 Hiren talks about his growing love for running over a period of time. 25:30 He shares about his love for shopping and gifting running gears to his friends. 29:15 Why Hiren never gets hassled about other runners doing better than him? 32:15 Hiren shares about his investment company Alchemy and how he enjoys his work? 38:47 How Hiren kick-starts his day and manages stressful profession of his? 41:30 Thoughts that comes to Hiren’s mind while running. 43:05 How has running influenced Hiren’s social life? 45:31 How running has helped Hiren understand that body and mind have far greater capabilities than we think 49:08 Hiren talks about the painful part of the running. 51:15 Sprint Round 56:52 One key message If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on the podcast. Spread the running inspiration. And if you liked this episode, do share it with your friends! Connect with Hiren: Email: hiren@alchemycapital.com Website: http://www.alchemycapital.com/ Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: iTunesCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio

"When I'm at my best, I remember that it's a competition of one - that I'm running against myself - trying to be the best version of myself" -- Sanya Richards-Ross. Sanya Richards-Ross is a former Jamaican-American track and field athlete who competed internationally for the United States. She is a four-time Olympic gold-medalist and a 7-time medalist in Athletics at the World Championships, five of which are gold. In this episode, Sanya talks about her journey with running, how she got started and how she realized that she was going to be an Olympic Champion. She talks about the challenging decision she had to face just before the 2008 Games in Beijing and how she found the strength to deal with it. Sanya’s journey is quite inspirational. If you enjoy this conversation, then please subscribe and leave a rating and review for the Run2Vin show. Follow Sanya @sanyarichiross Follow Vinee LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Listen & Subscribe: iTunesCastboxGoogle PodcastsOvercastStitcherTuneIn Radio

Running is life transformational! From the time i started training for my first half marathon till date, I have become grittier, fitter, leaner and way more resilient. Falling in love with yourself is what running teaches you. You start listening to your body keenly and you sync with every part of your body. I’ve met some of my closest friends like family because of running. When I started applying the discipline, determination and dedication for running to other areas of my life - be it work, fitness or relationships, I started seeing positive accomplishments just like i felt with every milestone I crossed on training days and race days. I wondered if this was the case with other runners too and over time I was privileged to hear of some of the most amazing inspirational journeys where the foundation of radical recovery or substantial growth was laid by the commitment to running. Through this podcast I intend to bring such stories and more to share the experiences and wisdom that might motivate you to tap into excellence and maximize your potential. Connect with me on Social Media: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter