LOSING, AND THEN FINDING HIMSELF
When it comes to raising the level of the sport’s publicity from a corporate perspective, Thiruben may sound like he talks a big game. But as a superb, disciplined athlete in his own right, he walks the talk each and every day.
He trains twice a day: Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays are reserved for track work, and gym sessions fall on Tuesdays and Fridays. Long runs of about 30 to 60 minutes fill the gaps in between.
Sundays are his only complete rest days. There are no late nights and no fast food; his social life comprises time spent with his training crew and dinner with his girlfriend once a week.
I asked if it – all of it – hurt.
“(After) years of training at such an intensity, your body just adapts to anything,” he said.
