Only Asian to complete the Ironman tri-athlon event which comprises of 3.8km of swimming followed by 180km of cycling and 42km of running, Bangalore-based Anuradha Vaidyanathan is currently overcoming an injury in her left shoulder and hopes to compete in the Arizona tri-athlon event to be held in November.
“I have injured my left shoulder during training and right now I am working on it. It has been healing well and should be alright in coming days. Due to the injury, I am avoiding swimming. I had competed in Abu Dhabi event in March and I am now hoping to compete in the Arizona event in November. I am working on it. My running and bike-riding training is continuing for that event,” Anu said here on Wednesday after leading biking brand, TREK signed her as its brand ambassador.
“I am privileged to take up the cause of promoting cycling among women in the country. I want to promote endurance athletics, especially among women, in India. Also, I look forward to taking my sport to the next level with world class equipment in the coming years,” Anu, who trains for three to five hours daily, added.
Anu, who completed her PHD in Electrical and Computer Engineering in a record-setting time of 26 months from the University of Canterbury also said that her swimming needs improvement and her ultimate aim is to go sub-10 hours.
As one of the best example of women empowerment, this brainy and brawny girl from Tamil Nadu, believes that conservative style of dressing should be the order of the day as many untoward incidents are happening in the country.
“For me safety is of two aspects. One is road safety which means I make sure that when I train I feel secure on the road from both traffic and people around. And regarding the safety of girls in the country, I believe that we should respect what our society demands and should wear conservative dresses. Also, I would suggest while going to a place regulary, girls should change their routes to avoid such situations,” Anu, who also owns a company patNMarks, an intellectual property firm, said.