About this episode

Vikas interviews Vijayraghavan Venugopal about his journey from a 4:02 marathon finish to achieving sub-3 times and completing all six World Marathon Majors.

He hit the wall at his first Mumbai Marathon in 2013. Walked the last 10 kilometers. Finished in 4:02. And came home thinking — I can do better. Thirteen years later, Vijayraghavan Venugopal — known as ViRa — has run sub-3 thirteen times, completed all six World Marathon Majors, and clocked a personal best of 2:47:17 at Cape Town in 2026. In Episode 257 of Run with Fitpage, Vikas sits down with ViRa for a detailed conversation about what it actually takes to go from a 4:02 first-timer to one ...

People in this episode

Host: Vikas Singh

Guest: Vijayraghavan Venugopal

Topics covered

• marathon running
• personal best
• fitness journey
• endurance sports
• running techniques

Keywords

• marathon
• sub-3
• running
• fitness
• Cape Town
• Vijayraghavan Venugopal
• Fast & Up
• endurance
• personal best

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fast & Up

Places: Mumbai

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