Steadfast Athlete Prashantakumar Hipparagi is a highly skilled ultra-endurance triathlete and fitness influencer who coaches amateur runners and triathletes. Prashantakumar’s journey began in 2017 when he weighed 98 kgs and used to run for fun. Slowly and gradually, he found his passion in athletics and turned himself into a 71kg Ultra-Triathlete. Prashantakumar is a research and development (R&D) engineer by profession and likes to accept challenges and difficulties as a part of life. He aims to compete in 10 Ironman Triathlons by the end of 2023. The Ironman Triathlon is unanimously considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world.
Prashantakumar has also been a finisher of the world's toughest Ultra triathlon, the Hawkman Tri, which includes a 15-km swim, 400 km of cycling, and 100 km run.
The dauntless athlete has also qualified for Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 2023, among the most difficult and largest foot races in the world. In 2022, he will participate in the Deca Continuous IUTA World Championship 2022, which is an extreme triathlon.
Career Highlights- Completed Hawkman Tri in 3 consecutive days (October 2021)
- Cycled from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in 18 days (December 2021)
- Started my fitness transformation journey (2018)
- Won podium in Olympic Distance Triathlon (2019)
- Completed my first Full Ironman (2020)
- Founded Team Inspiration (5th December 2020)
- Expanded coaching for Marathon, Triathlon & Endurance athletes (2021)
- Completed Hawkman Tri in 3 consecutive days (15km Swim | 400km Cycle | 100km Run) (2022)
- Led the 3,800+ km Kashmir to Kanyakumari Cycling Expedition (2022)
- Became the first Indian to complete the Brasil Deca Continuous Ultra Triathlon (10× Ironman Distance) (2023)
- Completed 38km Swim, 1800km Cycling & 422km Run in 11 days and finished 5th Overall, earning the title "India's DECAMan" (2023)
- Strengthened HYOFIT & Team Inspiration, coaching athletes for Ironman, Ultraman, Marathons & HYROX (2024)
- Became one of the earliest Indian coaches to earn the HYROX Performance Coach International Certification (2025)
- Became India's first NSCA Recognized HYROX Certified Performance Coach (2026)
- Won 1st Podium in the CrossFit Marathon Challenge (10km SkiErg + 10km RowErg + 10km BikeErg + 12km Run in 3 Hours 36 Minutes) (2026)
Know more about him:
- Date of Birth: July 28
- Food Allergy: None
- Food preferences: Vegetarian
- Morning routine: Running and Endurance Activities
- Coach: None
- Favourite Sportsperson: Jan Frodeno
- Favourite Steadfast Products: Power Active
- Date of Joining Steadfast Nutrition: July 1, 2021
