BHIVE Team Wins Corporate Relay at IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, Finishes in 6:25:36

The 23 participants represented seven relay teams and two individual athletes, including four women. Of the BHIVE participants, 18 took part in an IRONMAN event for the first time, while five returned after competing in the event last year.

BHIVE's Team 04 comprised Mourya Manohar, a BHIVE member, and Rithick S and Madhu Kumar N, both employees of the company. Their victory brought an employee and a member together on the podium, reflecting the community-oriented approach behind BHIVE's workplace ecosystem.

The participation highlighted BHIVE's focus on developing a campus-led workspace ecosystem where fitness, community engagement and an active lifestyle extend beyond working hours. Through the BHIVE Fitness Club, employees and members come together around shared fitness interests and activities, creating opportunities to remain active, pursue personal goals and develop connections.

As part of their five-month preparation for IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, participants began structured training in June. They trained together through the fitness community while balancing their preparation with professional responsibilities.

Shesh Rao Paplikar, Founder and CEO of BHIVE Workspace, said, "At BHIVE, we believe a workspace should support more than professional goals. It should help people stay active, chase personal milestones and build meaningful connections. This year, around 24 BHIVE employees and members took on IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, more than three times last year's number, and it was particularly rewarding to see Team BHIVE win the Corporate Relay category. Through our campus-led ecosystem and BHIVE Fitness Club, we want to make an active lifestyle part of everyday work for the 50,000 people across our campuses and bring our belief in Work-Life Harmony to life.”

BHIVE supported participants throughout their preparation by sponsoring registration fees and covering their travel, accommodation and meals in Goa. The company also arranged structured coaching under coach Sridhar Venkataraman, practical training workshops, open-water and lake-swimming practice, and learning sessions with experienced endurance athletes.

Before race day, participants also attended a mini-triathlon training simulation in Goa with Milind Soman, BHIVE's Brand Ambassador. The session gave them an opportunity to experience the demands of all three disciplines—swimming, cycling and running—and prepare for the competition with greater confidence.

Milind Soman, Brand Ambassador of BHIVE, said, "Endurance events like IRONMAN 70.3 are about celebrating the greatest gifts we have been given - the mind, body and spirit. It was great to spend time with Team BHIVE during their pre-race training simulation in Goa and see the enthusiasm with which employees and members came together for this challenge. What makes this journey special is not just the race itself, but the preparation, commitment and sense of community that go into it. It is encouraging to see BHIVE create an environment where people are motivated to pursue an active lifestyle and challenge themselves to explore their capabilities."

BHIVE also documented the participants' preparation through its YouTube series, Ironman Challenge at BHIVE Season 2. The series captures their training, experiences and progress throughout the journey. The episodes are available through the company's YouTube playlist.

One of the journeys that reflected the initiative's focus on community support and personal achievement was that of Jude Almeida, a BHIVE team member who took on the swimming leg of his relay team despite having never learnt to swim before starting his preparation.

Through structured practice and sessions with the BHIVE Swim Club, Almeida progressed from being a non-swimmer to completing his first 2,000-metre swim in August. His progress demonstrated the role of consistent training and community encouragement in helping participants take on unfamiliar challenges. At IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, he successfully completed the swimming leg, contributing to his relay team's completion of the event.

IRONMAN 70.3 is a 113-kilometre endurance competition comprising a 1.9-kilometre open-water swim, a 90-kilometre cycling leg and a 21.1-kilometre run. Individual athletes must complete all three disciplines, while relay teams divide the three legs among their members.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Bengaluru, BHIVE Workspace is India's largest campus coworking company and one of the fastest-growing managed office space providers in the country. The company operates more than 28 centres, including eight campuses across Bengaluru and Mumbai, covering 1.8 million sq. ft. of premium workspace. Its network serves a community of more than 1,000 client companies, ranging from early-stage startups to large enterprises and Global Capability Centres (GCCs).

BHIVE's campus-led model distinguishes it from conventional coworking spaces by integrating design-driven workspaces with sports infrastructure, fitness facilities, community programming and Indian hospitality. Its campuses offer amenities such as cafés, recreation and sports zones, and 24x7 tech-enabled access, including on holidays.

Operating under the philosophy of "Elevate Your Lifestyle at Work", BHIVE promotes work-life harmony by combining workplace productivity with well-being. Its facilities include modern amenities, cafés, recreation and sports zones, and round-the-clock technology-enabled access. The company's Work From Anywhere feature allows members to access any BHIVE centre through a single membership, providing flexibility and mobility for modern, distributed teams.

As a fitness-driven coworking brand, BHIVE continues to integrate movement, sports and fitness into the everyday workplace experience, aiming to enable members to perform both professionally and personally. Its participation in IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, including the Corporate Relay victory, brought this approach to the forefront through an endurance challenge involving employees and members.