Vickram, a Media Professional, has been a fitness enthusiast for over two and a half decades and had represented his college at the University and District-level body building competitions. He is also an Ultra Marathoner, having run a distance of 74.80 km, and a Randonneur, having bicycled distances of over 200 km in a single day.

He believes that running is dynamic meditation and enjoys pacing other runners during training and events. He says “it gives me great satisfaction and a sense of achievement seeing other runners cross the finish line”. He’s been the OFFICIAL PACER for TMM ’18 marathon, and Life in Calling ‘Bangalore Thump’ half marathon for three consecutive years. He has also been an EVENT AMBASSADOR of Life is Calling’s flagship events, Bangalore Thump and Celebration Mysuru Run, and Puma’s BRAND INFLUENCER. He was also the program manager of the IRONMAN 70.3 Goa 2019 event and manages brands in all subsequent events.

He emphasizes on the need for not just physical fitness, but for one to be happy and healthy mentally too. He is promoting and spreading this message by founding and managing RUNPHORICS, which is a group of like-minded people, who are into holistic fitness.