Reza Ali 19 May 2011 DAILY LOG 19 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Today for the first time since I started this journey I am contemplating giving this whole thing up. Triathlons consists of the 3 disciplines of swimming, cycling and running. I am not a natural swimmer, I am not a natural cyclist and I am … Read more
18 May 2011 DAILY LOG 18 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS I gave a talk to the PJH Shutterbug Society today. Not on running or triathlons or anything like that. I gave a talk on my other passion, photography. Photography was (and I should say now, is) a big part of my life up until … Read more
17 May 2011 WEEKLY LOG 9 MAY – 15 MAY 2011 Another week has gone by. This would be my 14th Weekly Log. 9 weeks till the PD triathlon.7 weeks to get my act together and 2 weeks to taper and prepare for the race. This is how my week went. Monday Swim Tuesday Core … Read more
17 May 2011 DAILY LOG 12 MAY 2011 Tuesday’s and wednesday’s workout was very intense involving interval trainings for both the bike and the run. On top of this was the Core Workout for both upper body and lower body. My body is reacting to the load and it’s screaming for me to slow down … Read more
17 May 2011 DAILY LOG 16 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS There are 65 days to go to the PD Triathlon. There’s a part of me that wishes time would hurry up and there’s another part that wants time to slow down. I’ve been training for the last 7 months for this and though there’s … Read more
17 May 2011 DAILY LOG 17 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS I’ve been busy preparing for a talk I’m going to give tomorrow called ‘My Journey from Cameraman to Photographer’. Photography is my other passion and it’s something deeply personal to me. I keep another blog called Reza Ali The Right Eye (or I used … Read more
15 May 2011 DAILY LOG 15 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Do you hold yourself back? When you are on the verge of success do you suddenly find yourself slowing down? I’ve discovered that I do. I’ve noticed something while I’m running. During the second 5km of the 10km Larian Bomba 2011 I suddenly found … Read more
14 May 2011 DAILY LOG 13 MAY 2011 If you want to move to the next level of results, you’ve got make changes in in your plan and action. I’ve changed my entire workout routine in preparation for my triathlon in July. In the past 6 months I’ve been focussing on endurance. Not it’s time … Read more
14 May 2011 DAILY LOG 14 MAY 2011 BRICK BIKE/RUN WORKOUT It’s the weekend which is usually time to get some long workouts in. And the saturday workout didn’t disappoint. I did a brick Bike/Run workout today- 40km on the bike and 30 minutes running. BIKE The bike workout is the longest one I’ve done … Read more
11 May 2011 DAILY LOG 11 MAY 2011 TRAINING TIPS One of the most important component of preparing for any sports (or for that matter any activity, sports or non-sports) is to have a training plan. Training plans helps me keep myself focussed on what I need to do to prepare for a race. I’ve … Read more