Reza Ali

10 May 2011 SWIM After a week of focussing on running I wanted to have a relaxing easy day today so I went for some laps at the pool. I bought myself some paddles and i wanted to get familiar with them before I go for my second triathlon swim workout. One of my main … Read more

10 May 2011 WEEKLY LOG Another week has gone by. This would be my 13th Weekly Log. Time really flies. This is how my week went. Monday Run and Swim Tuesday Core Workout and Run Wednesday Run Thursday Bike and Swim Friday Bike and Run Saturday Pre-Race Pre and Cross Train Sunday Race Day – … Read more

10 May 2011 DAILY LOG 10 May 2011 Today was a hard day of training. I did a combination of Core Workout, low intensity elliptical, a bike/run brick workout consisting of hard 5 minutes interval bike followed by a 5km fartlek workout. I am bushed but feel so satisfied. CORE WORKOUT AND ELLIPTICAL Today was … Read more

8 May 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Today I ran my first official 10km running event, The 2011 Larian Bomba 10km event. It’s hard me to recall what my life was like since I started this journey. I was lying down on my bed this afternoon trying to take a nap but I couldn’t sleep. I … Read more

8 May 2011 RACE REPORT LARIAN BOMBA 8 MAY 2011 10KM My fourth race of the 2011 season (I never thought of my years in terms of seasons before)- The Larian Bomba 2011 10km run held in celebration of the World’s Firefighter’s Day. This particular race was full of drama for me and I learnt … Read more

7 May 2011 PHYSIOLOGY I’ve been slowly increasing the intensity and duration of my weekly workouts as part of my effort to transition from the Base Phase into the Build Phase of my triathlon training. The base Phase is all about getting mileage in all the 3 disciplines of swimming, cycling and running and it … Read more

7 May 2011 PRE RACE PREPARATION LARIAN BOMBA 2011 10KM The 10km Larian Boma 2011 will start in a little over 8 hours. Flag off for the race is 7:30 which means we need to be there at about 7 which means leaving home at about 6:30 which means waking up at 5:45. Sleeping has … Read more

6 May 2011 TRAINING TIP I’ve been reading up on bike workouts and found a really useful and easy reference by POLAR written by Dr Matt Brick called Precision Multisport. Dr Matt Brick is a sports orthopedic surgeon who also happens to be a very successful professional duathlete and triathlete so he must know what’s … Read more

4 May 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS I had a late meeting at one of the Towers at KLCC this afternoon. To wait out the heavy evening traffic I decided to run at KLCC Park for the first time. I’ve always wanted to run there but never actually got round to doing it. The running track … Read more

3 May 2011 CORE WORKOUTS I spent an hour working out at home, half an hour on the Jillian Michaels (of The Biggest Loser Fame) Shred Workout and another half using free weights and stretch cords. I haven’t really worked out a routine for my workout though I know that I now have to do … Read more