Reza Ali

19 April 2011 Having a bit of fun. Photo by Johan Sopiee MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS I spent the day doing catching up on some work as well as preparing for a workshop I’m holding next week. I’m a trainer and consultant in my ‘normal’ life and, I have to say, I do a pretty good … Read more

17 April 2011 At the finishing line… RACE REPORT The Energizer Night Race 2011 is touted as one the premier running event in Malaysia. It features a full 42.2 km marathon, a half marathon, an 11 km run and a 5.5 km fun run (yours truly had entered the fun run). What makes this race … Read more

17 April 2011 After the fiasco of last night’s Energizer Night Race, I took today very easily and lazily. I woke up at about 10 after having gone to sleep at about We sort of have this NCIS festival, watching the TV series DVD back to back. We’re now in Season 3 and Agent Todd … Read more

15 April 2011 PRE-RACE PREPARATION Energizer Night Race OK. Tomorrow is my 3rd race of the year- The Energizer Night Race 2011. The first was the FT Day 2011 7km Run followed by the 5km 2011 World Kidney Run, both in March. Both of these races started in the middle of KL at Dataran Merdeka. … Read more

14 April 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Sometimes I wonder what kind of impact I have on people nowadays. Whenever I mention that I’ve lost 20+kg I get a lot of skeptical look and sometimes I have to whip out my iPhone or iPad to show my before and after pics. When they ask what do … Read more

14 April 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS I’ve discovered that a monster exists in me. This monster is silent and and unassuming. It appears when I least expect it. Lately it’s been appearing very often. This monster wants me to quit. Lately I’ve been noticing that my enthusiasm and motivation seems to be at a low. … Read more

12 April 2011 Today was a tough day at work for me and I only realise now how strong an impact emotional distress and upset can have on my workouts. I was supposed to swim today and this evening for the first time I couldn’t get myself to go out as planned. So I spent … Read more

11 April 2011 This week was pretty much focussed on cycling as it is the most neglected discipline for me. I really must make sure I pay equal attention to all 3 discipline of swimming, cycling and running. I am still at the base phase of my training which is about technique, distance and weight … Read more

10 April 2011 Woo hoo and yee haa. It’s the end of the week and I get to rest tomorrow. This is the week for the bike and I did a lot of cycling this week- 4 work outs. BIKE I pushed hard with the bike today. I created a little programme in my POLAR … Read more

9 April 2011 Photo by Johan Sopiee BIKE This is my third day of cycling this week and today I tried something different. I had focussed on keeping a high cadence during the sessions on wednesday. On friday’s session I had written that maybe cycling at a higher gear will enabled me to go faster. … Read more