Reza Ali

2 February 2011 My shoes on some pebbles after my run today I ran another 5 km today. It does seem a bit ludicrous to do this everyday. Running is now such an enjoyable experience and each run gives me so much satisfaction. Didn’t think I would ever say that. Today’s run was great and … Read more

2 February 2011 My current running form I’m looking through all the postings I’ve made since I started this blog and I know its pretty focussed on exercising. I put as my tagline ‘If I can do it, you can do it too’. The purpose of documenting my journey is hopefully to inspire people to … Read more

1 February 2011 I did it. Smiling after more than 2 hours of cycling and running I decided after my 10km run last week that I am capable of doing more. So today I decided to do a 2/3 sprint triathlon consisting of a 20km bicycle ride and a 5km run. I’ve never really ridden … Read more

31 January 2011 MyFitnessPal on my iPhone One of the most important aspects of getting fit and healthy is to take charge what we eat. That means we have be more aware of calories, nutrients, carbohydrates, protein, fat etc etc etc. I don’t want to go into the details of what you should or shouldn’t … Read more

30 January 2011 (original post 23 January 2011) Running doesn’t come easy for me. In school, I remember having to do a cross country run twice a week and everytime I tried to do it, it was a disaster. There was a time limit set for each run which ranged from 30 mins to 1 … Read more

30 January 2011 (Original post 28 January 2011) I don’t want to give the impression that my journey towards getting fit and competing in a triathlon is all easy and not without its problems. It’s the most difficult things I’ve ever done and I’m facing so many issues that it’s sometimes feels overwhelming. The biggest … Read more

30 January 2011 Just after my run…. (Original post in 25 January 2011) I ran another 5 km on wednesday at 71% Maximum Heart Rate MHR (see here for an explanation why at this pace). I’m still running the park so that I can measure the splits which are as follows: Lap 1. 4.41 Lap … Read more

30 January 2011 Celebrating after this run… I did a 5km tempo run today. Running at 60-70% MHR (zone 1) for 60% of the distance and 70-80% (zone 2) for the remaining 40%. Tempo runs are a critical component of running training. It’s simple. You start at a slow base pace for 40% of the … Read more

30 January 2011 View of the lake when I started… I did another tempo run today. I decided to spend the weekend in Cyberjaya’s Cyberview Lodge. There are a lot of man made lakes in Cyberjaya and Putrajaya and running along the waterfront is a great feeling. I started at about 6 PM. The sky … Read more

30 January 2011 This was how it was….. I coined the phrase ‘Reza Ali Reactivated’ because that’s exactly what I feel like because today, I resolve to compete in a triathlon. What is about me that I can share that would make sense to people? Some of the more flattering descriptions people have used to … Read more