Reza Ali

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

30 January 2011 My Polar FT60 showing my distance for the run I did today I had a breakthrough run today. I ran a full 10km non-stop in 1 hr 50 mins. This would have been the last thing on my mind last year when I wasn’t very fond of running. Though the pace is … Read more

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 issue I am tackling so … Read more

27 January 2011 I wrote earlier about how running has always been a painful exercise to me. I never liked running as I was never really any good at it. I use to dread tuesday and saturday afternoons in school as I had to do cross-country runs on those days. When I started my get … Read more

27 January 2011 [/caption] 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 distance then go … Read more

26 January 2011 [/caption] 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 2. 4.03 Lap 3. 4.12 Lap 4. 4.08 Lap … Read more

25 January 2011 [/caption] Today was the best running day I have ever had. One of the things I invested in to help me in my exercising was heart rate monitor. I didn’t know such a thing existed until I saw them given to the contestants from the Biggest Loser Asia Season 2. They were … Read more

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 hour 10 mins depending on … Read more