1 March 2011 I bought a new camera today, an Olympus Mju Tough 8010. It’s a waterproof camera and I’m having so much fun with it. I want to record and document as much of my journey as possible and it’s perfect for video and still work. See the video below. In the meantime, I’ve … Read more
1 March 2011 Reza in motion… Today I went for some interval training which consisted of 1 km easy run followed by 3 times 200m sprint followed by a 3 km easy recovery run (was supposed to do 5 times but my legs were not cooperating). It was a tough one today and my heart … Read more
28 February 2011 Check out my personalised top… Mondays are supposed to be an easy day for me. But I bought new swimming gear today and I couldn’t resist going into the pool especially to make up for yesterday’s let down. I needed some new swimming shorts so I stopped by a Speedo outlet and … Read more
28 February 2011 Are my goggles too big? I bought a new toy today, an Olympus Mju Tough 8010 digital camera. I already have a lot of cameras including dSLRs with an assortment of exotic lenses as well as a Leica digital rangefinder plus a few digital compacts so why on earth would I buy … Read more
27 February 2011 I am not wearing a swimming cap… I have been staying at Pullman Putrajaya Hotel for the last few days as I was conducting training there. The Putrajaya Aquatic Center is next to the hotel so I decided to swim there today. That was a big mistake as it was chaotic. I … Read more
27 February 2011 Running at Putrajaya by the waterfront This week has been a bit topsy turvy for me as far as training is concerned: Monday Swim Tuesday Run Wednesday Run Thursday Elliptical Friday Off Saturday Off Sunday Swim, run and elliptical The big news for this week is swimming is now part of … Read more
22 February 2011 On my night run tonight. 5km at Zone 2 77% MHR or hard but still able to talk I talk a lot about Maximum Heart Rate and depend on My Polar FT60 Heart Rate Monitor considerably to monitor my training and physical activity. You can say that it’s the most important training … Read more
21 February 2011 The pool where I spend my time pretending to be a fish Tonight I swam for the first time after my first lesson in relearning how to swim. The pool was divided into 2 with one side devoted to what teenagers destined for swimming greatness and the other side was devoted to … Read more
20 February 2011 I’ve started my swimming Another week. This week was an interesting one though: Monday Run Tuesday Brick 20km bike 5km run Wednesday Elliptical Trainer Thursday 5km tempo run Friday Elliptical trainer Saturday Swim – Yayy!! Sunday Free weights and Elliptical trainer Calorie burn 5254 cal Overall mood – Still fun Milestone – … Read more
19 February 2011 The Speedo Biofuse Rift I’m gonna get my first official swimming lesson tomorrow. I can swim but I can only maintain a breathtakingly slow breast stroke. I once went a bit crazy and sway a gazillion laps in the pool. I calculated that I swam about 4km that day. It took me … Read more