19 February 2011 I taught myself how to swim about 8 years ago. It was a clumsy breaststroke. There was no technique in it. Just simple experimentation to figure out what can prevent me from sinking in the pool. When I managed to stay afloat I suprised myself by swimming 3.6 km in my small … Read more
18 February 2011 My butt is sticking out less but maybe its because its smaller… What a great article by Dr Nicholas Romanov, the founder of POSE Method of running. I especially like the quote, ‘A truly fit person is in perfect synergy with his/her surroundings, moving gracefully in space and time regardless of the … Read more
17 February 2011 What a great day to run My usual 5km today was very unusual and very satisfying. I have horrible running technique. You can see the video of it here. As a result of the technique issues, I used to suffer after every run. My calfs, hamstrings, heels, achilles tendon, you name it, … Read more
16 February 2011 A bit arty today… Yesterday I went for a quick run around the park. I thought I was in pretty good shape to run but discovered after about 1km into the run that I was very very fatigued. I pushed it till 3km and just gave up. Everything about the run felt … Read more
14 February 2011 Fatrtlek runs are workouts which mixes low intensity runs with very high intensity runs. I basically walked at a slow pace (about 61% MHR) for a few laps then started to run at maximum speed until I reached 85% MHR. Once I did that I would slow down again to get my … Read more
14 February 2011 21.1 km on the polar. I did my first half marathon Well. Another week has gone by. This is how the week transpired for me: Monday 5km intervals Tuesday Half marathon Wednesday Half marathon aftermath Thursday 5km recovery run Friday Rest Saturday Rest Sunday Fartlek run The half marathon was not planned and I … Read more
10 February 2011 One step at a time After my first epic half marathon 2 days ago, I thought the rest and recovery period would be slow and painful. It sure felt like it yesterday and I was ready not to run again for some time. I had read about the danger of not allowing … Read more
9 February 2011 Icing my ankles and feet. So cold. It was more painful than the run. It’s been 24 hours since I ran my half marathon and emotional roller coaster is an understatement. When I finished the run yesterday I knew I had to quickly replenish myself. I lost a total of 1 kg … Read more
8 February 2011 21.1 km on the Polar I did something really silly today. I ran a half marathon personal time trial. It started very innocently. I wanted to run 10km as part of my weekly run. I specifically chose 2 PM to run as I wanted to get used to running in the mid … Read more
7 February 2011 Still smiling… I changed my running routine today and included some sprints for 5 laps of the total 14. The sprints was ran way up high in zone 3 whilst the rest of the run was in the low zone 2 and high zone It really took a lot out of me. … Read more