20 June 2011 WEEKLY LOG 13 – 19 JUNE 2011 Lots of things happened last week which was a week full of drama. This is a summary of the weeks activities: Monday Swim Tuesday Swim, Bike and Run Wednesday Bike Thursday Swim, Bike and Run Friday Swim Saturday Swim, Bike and Pre Race Prep Sunday … Read more
19 June 2011 DAILY LOG 18 JUNE 2011 PRE RACE PREP – HOOHATHLON Tomorrow is the Hoohathlon which is a mini sprint triathlon organised by hooha.asia. It’s got all the trimming of a proper triathlon and it’s touted as a fun triathlon. This will be my first ever triathlon and regardless of how short it … Read more
18 June 2011 [/caption] DAILY LOG 17 JUNE 2011 TECHNIQUE OK. After my drama during my swimming session on thursday I’ve had a lot to think about. A few people wrote on my facebook wall that I shouldn’t give up and that I’m actually doing ok. Many many thanks for your encouragement and support. Just … Read more
17 June 2011 DAILY LOG 16 JUNE 2011 SWIM I have a love hate affair with swimming and tonight was the hate part of the relationship. I probably spend more time in the pool these days than I do on the bike or running. What frustrates me most is that I don’t seem to be … Read more
15 June 2011 [/caption] DAILY LOG 15 JUNE 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Over the last few weeks I have embarked on a small project, a book. I’ve wanted to write a book for a long time now but when it comes to doing something about it, I’ll always a reason to do it another time. … Read more
14 June 2011 DAILY LOG 14 JUNE 2011 SWIM I swam for about an hour today wanting to get a better feel for my technique. In yesterday’s triathlon workout, I wrote that I can feel a slight improvement in my strokes and that I am using more of my shoulders and not my arms. And … Read more
13 June 2011 SWIM I went for my triathlon swim workout this evening. I’ve discovered that every time I go for the workout I would write something like ‘that was the toughest swim workout I ever did’ and I would honestly think that it could not get tougher. Well it did today. This was the … Read more
12 June 2011 DAILY LOG 12 JUNE 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS ‘What would you do if you knew you cannot fail’? This question was asked of me a long time ago by my Business School For Entrepeneurs (BSE) Instructor, Dominique Lyone. Ever since I attended the BSE, my life has literally undergone a major overhaul … Read more
11 June 2011 DAILY LOG 11 JUNE 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Yesterday I watched a video by Brendan Burchard, the author of several books and the founder of The Expert Academy. It was a solid value and really got me thinking about a lot of things. One of the most profound things I learnt from … Read more
10 June 2011 DAILY LOG 10 JUNE 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS In yesterdays dailies, I wrote about the concept of chunking large things into smaller things so that it becomes easier to handle. Well that’s also the strategy I’m adopting for my triathlon training. Triathlons are a multi discipline sport which consists of the swim, … Read more