23 May 2011 DAILY LOG 23 MAY 2011 RUN Now that the high of sunday’s race (the Larian Hari Keputeraan Sultan Azlan Shah 2011 7km run) is over, it’s back to training. Today is meant to be an easy day which means no intense workouts. I ran 7km today at an average of 69% MHR. … Read more
23 May 2011 WEEKLY LOG 16 MAY – 22 MAY 2011 Another week has gone by. This would be my 15th Weekly Log. 8 weeks till the PD triathlon. 6 weeks to get my act together and 2 weeks to taper and prepare for the race. This is how my week went. Monday Swim Tuesday … Read more
22 May 2011 RACE REPORT LARIAN HARI KEPUTERAAN SULTAN AZLAN SHAH 2011 7KM I have been looking forward to this race for awhile now as it’s my first ‘away race’. This race is held in honour of and to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty The Sultan Of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. So I had … Read more
21 May 2011 The Bridge where we’ll be running DAILY LOG 21 MAY 2011 PRE RACE PREP THE 7KM LARIAN HARI KEPUTERAAN SULTAN AZLAN SHAH 2011 I have arrived at Kuala Kangsar, the venue of the Inaugural Larian Hari Keputeraan Sultan Azlan Shah 2011. This run is held in celebration of the 83rd birthday of … Read more
20 May 2011 DAILY LOG 20 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Yesterday I wrote about the idea of quitting after an extremely bad swimming session. I’ve had some time to think about it and have had some revelations. I am training for my first triathlon which will be held on the 23 July 2011, a … Read more
19 May 2011 DAILY LOG 19 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Today for the first time since I started this journey I am contemplating giving this whole thing up. Triathlons consists of the 3 disciplines of swimming, cycling and running. I am not a natural swimmer, I am not a natural cyclist and I am … Read more
18 May 2011 DAILY LOG 18 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS I gave a talk to the PJH Shutterbug Society today. Not on running or triathlons or anything like that. I gave a talk on my other passion, photography. Photography was (and I should say now, is) a big part of my life up until … Read more
17 May 2011 WEEKLY LOG 9 MAY – 15 MAY 2011 Another week has gone by. This would be my 14th Weekly Log. 9 weeks till the PD triathlon.7 weeks to get my act together and 2 weeks to taper and prepare for the race. This is how my week went. Monday Swim Tuesday Core … Read more
17 May 2011 DAILY LOG 12 MAY 2011 Tuesday’s and wednesday’s workout was very intense involving interval trainings for both the bike and the run. On top of this was the Core Workout for both upper body and lower body. My body is reacting to the load and it’s screaming for me to slow down … Read more
17 May 2011 DAILY LOG 16 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS There are 65 days to go to the PD Triathlon. There’s a part of me that wishes time would hurry up and there’s another part that wants time to slow down. I’ve been training for the last 7 months for this and though there’s … Read more