17 May 2011 DAILY LOG 17 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS I’ve been busy preparing for a talk I’m going to give tomorrow called ‘My Journey from Cameraman to Photographer’. Photography is my other passion and it’s something deeply personal to me. I keep another blog called Reza Ali The Right Eye (or I used … Read more
15 May 2011 DAILY LOG 15 MAY 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Do you hold yourself back? When you are on the verge of success do you suddenly find yourself slowing down? I’ve discovered that I do. I’ve noticed something while I’m running. During the second 5km of the 10km Larian Bomba 2011 I suddenly found … Read more
14 May 2011 DAILY LOG 13 MAY 2011 If you want to move to the next level of results, you’ve got make changes in in your plan and action. I’ve changed my entire workout routine in preparation for my triathlon in July. In the past 6 months I’ve been focussing on endurance. Not it’s time … Read more
14 May 2011 DAILY LOG 14 MAY 2011 BRICK BIKE/RUN WORKOUT It’s the weekend which is usually time to get some long workouts in. And the saturday workout didn’t disappoint. I did a brick Bike/Run workout today- 40km on the bike and 30 minutes running. BIKE The bike workout is the longest one I’ve done … Read more
11 May 2011 DAILY LOG 11 MAY 2011 TRAINING TIPS One of the most important component of preparing for any sports (or for that matter any activity, sports or non-sports) is to have a training plan. Training plans helps me keep myself focussed on what I need to do to prepare for a race. I’ve … Read more
10 May 2011 DAILY LOG 10 May 2011 Today was a hard day of training. I did a combination of Core Workout, low intensity elliptical, a bike/run brick workout consisting of hard 5 minutes interval bike followed by a 5km fartlek workout. I am bushed but feel so satisfied. CORE WORKOUT AND ELLIPTICAL Today was … Read more
10 May 2011 SWIM After a week of focussing on running I wanted to have a relaxing easy day today so I went for some laps at the pool. I bought myself some paddles and i wanted to get familiar with them before I go for my second triathlon swim workout. One of my main … Read more
10 May 2011 WEEKLY LOG Another week has gone by. This would be my 13th Weekly Log. Time really flies. This is how my week went. Monday Run and Swim Tuesday Core Workout and Run Wednesday Run Thursday Bike and Swim Friday Bike and Run Saturday Pre-Race Pre and Cross Train Sunday Race Day – … Read more
8 May 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS Today I ran my first official 10km running event, The 2011 Larian Bomba 10km event. It’s hard me to recall what my life was like since I started this journey. I was lying down on my bed this afternoon trying to take a nap but I couldn’t sleep. I … Read more
8 May 2011 RACE REPORT LARIAN BOMBA 8 MAY 2011 10KM My fourth race of the 2011 season (I never thought of my years in terms of seasons before)- The Larian Bomba 2011 10km run held in celebration of the World’s Firefighter’s Day. This particular race was full of drama for me and I learnt … Read more