28 June 2011 The 10km race held during the Standard Chartered KL Marathon held on 26 June 2011 is my 7th race for 2011 (actually my 7th race ever). The Standard Chartered KL Marathon in the premier event in the running calender for Malaysia. And it did not disappoint. Flag Off Arrived there at about … Read more
25 June 2011 Tomorrow is the Standard Chartered KL International Marathon, the premier running event in Malaysia. About twenty thousand people have registered to run for the various races, 42.2 km, 21.1km, 10km and the fun run 5km. I entered the 10km race which is due to flag off at seven o’clock. This will be … Read more
25 June 2011 DAILY LOG 24 JUNE 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS I had another rest day today. I haven’t given myself the luxury of 2 rest days in a row since I started this journey way back in Nov 2010 (8 months ago). Why the 2 rest days? Well, I’ve been terribly busy with my … Read more
22 June 2011 DAILY LOG 22 JUNE 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHT ‘REACTIVATE YOUR LIFE – HOW TO MAKE CHANGES AND ACHIEVE ANYTHING YOU WANT IN YOUR LIF E’ I am writing a book. There, I said it. I’ve been mulling the idea of penning down what I’ve learnt over the years that has enabled to … Read more
21 June 2011 DAILY LOG 21 JUNE 2011 MUSINGS AND THOUGHTS A strange thing happened to me in the pool tonight. I wanted to go swimming after my bike and run workout today. As I was stretching and warming up before getting into the pool, I saw someone getting lessons from the swim coach at … Read more
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
20 June 2011 RACE REPORT HOOHATHLON 19 JUNE 2011 PRE RACE After last nights disaster, I was hoping that today was free from drama. We arrived at the venue to pick up our race gear at about 6:15. As soon as I arrived, a few people had come up to me and asked, ‘are you … 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