On my 30th birthday, I made a vow to clear all my baggage. I did, strangely enough because I had actually forgotten about it. A diary entry had to remind me hahahah!
On my 31st birthday, I decided to lose 20kg…. and run the Tokyo Marathon on the 28th of Feb 2011, just a few days after my birthday.
So I am going to start a weekly entry on the marathon training and post weekly ugly bodyshape pictures of myself. hahahah!
I found the holy grail combining HRM with wrist GPS and great logbook interface. Can also be used on the swim and bike too!
Now, to wait for the price to drop… its $600 to $seven00 now. =s
Or sell more of the stuff I don’t use….
Coca Cola. I am so trying that in my next race. Hmmmm… maybe I try that for Feb’s Aquathon. Swim/Run.
Run at Sentosa
Last evening’s run thwarted by shoes coming apart at the 2nd kilometer. >.<
Distance: Five km one loop
Walking Around The Block, like an Old Lady
Been walking loops around my house for the past few weeks in the morning. I wake up so damn early, walk 3 loops, bathe, then go back to sleep until 8am.
Started running last Sunday. No shin splint, no ITB strain. So far so good.
Good to start slow.
Distance: 3 x 1.8km.
Dear Boru,
While running DOWN the stairs to open the door for the pizza man, you panted. When you ran up to get exact change, you felt your heart come out of your mouth… and all but rolled down the stairs to your pizza.
Perhaps, the days of sprinting from the carpark to the graduation hall <in August> without breaking a sweat has passed.
START RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE NOW! YOUR FITNESS IS GEELO!
OSIM Mini Triathlon 2009
Boru really very boru.
Things I Learnt:
1. Wear sunglasses b4 wearing socks. Or you will flick dry grass from socks into eye. Then, panic.
2. Dun start close to the rope. Or pple will smash you into it, no matter how aggressive you are.
3. Swimming over pple rox.
4. Read the race booklet thoroughly. DNF because I didn’t know complete bike lap = 2 laps.
five. Do brick training. Legs cannot run after bike. Legs heavy after swim.
6. Triathlon is about pacing. Not chionging.
Seven. I look really bad in photos. Thumbnails cannot save my big hairy ass.
Update: I saw the p’s photos. She orso looks twice as fat as I imagined. So I conclude… the photos are not well taken, and are a blip in the photographer’s otherwise magnificent career.
If you have fallen off track, just get back on track. Keep doing that every time and you’re bound to reach your goal eventually.
I am not sure if my breathlessness is due to lack of exercise for the past 6 weeks or due to sickness. But I’ve been doing some core and body weight exercises on the bouncyball.
This Sat, 12km Long Slow Death erh, pp?
Boru won’t be setting lofty goals like running everyday, and doing what shit track work and long runs every Sunday. Its too much effort.
Boru will only seek to achieve the following:
1. Run 1 x fast loop
2. Run 2 x moderate loop
3. Run 3 x slow loop
4. Long bike on weekend
five. Thurs/Mon swim class
So, if I manage to do pts 1,2,3,4,five all in one day… den Happy Times. The other 6 days can relac one corner.
Not Been Training
Its just 3 more days to the sprint tri. Since OSIM 6 weeks ago, I’ve not been training. Plus, I am down with a cold, clogged up throat and gummy eyes….
:<
Feeling like a goddamn putz right now.
COME ON! Let’s get GOING!
Focus:
- Brick while maintaining endurance.
Weekday:
Mornings - slow, ez endurance runs
Lunchtime - Bike Run Brick Training
. mon: loop + yf swim
. tues: loop + brick
. wed: rest glorious rest
. thurs: loop + track work or run w gino
. fri: loop + brick
. sat: long bike
. sun: long run + swim
Weekend:
Sat - Long bike
Sun - Long run, followed by long swim
Who wants to join me? Will only accept super beginners, slow runners and hufferpuffers.
The jump from mini to sprint is quite huge. So… I am a leetle nervous. Nevertheless…. its five wks to the sprint and I am gonna do it slow and steady.
From the OSIM mini tri, I have learnt that:
- I must stand on the left middle of the swim start.
Why? I was squashed against the lane ropes when I started at the front, right. Spent all my energy fighting thru the crowd than swimming.
- Bring a basket for transition because some of my stuff got kicked. Also bring a huge bottle of water to drink, wash face, wash mud off feet.
- I am first few out of swim…. but at least 10 pple pass me into T1. My legs don’t seem to move… they feel like bricks.
So? CONCENTRATE ON BRICK TRAINING.
- I am thirsty on the bike.
Practice taking out the bottle while on the bike. Do long bike on Sat. That’s the only way. If not… die of dehydration meh…
p.s. I still havent written an OSIM and Trifactor race report….
I am an A.C.E at every purposeful, non wasteful moment. PTL!
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