Bought a tri-specific bike in the Sept hols after looking and hunting for several weeks. The bike will serve my purpose to prevent fatigue after cycling to the running phase. Been trying to get used to it. Still wobbly, as the riding position a bit different.
I like the colour, though... Ferrari red!!. Will it help me in my triathlon races? Well, I really hope so, so let's wait and see
Labels: ora tri bike, Orbea, triathlon
Finally did an Olympic Distance Triathlon in Singapore! 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike then 10 km run.Took 3hr 45 min. Still sub 4!! This will be the last triathlon using my faithful Trek!! Bought a new bike (see next post) and still getting used to it.
Was on the way to Toa Payoh, when I braked to avoid a taxi in front. Then this lorry slammed behind me. Damage to lorry, minimal. Damage to my car: Substantial.
See pics to understand.
My car. The whole back was damaged. May take up to 10 days to repair, cos was told this car have no spare parts. So, may have to specially import from Japan. Good thing is that the other guy's insurance will pay!!
The lorry that slammed into me. Minimal damage as can be seen from the photo. In fact, the loose mud guard may even be attributed to it being a lorry!
Swim 1.5km, Bike 40km, Run 10km.
My first triathlon for 2009, after my operation!! We drove into Malaysia on 11 July in a convoy of 7 cars! And boy, was it eventful. After the causeway, at the Shell station, one of my friends got into an accident!! As he was driving pass a car, the car's door opened!! And banged straight into my friend's car! Luckily, the damage to his car was minor and he could still carry on the journey to PD.
My friend's car: Notice the damage to the mud-guard
The damaged Wish, also a Singapore car
We went for the famous roadside "ko lo mee", and then proceeded to PD. The girls were tired after having to wake up soooo early on a Saturday!
Port Dickson was welcoming to my 2 girls, and one of the first things they did was to go for a swim in the pool! After all, they have been looking forward to the pool all day long.
I had a shock when I found that my registration has not been accepted!! I had to wait till about 6pm when they put me into another category. I am racing after all!!
Sunday, 12th July 2009
Race day! As this will be my first race after a long time, feelings of anxiety abound. But, I have raced in PD before, and that happy thought at least calmed me down. Well, to cut the long story short, I finished the race. Not in record time, cos my run is still slow, as I am not up to speed yet. My swim was almost back to normal, bike was a bit faster, but run was a dismal 8min/km!!. But, I finished. And that's important to me.
Next race? OSIM International Triathlon. And this time, my 2 girls will be racing too!
Went for the event on 14 June. My fitness is still not top peak yet. Although at times I can pull in 38-40km/h, my average speed was only about 30km/h!. Finished the event slightly more than 2 hours... Slow sia...
This means I need to train hard if I still want to do Aviva Ironman 70.3 next year. Its in March 2009, so not much time to train.
Started full swing in swimming, doing once a week, 40-50 laps (2 to 2.5km) per session. Its the running that's pulling me back. Did 10km run in 80+ minutes!! super slow. Will most prob go back to the gym for threadmill work. Hope to get back speed of at least 10km in 1 hour! Which will probably translate to 5 hours for the marathon (law of diminishing returns?)
My personal training schedule so far:
Sunday: 10-15km run
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: rest
Tuesday: 8-12 km run
Thursday: 40-50 laps swim
Saturday: 90-100km bike
Would love to train everyday, but its quite impossible, given the school schedule and work.
Labels: bike, run, swim, triathlon, trifactor
Port Dickson was welcoming to my 2 girls, and one of the first things they did was to go for a swim in the pool! After all, they have been looking forward to the pool all day long.
