Entries from June 2009

June 24, 2009

6 weeks.. and 5th week training schedule

the weather is finally getting cooler.
but according to the weather man, warm fair days will still be around.
and worse, the haze maybe back.
life still have to goes on.
and how are we going to train with the haze?
maybe it is time to get a gym membership
and read up on treadmill and trainer workouts…
swim 1 [...]

June 15, 2009

7 weeks to desaru

we are entering into race preparation phase.
this is the time to try out equipment that you want to use on race day…
the nutrition you considering to use
and time to plan some race day type of training where the conditions are close to the hot, shadeless bike and run route you would get on race day.
swim [...]

June 9, 2009

8 weeks … about 2 months…

the weather has been really hot.
we have to ask ourselves, if this is the weather we would be racing in, should we train in this heat?
what is the cost and benefits of training in such conditions?
we cannot be training at our best since we will be losing too much electrolytes and water, and our heart [...]

June 3, 2009

9 more weeks… planned for buffer if you need to travel, sick, exam or just needed time out

finally after 3 weeks of partial enforced rest and 2 courses of antibiotics, I am finally free from the phlegm and middle of the night coughing fits.
you can never really planned for illness, but you can managed your expectations for the up coming race and the training that will lead to it.
and you can [...]