Entries from July 2009

July 22, 2009

2 more weeks.. taper time!

if you are tempted to do more hard training… please don’t!
if you have a hard workout this weekend, you may not recovered in time for the race.
it takes at least 10 days to recover and taper to get to peak level performance.
if you really want to have that hard session, do it early this week… [...]

July 14, 2009

3 weeks and counting down… desaru 1/2 ironman…

some of us who did the port dickson race last week, it would be a good tune up and dress rehearsal for Desaru. it is time to reflect on the race and make adjustments to your race plan.
for those of us who did not race, i hope you managed to do a long brick that [...]

July 10, 2009

4 more weeks…

this must be ranked as my most ill-prepared race !
only managed to do 30% to 50% of the training most weeks and even missed out on some weeks.
at this point, you should have done all the hard training and tried out all your nutrition and hydration strategies.
you should have a few bricks under your belt [...]