5 Training Archive
- Marathon Diary: My Marathon Training Program
Experts say that if you want to achieve something, write it down on paper. I live by that—and I swear by it. I even take it one step further by detailing exactly how I’ll go about to achieving that goal…
- 5 Post-Marathon Rewards
Every hard step I took in my first marathon at QCIM has come back a hundredfold by way of wonderful blessings. Here are 5 rewards I received this week for the effort I put in last Sunday…
- Animo Tri Simulation
I woke up at 5 a.m. to do pre-simulation data gathering: took note of my time at last year’s mini sprint and the time of the 3rd placer who was closer to my age than the 1st and 2nd placers who were in their teens and printed out four copies of the race map, one for each of us…
- Perfect Training Morning
Yesterday morning, thick, gray clouds temporarily parted and allowed the sleepy sun to shine through for a brief but fulfilling swim-run training session in the south…
- Blame It on the Rain
As I type this, I hear the birds chirping outside and realize that there is no sound of the rain’s pitter patter on our roof. Finally, there’s hope of clear blue skies for today…
- The Family That Swims Together
Last year, I took Total Immersion (TI) lessons with good friend Nonoy Basa and since then I looked at swimming in a whole new light…
- Double Training Day
As corny as it sounds, the greatest gift this blog has given me was the opportunity to meet people who share the same passion for running as I do. Yesterday, I realized that I started and ended the day with some of these people with whom I have had the good fortune of training (and [...]
- Chi Running
Chi Running, as its name clearly denotes, is a fusion of the ancient principles of Tai Chi together with the power and energy of running. Created by Danny Deyer, an accomplished ultramarathoner, this unique running form focuses on relaxing the muscles and keeping the body aligned to run efficiently thereby preventing or completely [...]
- Swimming For Runners
Today, on the 22nd day of my forced leave from running, I finally took the plunge. I signed up for my very first swimming lesson with my batchmate from college, Nonoy Basa, who has been teaching Terry Laughlin’s Total Immersion swimming style to kids and adults in Makati and Alabang.
- Nonoy Basa, my swimming [...]
- The Crawl
Training for your next marathon or triathlon? Repeat after me:
“This will not happen to me. This will not happen to me. This will not happen to me.”
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courtesy of Ironman Triathlon
Thanks to Gelo for telling me about this last night at the Mizuno Run Club. It made me want to laugh and cry [...]
