Eternal Sunshine of the Clueless Mind: May 2010

Friday, May 28, 2010

run-bike-swim-carbo load. Reverse Tri!

ran 4km with the KPC kias this morning for R4TW, was good, though the blistering pace set by bryan was quite painful, but glad i managed to hold it for most of the way to finish ahead.

then it was onto my bike to head out to mt faber for my weekly hills session. bumped into the cychos (not literally), and continued my loops after they were done. did 15 painful loops in total, then headed home slowly. total mileage 100km.

rested a while at home before heading out for a short swim, 2km at delta, then headed to vivo marche to meet the team for the farewell and gathering dinner for delphine. as usual, time spent with the team was great fun. had a crepe with smoked salmon and chicken, which turned out to be super filling that all i could fit in more was some salad and i was done.

really happy to have done such a hard day of training after 4 days of not much training done. i'll treat those 4 days as a recovery week. tomorrow stretch and rest and get ready for sunday's long ride again. things are looking good again!

Monday, May 24, 2010

update!

ok! i know it's been eons again since i last updated, so here's one...

the exams were tough, but fun. i had 5 papers in the lengthy period of 4 days. but studying with the team in the library for the 2 week period lead up up to that made things much more enjoyable (if u can call exams mugging that) and motivating. we pulled each other through the season, we pulled each other through the exams.

then the hols came, and for the first time since i ended my A levels i got to take a break, mind you, that is from 2006, FOUR years!

i applied for no pay leave from the navy, so i can use the free time to train for my Ironman. Training has been going quite well, my bike is getting stronger and my long rides are going according to plan, progressively of course. Swim is still the same, though im still getting used to the use of the wetsuit, cause it is still very stiff since it's new... Have just started running again after 5 weeks of rest, looking good at the moment, though i will still have to take it slowly and steadily so i dun get the shin splints back again.

yup, thats about it so far, quite boring, but it's a routine that im comfortable with and im enjoying it. looking forward to going for exchange next sem, new orleans here i come!