My TriUnited 1 2014 Story: Part 2

My transition time from stepping unto the beach to hopping (literally) on the bike was 2 minutes. I got on the bike and just went. I”m not a strong biker (and every year I say it’s something I have to work on) but I went with whatever I had.  I automatically found my race pace...

TriUnited 1 2014: My Race Story Part 1

March 10, 2014 I came into the first race of the year the most prepared I’ve been for a standard distance triathlon. That came with an expectation: I can make my personal best time in this race. So I was nervous the night before. Nervous 'coz I was expecting something that might not happen. I...

Why I Do It # 02

My first race of the 2014 season is this Sunday (Tri-United 1 in Subic). My last race was 8 months ago.  So, I’m sitting down and checking my internal temperature and how I am a few days from swimming 1.5k, biking 40k, then running 10k to the finish. I find myself asking some questions: How...

Being Comfortable With Pain

I went for a run the other day. At about 25 minutes, I was forcing my pace a little. There was something I needed to emotionally release and it was driving my pace. Of course I wasn’t aware of this at the time. I just noticed that I kept on speeding up. I noticed I...

Game Face

January 22, 2014 Back into the triathlon season and the first day of training was a 2k swim.  I haven’t done a serious swim in 4 or more months so I was going from zero to 2,000 meters.  It was also going to be a busy day of working and meetings and my approach was...