2 more days!

As my title shows, here i come scsm. Well i'm only doing the 21km heh. Anyway, it's just for fun something to keep me training so i don't get fat. For the ppl that know me i was rather round face last yr hehehehe ... but then i weight myself yesterday an guess whatttt ... sob sob i put on 2kg ... i blame all the waffles that i have eaten at haato's ... so i have to cut down on that one. No more full ones, just half from now on... well someone said she'll have 1/4 of it and i can have the other 3/4 i guess thats a start from a full one. I guess i need be more discipline when it comes to eating if i want to drop a couple of kg.

Anyway, i'm sort of planning my races for next yr. Well it will all be centered around the yr end IMWA ,08. Already signed up for the sing-bi that's happening in march. Currently waiting for the sun down run to open it's online registration. After abit of pushing, i shall sign up for the full marathon. Other races that i plan on doing bintan tri, desaru HIM, sing HIM( not to sure yet)that's 5 for next yr already. I'm sure a few others will pop up along the way where the shitz stirrer will get everyone else to jump aka the ENR group.

Will be going for a short 5km run today at 8. Will be meeting the ENR ppl at F2 for a short run just to keep the legs warm for sunday. Then down to the carbo loading party. Okie i know i'm doing the 21 so no need to carbo load. I'm just there to enjoy the crowd, friendship... The one other thing about this sport of tri's bi's and what have you nots is the great friendship you build along the way with ppl. Have to say thanks to trifam. New race yr is about to begain in 1 months time looking forward to doing more races with all of you!

Bid No. 27201!

Thats my no. for the scsm! Less then a week away. So this will be the last race of the yr for me. Well there is nothing very much after this. To say if i'm ready for it i think i am, but to say if i will finish it in a good time i think not. Been getting lazy over the last few weeks. Like today i have more of a feeling of just wanting to stay at home an veg out rather then go for ENR later. I guess it's been all the going out. Let's see last week it started on thursday with the martel thingy, then friday i know we went out to eat after that we went to Mimolette for a private fing. Saturday was work in the morning, wake boarding in the later afternoon followed by hotpot dinner and then hanging out at haato's. Sunday was lunch with ash and swhing, high tea at christ place then followed by dinner at bedok rd, forgot whats the name of the restaurant already. To end off the weekend we hung out at wala's, wanted to hear mama sing jap song but did not in the end. Man was it one crazy night as i think we ordered a total of 4 water falls and 2 flaming lambo.

So yar all in all i would say i tired out from all the outing which in the last month is more then what i do in a yr. But well i think it's about time i started going out an meeting ppl if not i'll never find anyone i would want to be with ya. hahahaha..... Christmas is like less then a month away.... how fast.... the little elf's will be coming over to do up the house next tuesday and yayaya .. my brother and sister will be back on monday woot! Once again the house would be alive for a short period of time, which would be good.

Okie have to get ready for ENR tonight ... haven done my sit up for the day either .....

one yr an counting!

Okie shoot me, i know it's been awhile since i written. Well life has been good lately. Re did my room, been going out abit to much but who is counting. Spending time more with jie which is good, need to catch up since it's been a long time. Training has been going well as well. HM is less then a month a way. Would be happy doing it in about 2 hr 15 mins if possible. Been doing interval training as well as long runs. Normally tuesdays or wednesday is the days i do my interval training 1.6km slow jog followed by 800m sets. i started out by doing 3 sets now i doing 5 sets. I increase the number with each following week. Man do they really help when i go for my long runs. I use to dread doing my long runs even when training for the HIM but now it's not that bad anymore, i still find that my legs are rather fresh after i finish my runs. Monday swims are still there. That has also been improving. It's like since i don't really have anymore races to train for it's less stressful during training. The only think i lacking right now is touching my bike. Did an ENR ride 3 weeks ago.. man was it painful... i need to start cycling again.

Well on a more important note. It's been 1 yr since mummy got diagnose with leukemia. And how fitting it is that by god's blessing that he gave us good news today. Mum went for her normally weekly check up to see if she was all ready for her last and final chemo session. She came home saying that doc has given her the green light. As in she does not need to go back for anymore chemo. All she needs to do now is to go back for check ups and stuff. So mummy is in remission. It's been a long and hard yr for most of us, more for my dad then me. We have fought the good fight but it is not over yet, but we have certainly reach a mile stone in it. I'd like to thank everyone for their support along the way. The countless prays and blessings that has been given on to us for the pass yr. To the friends that came by to keep my mum company or spend time with us or help us in anyway you are god sent. May god bless you and your family. I for one would love to shout for joy at this very moment. This calls for a mini celebration to come!
Love you all and mostly love you big daddy from above. With you there is always hope and miracles!

Aching Arms!

Had such a tiring swim session yesterday... was not funny... my arms were aching by the time we got in to our 5th set of 200m... which is weird as i normally would be more then able to swim 200x5 , but somehow yesterday my arms did not want to move i blame it to the 2 days of wake boarding. Friday and Saturday that's more combine in the last yr altogether, but i must say it was good to be out at sea feeling the sea breeze socking in the atmosphere was the best part about it all.

Had a really sinful week last week as well, beer beer and more beer plus pork knuckle and all the works, not to say deep fried chicken wings with fires plus more beer. brup think i'm making up for the last time. Since i started training for tri's and shitz i turned my diet around a fair bit acutally. I can sit down watch my friends eat supper and i would not be eatting, for one that loves to eat lol.

Well, would be looking forward to interval training today, haven done any in like 5 months i'm so going to suffer, but somehow this sort of pain i enjoy.

In a long time!

Okie i know it's been awhile since i wrote here, well actually a month. Been kinda of busy and to add lazy hahahaha ..... Did the open water swim today. It's nice to go to an event where you just meet up with people you know doing it. Seems like whatever event you sign up for you will have the same friends doing it as well. Thanks to the spirit i take it. O should i say only triathletes are crazy people enough to sign up for event after event year round. Did the 3km swim today. Which was to be a 3 loop course. Only swam once last week after which i feel ill to the flu bug an was out for the rest of the week till yesterday. Actually even yesterday, i was still abit under it. But having signed up for it was going to do it. Just take it like a relax swim and plus all the people who have donated to the cause i could not let them down as well. Thanks to all those who donated!

Having been so hot and sunny for the last few days, i was half expecting that i would wake up to rain like every other sunday morning so far, but no when i got up this morning it was not raining. Dragged myself out of bed, checked if i was still sniffing from the cold which i was, but thought to myself that after the warm up it would go away. Anyway, after having not been able to do anything for the last 5 days i was really feeling the need to get some workout done. Funny how now adays if you don't do something for more then 2 days one starts to get a bit moody. I've asked a few people an they tend to agree with me. I guess it just does not feel the same body wise. Okie back to the swim. Drove down to F2 reached there about 7am. Meet up with some of the bskl people they were heading off to tuas today as changi coastal has gotten abit mess with all the road works now. So a smoother ride would be to the west. Go west life is peaceful there came to my mind today. Meet up with small circle, jerrywan and awhole lot of other trifam people who where doing the race. All of us were in high spirits. It's like a get together session. My wave was suppose to start at 745 but we did not start till like 810 i think.

POOOOO the horn sound an we were off. Me being in the first wave as the second wave was the second wave was the masters which means people over then 35. Decided to start off at the back of the pack as we all know if you are up front it's either you zoom ahead or be in caught in the human washing machine. SO i slowly made my way over taking people, got in to my stride of things. The first lap went by rather fast i say. All in all i avge about 20mins a km not to bad la. The second lap i was thinking to myself why why lol .. i guess this is where the mental part of it all comes in to play while you are in the middle of any long distance swim you are doing. Switched between breast stroke and free style. Came to the third loop the final last km of the swim, looked at my watch was a little behind the timing i gave myself. So for the last 500 meters or so i decided to up my pace abit. Surprisingly i still had alot in me. I guess all the monday swim sessions paid off. People that over took me now i was over taking them now. All in all it was a good swim. Just that when i got out of the water man no thanks to the salt water i kinda lost my taste buds for awhile and my throat was sore, but after a few bottles of water it was all back to normal again.

All in all i had a good work out after a long time. Tomorrow i can go to the pool an play water as i already did my mileage for the week *wink*

part 1 of many parts !

Okie now down to writing my experience of my very first ironman 70.3!

Surprisingly i manage to get some shut eye .. was not excited as i thought i was going to be funny. I guess all the waiting for the actual day to come i was more burnt out then anything. Got out of bed at about 5am ... check my stuff for the last time as i did not want to forget anything.... got out of the doors at about 520... manage to hope on to a cab by 530 ... some how the cab uncle seemed more excited then me .. zooming pass 2 d lights speeding all the way... an i sure he has no idea what the hell was happening actually... got to F3 carpark by 545 thats how fast cabby was going lol ... Got out of the cab started to walk to F2 which seem like miles away.. i thought i was walking fast enough but somehow there were ppl over taking me on the walk as well lol ...

Got to T1 area ... there was already along line of ppl getting their numbers printed on to their arms, but the line moved rather fast so in no time i got my criminal number printed on me : 603... went off to my bike to get everything ready .. helmet, no. tag and such ... there was this nagging feeling behinh my left knee cap ... thinking to myself that i can swim it off later and things would go fine ... but it did not .... when you get to my bike leg you will know why... chatted up with titi, yanglyn, ken , gary boy, dion, daryl .. and many more ppl from trifam..... the time seemed to pass very fast ... always happens i guess when you don't want something to start...

Walked our way over to the start line ... the pros were the first to go off then came the age groups ... my wave was to go off at 730... surprisingly enough dad manage to find me in the mass of ppl took a few photos of me .... i decided to start from the back an make my way to the front of the swim in the water ... did not want to get caught up in the washing machine up front .... okie thats all i have time ... till .. part 2 comes along .. laterr...... I AM IRONMAN 70.3 muahahaha .... sry can't help myself ...

D day + 1 !!!

some pics of me! will do a write up later on my experience .. too lazy now .. actually tried :)