Summer 2017 - Run, Aqua, Bike Events

April 2 Fun Run - I placed 2nd in the 10K category, it was one of those days where the frontrunners got lost, we never saw the turnaround point and exceeded the distance

Aquathlon Event on April 9, 2017 at Ouan's The Farm, Lucena City

Preparing the buoy lines in the 25 meter pool

Race briefing

Few participants but almost everybody is competitive... except me ;)

Free breakfast being served here after the event

Awarding!!! Half Of The Field Got A Podium Finish :)

Quezon Ultra Distance Cycling 2017 - April 29, 2017

At The Kalilayan Bridge In Unisan, Quezon

At the 25th Mile

SAG To the Rescue - This Father and Daughter Tandem Is Leaving Me In The Dust

All Smiles at The Finish Line at Quezon National Agricultural School

 Post Race Meal Inside The School Canteen

Results - The 3 Of Us Were Initially Registered In The 100 Mile Category But Due To Rein's Injury We Can Only Participate In The 50 Miler

2016 Triathlon Race Calendar version 1

2016 Triathlon Race Calendar version 1
Please click the image to enlarge.
Hope this could help you plan for your 2016 race schedule.

Swimming Pool Start

For those of you wondering how a swimming pool start of a triathlon or aquathlon looks like here goes one from Wetshop beginners tri.

Ridiculously Short Aquathlon

BS-HRM Students' Sports Management Class Project
Aquathlon 300 meter swim - 800 meter run
September 22, 2012

Registration Table

Waiting for gun start at the pool with the track field in the backround

Transition Area

Finish Line after 2 loops at the track oval (i finished with a time of 9:54)

Ateneo Aquathlon Bull Riding

When I joined the Ateneo Aquathlon 2012 I also participated in their bull riding contest.  The longest time to beat was 1 minute 31 seconds.  I never managed to get close to his time.  The winner got a brand new cellphone.  Yey! And I got battle scars ouch!

Ateneo Aquathlon 2012

Photo Opp

It was almost a year ago when my daughter first joined an aquathlon event. And here I am following in her footsteps har har! I was a decent swimmer in my elementary days but that was 30 years ago. Right now I'm too lazy to get back into shape but one thing I've learned is that technique or lack thereof never go away easily. As far as running is concerned I started jogging on November, 2011 and although I didn't run far and fast, my 25 minute run plan seemed to work for me.

Loyola Schools Short Course Swimming Pool

I signed up for Ateneo Aquathlon to accompany my daughter Camille. The assembly place where we got our race packets and body marking was at the covered courts of Ateneo Loyola Schools right beside the covered swimming pool. Food stands like Yellow Cab Pizza were located at one corner and sponosor's booths lined up along them. The FAST Ateneo Swim Team put a mechanical bull for a rodeo contest at the center of the court, my first time to see one :P. The stage,the computers, and the finish line were also in the covered courts.

Mio Watch Booth

The race was pegged at 600 meter swim plus 5 kilometer run. A loop in the pool equals 200m so we have to do it three times and the run was an easy 5k course. I was in wave 3 of my age group. The time gap was short and I wasn't prepared when it started, I was still putting my cap and goggles and trying to see if my stopwatch had started. My apologies to the guys on my back for being a human barricade at the start. I overtook a lot of racers from my wave on the first loop and after the third loop I was able to overtake some more from the first wave. It was hard coming from the last wave as I find it quite difficult to pass. Swimming was over in just over 12 minutes and transition took a little bit more than a minute. Oh yes! I was getting better in transition. I was about to take it hard and fast on the run but mr. side stitch prevented me from doing so. I managed to clock a 25 minute 5k for a total of 38 minutes on my first aquathlon, a distant 10th out of 39 athletes. Wow I never thought the word 'athletes' would sound that cool.

View from the Spectator's Area

Finish Line

Then back to the mechanical bull, I couldn't resist the temptation to ride even if my wife and daughter objected to the idea. They were calling for a last contender when I came forward and raised my hand. The time to beat was 1 min. 31 sec., I never came close and worse I got nasty wounds on my left knee from riding too tight to the bull. The amateur organizers were great. At 500 Php entry fee it's just too good to be rare.

Bull Riding Disaster