Pinoy Triathlon

What to Expect in a Swimming Competition

For non-swimmers who haven't been to a local swimming competition here are some things you can expect to see or do if you are about to watch or compete.

1. Parking space is usually packed.
2. Spectators' area is filled to capacity.
3. Swimmers warm up for approximately 40 minutes.
4. Introduction includes prayer, national anthem and welcome remarks.
5. Events are posted so that swimmers know their 'heat number'.
6. Swimmers are advised to go to the 'Ready Bench' if their heat number is near.
7. 'Time slips' are given to swimmers.
8. Proceed to the pool officials with 'time slips' if 'heat number' is being called.
9. Follow the instructions / whistle blows.
10. Dive, swim, finish.
11. Repeat from number five to ten for the next heat.
12. Wait for the awarding.
13. Swimming competition is almost always a 'waiting game' of sorts so bring something that will help to pass the time like magazines, books, camera, iPad and food.

For registration and clarification, proceed to official's table

Congressman Irvin Alcala welcomes the participants

Ready Bench

Official Timers

Waiting for the whistle

Dive!

Bike Ride to Kwebang Lampas

50 k ride plus 3 k hike

We planned to ride our bikes to a local spot called Kwebang Lampas and see for ourselves why it got its moniker. With few hit and miss instructions we got lost 'kami ang nakalampas'. For almost 3 km we carried our bikes through mud along the wrong route, for every step I take and for every sweat I drop the more I wish my bike is made of light carbon. After hiking with my bike on my shoulder I just felt really tired and decided to just come back the following week to get to our intended destination. This is another one of those - 'charge it to experience moments' luckily we had fun.

Team Energy Power Plant

Carrying a bike for a looong way took a toll on my mortal body - still wearing my number 478 from subIT

3 muddy shoes and an even muddier wheel

sea is just over this hut

My brand new wheels on a very very wrong kind of road

The reclaimed area with soil coming from 'that hill'

Finishers' Recovery Area at SubIT 2012

K-Swiss Subic International Triathlon Post Race - May 5-6, 2012

Wearing My Finisher's Shirt at the verrry long T2

At the finish line there's more than just Gatorade...

Shower for instant cooling

Finisher's Tee

Photo Booth

Pool with Iced Water

Massage Therapy

Highlights of My K-Swiss Subic International Triathlon Race

SubIT 2012 Standard Distance Triathlon
Subic Freeport Zone
May 5-6, 2012

It all starts and ends here: Travelers Hotel - Race Pack, Briefing, Meals, T1 gear

1. Check in at Grand Leisure Hotel

2. Claim Race Packet and Timing Chip at Travelers Hotel

3. Track Read of Revised Bike Route and Run Route

4. Rappel at Tree Top Adventure while the Secretariat conducts a Race Briefing

5. Look for additional Jelly Belly Sport Beans which was nowhere to be found

6. Meet with my friend Reggie of Team Beacon for some Real Race Briefing

7. Walk with my Daughter and Niece at Bay Area Beach and Transition 2

8. Prep my Bike and Gears - Stickers, Tire Pressure, T1 and T2 Baskets

9. List 'what to do after waking up'

10. Sleep - 12 midnight

11. List My Target Split Time on My Wrist

12. Go to T2

13. Go to T1

14. Start at First Wave by 6 a.m. with Sir Eric Buhain on my Right Side

15. Swim for 29 minutes

16. Ride for 1:33 including T1 and T2

17. Run for 52 minutes

18. Cross the Finish Line at 2:56 and forget to smile for the camera

Line up for Timing Chip

Rappelling at Tree Top Adventure

First Wave

Good Sign: Lots of Bikes at T1

Finish Line Near Waterfront Road

NatGeo Fun Run 2012

NatGeo Fun Run 2012
April 22, 2012
Bonifacio Global City

Early Morning

Yada yada yada blah blah blah...

Timing Chip

10K runners

With Miss Earth Candidates who ran 3K

Bakit parang mas maganda ang Miss Earth nya?

A horde of fiinishers

Awarding

The guys who beat me/everyone

Basang Sisiw - trademark look, soaked with cotton undershirt, I missed my target by 5 minutes but still managed a top 20 finish out of 1,500 participants...YEY!!! ;-)

Presenting the race organizers: no kilometer markers, no energy drinks, few hydration stations, no loot bag, expensive registration. Well done har har!

Why I Don't Wear a Trisuit... yet

No trisuit for me just yet

The advantages of wearing a trisuit are hard to ignore. They can make for a fast transition, the fit makes you aerodynamic, the extra cloth may prevent jelly stings, the suit is a good sponsor's advert, and as a team uniform it's a must have.

But still I don't have a trisuit and here are the trivial reasons why

1. The look: while trisuits look good even awesome on most triathletes I just don't think that it will translate to my physique 'coz I'm so thin my daughter calls me a stickman when riding my bike.
2. I like to swim without a top. It's just me and the 3 percent who swim with our good old speedo trunks..
3. I am not vying for a podium so transition time is not that important to me.
4. I don't have a club or sponsor. Yes, the banners you see here aren't paying me. I just use them.
5. I haven't been stung by a jellyfish... yet.
6. I love my muscle shirt :-)

My advice: buy a trisuit, it's nice to have, it's just not my thing yet.