Pinoy Triathlon

Animo Sprint Triathlon 2012

Animo Sprint Triathlon

900m - 30K – 7.5K

June 10, 2012

Ayala Alabang Village

1. 2^nd Out of the Water – without the usual podium suspects in my age group I emerged 2^nd out of the pool of La Salle Zobel

2. Lost my Slippers – never got to use my flip flops for my run to T1 which I placed just beside the pool

3. Slow T1 – I stayed for approximately 3 minutes inside T1

4. Slow Bike Leg as usual – averaged approximately 29 kph, my cyclocomputer didn't work so I had to guess my speed the whole time, strong bikers passed by with their sweet aero wheel sound

5. Fast T2 – with my trusty New Balance already worn since T1 I was relatively faster than those who have to change their shoes

6. Fastest Run Split – at a pace of 4:36 minutes per kilometer I overtook 7 men on my way to the finish line

7. Finished in less than 2 hours – fortunately at exactly 1:58:14 I crossed the finish line in 5^th place

8. Nizoral Photo Booth with Family – after getting my loot bag, snack and finisher’s shirt we went to the photo booth

9. Photo Opp with Matteo G. – saw a tanned celebrity, he’s fast too!

10. Photo Opp with KikayRunner.com – PinoyTriathlon met KikayRunner

Just before gun start

2nd out of the water

Coffee booth: good for spectators

Photo booth

At the awarding stage with free snack of banana and Goldilocks bread

18:19 - 1:05:23 - 34:30

Side by side with a tanned actor

With kikayRUNNER.com / Noelle

5 Reasons Why Self Coaching Could Be Good For You

If you know how to swim chances are you're contemplating on not hiring a coach in your immersion to the sport of triathlon. Of course hiring a coach or joining a club with a coach is the best option but there are reasons why going it your way could be a good thing.

Crossing the finish line knowing that you've done it your way gives personal satisfaction

5 reasons why self coaching could be good for you

1. It's free.

2. Information is out there you just have to double check if it will suit you. In this age of the internet, google is your friend, youtube is your mentor, forum is your adviser and videocam is your eye. With lots of articles, training plans and videos out there you can follow a conservative plan and fine tune as you get to know more about yourself.

3. You know your capability. More than anyone else you know your schedule, your goal, your strengths, your weaknesses and even your nutrition intake.

4. You know the reason why you're doing triathlon. You may be here for the love of racing or to attain a specific fitness goal. You may be doing this to release stress or to exorcise some demons in your head. Regardless of what your motivation is, you know them and you can use them to dig deep when something goes against your plan.

5. It feels good that you reached your goal doing it your way. While everything seems to be difficult like correcting the stroke and form, the scouring for information, the interviews with veteran triathletes - the satisfaction is immense once you cross the finish line.

If you decide to go this route like I did, be sure to have a plan and be conservative in both intensity and duration. HAPPY TRAINING!

Training with friends in beautiful places makes it easier

Running with your kids makes them like what you are doing

Powerade Duathlon 2012 Leg 2 - Daang Hari

May 27, 2012 - Daang Hari
Sprint Duathlon 6k-30k-3k
approximately 500 participants
run course: easy with lots of hydration stations
bike course: 6 loops easy and straight (I averaged 30.3kph only - one of the slowest in the field)

Start and Finish Line - Marshals waiting for finishers to collect the timing chips and give medals

Transition Area along Daang Reyna near the Football Field and Fernbrook Gardens

Finisher's Tee from 8a performance apparel

Breakfast Area: Foods served by Aling Ineng's with Fernbrook in the background

SwimBikeRun.ph booth

Multisport Magazine booth

Yellow Cab Tri Team Tent

Fernbrook Gardens where I parked my vehicle

WetSHOP Newbie Triathlon

May 20, 2012 - Camp Aguinaldo, QC

My 2 disciples :)

Transition Area

Waiting for the Briefing to Commence

Briefing (it got more confusing for the kids)

Out of the Water

Racking the Bike

Finisher's Tee

Swim, Bike, Run... Vomit

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.