Pinoy Triathlon

Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay 2019

Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay 2019
1.9K - 90K - 21K

Attending graduation before heading to Subic Bay

Olongapo skyline after waking up

Ironman 70.3 tent at Boardwalk Street

Breakfast at Hotel Bahia just across the IM tent

Practice swim at the course after breakfast

Registration inside the tent

Body marking

With triathletes from Lucena City

Photo op after race packet pick up

Mini Expo booths

Bike test

Interview of professional triathletes

My bike inside Hotel Bahia room

Transition area at night

Starting line in the background

Transition area

Finish line on a narrow street

Announcers waiting for the finishers

Open shower at the finish line

Ice cream truck

Ice bath

Homemade beer

Penalty tent

Scenic transition area before bike checkout

Finisher’s medal

An injured toe

I injured my toe going into the water at around... 2 seconds into the swim 😅. My swim pace was above average, I was feeling great until the time when the timing chip was falling off my ankle. I spent quite some time fixing the chip in the open water but later removed it from my ankle and inserted it inside my trunks. Inside the transition area I went looking for someone to help me fix the strap of the chip but it seemed no one knew where I should go. After about 5 minutes I found the man who could fix my strap, he gave me a new chip 😊 but later found out after the race that it added some 3 minutes in my total time. The incident affected me mentally because I was trying to finish in 5 hours 40 minutes and my margin for error was almost zero.

The bike leg went uneventful which was fine as I was simply enjoying and admiring the surrounding of the bike course. The bike leg always reminded me of the beauty of triathlon venues and how blessed I am participating in this kind of event.

The run leg isn’t much hotter than the preceding years but I wasn’t prepared to run in general. I think the event was a huge success simply by moving the swim location to a different place. So what do you think was the biggest take from this event? Tadaa.... it was announced that there would be an Ironman race in 2020! - 226 kilometers of fun 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️😅

Subic Bay International Triathlon 2019

Subic Bay International Triathlon 2019
1.5K Swim - 40K Bike - 10K Run = 2 hours 38 minutes

“Welcome to Subic Bay” Tunnel

Lunch at Seoul Korean Restaurant

Race packet pick-up at Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center

Met an IronCouple from Quezon Province

Transition 2 bags - Remy Field Transition 2 area

Mini Expo at the Convention Center

Bike Test at the airport

Bike test before heading to Transition 1

Transition 1 at ACEA

Dinner at the convention center - I did not eat here

Early morning ride to Transition 1

After the race - 😊 chaos in claiming the transition bags

Lunch with Puro Tri Team while waiting for the transition bags

Age groupers

1.5K Swim = 32 minutes

40K Bike = 1 hour 11 minutes

10K Run = 49 minutes

🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️😊

My Daily Collagen Triathlon 2019

My Daily Collagen Triathlon
Subic Bay Freeport Zone
1.5K - 40K - 10K

Bike test before bike check in

Resting my feet before setting up my gears

Preparing race stuff

Transition area early in the morning before swim start

Swim to bike

At the turnaround point with my Giant TCR Advanced 1 KOM

Transition area

Fin 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️😊 2:42

Finish line area

Photo op 😊

Swim: 30 minutes

Considering the condition at the time, I had an average swim

Bike: 1 hour 17 minutes

The course wasn’t that hard and I was expecting a time of at least 1:15 but... more practice I guess 🚴🏻‍♀️

Run: 47 minutes

It was really flat and identical to last month’s National Age Group route

I was lucky, someone was just seconds behind me.

GoPro Hero 8 Road Bike Training

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This is a road bike test of my new GoPro Hero 8. I mounted it on the left aero bar. I was originally planning to use a chest harness for mounting the GoPro but the nature of riding in an aero position prevented me from using it. Before I stopped running on June 2019, cycling was my weakest part in triathlon. If you are new to triathlon or cycling be patient enough to wait for the time when you'll get fast. You will get stronger as the years of training pile up. It is quite difficult to become a strong cyclist because it really takes time to train, something that most of us do not have but if you enjoy cycling activity enough you are giving yourself a tremendous chance to improve and enjoy triathlon.

5150 Subic Bay Triathlon 2019

I am starting a Youtube Channel - Please subscribe for more videos. This is what I experienced on October 26-27, 2019. I haven’t been run training for the past 5 months but really glad to finish in 2 hours 44 minutes. This could well be my last standard distance race as I feel I wouldn’t be able to train for the run with my current condition. I may try sprint distances in the future though.