Looking Through the Eyes of a Christian Triathlete

2011-03-29T15:42:00.000-04:00

I am no longer active in this blog. I still train once in a while but more for recreation and for health. If you are interested on keeping what I am up to, you can follow me at http://soulofachristiantriathlete.blogspot.com

2010-05-11T16:16:00.001-04:00

Google Maps is now Cyclist Friendly! Google Maps now include biking trails. Very COOL. Too bad it is only available in US :( (for now.)

2010-04-26T14:21:00.002-04:00

Cool!

2010-04-16T23:31:00.003-04:00

I am turning thirty tomorrow30 seems like a big number. Where have all the time gone. It was almost yesterday when I was still 25. There seemed to be a lot of expectations and changes. Friends are getting married. Having kids. Moving on with their career. Owning houses.And there is a sense of lostness. I don't think I changed that much. Some say I am more mature. I still think I am just

2010-03-08T12:55:00.003-05:00

Almost SpringYesterday was such a good day I took my bike out for a stroll. I decided to ride to downtown Toronto along Lakeshore. It was nice to be out on the road. I took the train back to my city and asked my friend to pick me up. What a great friend :DPicked up something funny at Simon's blog:The Aging Athlete from Andrew Mac on Vimeo.

2010-03-04T01:00:00.002-05:00

Smell like a man, MAN.I love these Old Spice commercials. I don't think we get them up here in Canada.

2010-02-26T15:30:00.004-05:00

Pimp my RideVery cool site :0)Btw, my b-day is coming up in April....hint hint =DYou can check out my customized bike at Trek's Project One by clicking here.

2010-02-10T19:13:00.001-05:00

A different world.http://blogs.fasterskier.com/patrickstinson/2010/02/08/hetland-says-more/“If you want to win you need to train 1200 hours like Justyna (Kawuckchuck). You are not even close.” he said.“That’s rediculous! Not to mention totally ‘questionable’,” I said.“But have you tried? No. That’s why you won’t win. If you train 1200 hours THEN you will know how to train. You are not even close.

2010-01-30T21:58:00.005-05:00

Messing aroundMy friend, Marc Wong, came along with me on a training ride last year in August. It was my last ride before heading to World Transplant Games 2009. Tonight I was messing around with one of the photos.

2010-01-25T15:44:00.000-05:00

Ryan Blais - Canada Post Olympic Bio

2010-01-22T22:44:00.003-05:00

JanuaryIt seems that I have fallen off the blogasphere. Going on a bit of a hiatus.We are renovating the house. Everything is moved down to the basement. Tonight, I bought my bike up for a quick 2 hr ride.I went snowshoeing last Sat. It was nice. As much as I want to go more, there isn't that much snow here. This year had been unreasonably warm.Running wise my left foot is getting sore.

2009-12-31T13:03:00.004-05:00

Old man.Text messagesFriend: We ought to head to City Hall around 10 for a decent spot in the crowd + take in some music. Call me when you 're almost downtown :) You gonna stay around for some dessert after midnight?Me: I wanna go home n sleep :pFriend: Old man :)-----Been quiet on the blog end. Training is fairly steady given the holidays of friends and family visiting. Slept a lot.Eying on a

2009-12-14T15:37:00.000-05:00

Hehe

2009-11-23T15:23:00.001-05:00

ParkingTonight I drove to the YMCA for a swim.As I was waiting for a spot, a van pulled up from behind and about to take it. I instinctively flashed my high beam light to indicate that it was my spot. I was here first and it was mine. He had no right to take my spot.The van stopped. For 10 sec, it did nothing.Then it pulled around and looked for another spot.At that moment, I saw there was

2009-11-21T14:24:00.003-05:00

Yummy!My meal after a 2 hr or so ride.

2009-11-16T22:23:00.003-05:00

Still around.Been quite on the blog front. I am still around. Been training again :). Well not really training..just running, riding and swimming around. On Sat, met up with Darren and rode for 2:45. Well i rode for 2:45 and he rode for 2:30 b/c he spent 15 min waiting for me :P. Good to be in the hills at Orangeville area. It was good to hang out with Darren again. He got a new rocket.

2009-11-05T10:31:00.002-05:00

Repost: Surfs upanother great torch relay photo.Post taken from Simon Whitfield's blog.:) 2010 Winter Olympic is right around the corner...something to watch while I ride on my trainer.

2009-11-01T18:11:00.001-05:00

The best part about runningHaven't update this blog for a while..I have been slowing getting back on training. Swimming 2 k, 2-3 times a week. Riding and running whenever. I just came back from a semi long run (17 km). It was easy down the trail and back. In the last 30 min, my stomach was growling and all I thought about was chocolate. Huge temptation to stop at McDonalds or the gas

2009-09-21T22:59:00.004-04:00

Tour De FranceI hope Lance Armstrong trains hard next year. Forget about Contador. Richard is going to own the mountains.

2009-09-20T22:49:00.005-04:00

Transplant Games PicturesI am back home for a week and slowly getting adjusted back to the chilly Canadian weather. Here's a few pictures from the Transplant Games. This is Captain Canada and taken before my 5 km run race. He was standing about a km from the finish line and yelled at me, 'Cliff, hurry up. He is right behind you.' I was at the point of slowing down and because of him, I just

2009-09-12T19:05:00.004-04:00

♫ Leaving on a Jet Plane ♫I just checked in my bike and sitting around in Brisbane Airport.Was a Sydney and Blue Mountain the pass week. Quite amazing. I especially enjoy Blue Mountain. I spent a day with a tour and another day exploring on my own. Some of the scenery was simply stunning.Had some good fish and chips and susage rolls while down here. Got a tube of vegemite to bring back to my

2009-09-06T05:21:00.002-04:00

Backpacking across AustraliaI've been to Fraser Island and Harvey Bay for the past week. It is simply stunning there. Fraser Island is a 100 km island made up of sand. I was expecting to be one big sand dune. It was. At the same time, it had a lot of various vegetation. From forest to rain forest, to lake, to creek, to beaches (duuh!). Travellers use the beach as a highway. The water from

2009-08-30T02:06:00.003-04:00

Games Overs..Onwards to AustraliaGames are done. I am in Brisbane. Hanging out with a friend. Tomorrow I will be heading to Fraser Island. It's a wilderness there.Last night we had gala. It was great. Everyone dress up and we say our last good bye.Yesterday, I petted a Koala bear, kangeroos and see a lot of local wildlife. Took lots of pictures. Will give u guys an update when I come back

2009-08-28T00:55:00.004-04:00

Transplant Games - Day 3 and 4 Brutal winter weather we are having in Brisbane. It's 30*C and sunny everyday. Horrible!!! A few days ago saw a few whales splashing in the sea while talking with a roommate on the patio. WOW! All my games are done. Did a 4 by 50 freestyle relay yesterday...try to jump in the pool, more like sink like a rock :DDD. Rode along the coast today. It's nice. Getting

2009-08-25T02:22:00.003-04:00

It happensSo today was the 5 km bike time trial. It is set up to race 4 laps in a 1.4km loop. Since it is a time trial (you race against time), one rider goes every 60 seconds.The track was amazing. It is like formula one except you are on your bike..(which is even better). There are a short steep climb over the bridge..a bit of incline..S-curves..I LOVE IT.The Canadian crew was amazing...lots of

2009-08-23T17:52:00.002-04:00

Transplant Games Day 1-2- a much delayed flight to down south. Glad to be in Gold Coast...and my bike is here as well :)- yesterday did a 5 km run race. Awesome. 2nd overall. The third place was creeping up to me at the end. Someone yelled 'Cliff, he is behind you' 400 m from the end. Had to run hard. Didn't realize I have that in me at the end.- crazy winter weather in Gold Coast. 25*C

2009-08-20T07:33:00.004-04:00

Australia Bound!World Transplant Games 2009, here I come. Did a quick video last night :). All packed and ready to go!Did one last miles repeat yesterday. 6:25, 6:45, 6:57 <- the first mile went way too hard but I never ran that hard before!Before I go, a few friends followed me during a bike ride. It was fun....there was a point where I almost ran into my friend's car =D. I had to scream out "

2009-08-11T12:12:00.003-04:00

Next Stop, Australia!Hey everyone. I am leaving to Australia next Thursday for the Transplant Games. Earlier the month, I received a few shirts for the games. I was very touch when I see the red jacket with Canada etch in the back. I cannot believe I will be representating Canada. I am honor and grateful at the same time. I have been speaking with our team leader and soon I will be joining

2009-08-05T23:53:00.003-04:00

Miles repeatPreparing for the upcoming Transplant Games, I have been running around the tracks.The training is quite simple.Run one mile (4 laps). Then one lap easy. Do it three times.In most cases, I run too hard that after the second mile I had to call it off.Yesterday I was running the tracks. It just finished raining. The track was still soft. A certain part of the track had pool of

2009-08-03T19:52:00.002-04:00

My First GigTook this over the weekend at my friend's b-day :). Very cool. Training been going well for the past two weeks. Lots of track repeats. Will catch up on that later.

2009-07-22T12:13:00.002-04:00

A conversationFriend:....im tempted to signup for the 5k..but i remember the convo i had with you back awhile ago...and how there is no pt to pay to run 5ki want to do a 10k.My response:if u pay..u might as well get your money worth5 k is 35 bucks?marathon is 70 bucks.Gotta get the bang for the dollar...be a marathon man :Dhonestly it doesn't really matter as long as u have fun and some how find

2009-07-19T17:14:00.001-04:00

Simply AwesomeTook this from Chuckie V's blog...simply awesome :)

2009-07-16T11:04:00.002-04:00

Unpleasant ExperienceToday I got a newsletter from Kona Endurance. Odd, I never sign up for their newsletter. How did they get my contact?About two months ago someone from this company added me to my Facebook profile. They were doing some promotion through my profile which I ignore.I suspect they grab my email through my Facebook profile. I work in the internet marketing industry and this is

2009-07-15T14:27:00.003-04:00

A short rideOn Sun, I met up with a friend to go for an easy ride. It wasn't suppose to be long. Just an hour or two. It turned out to be shorter.40 min into the ride, I had a slow leak in my rear tire. My friend was a new rider and so I was showing him how to change the tube.Well, it took me 30 min of teeth grinding, finger gripping to change my tube. I forgot how tight the rear tire

2009-07-11T01:24:00.011-04:00

2009 Half Ironman Peterborough Race Report This is the third time doing this course. I did this course three years ago and it was my first course going long. In essence, this course brought back a lot of memories. Looking back, it didn't seemed so hard to go long. Eat gel, drink and watch your heart rate. When I first started, I really don't know what I was doing. It was a lot of

2009-07-08T15:51:00.003-04:00

Elite Racer?My race report should be up soon. Before it is up, I got a funny story to share.My friend sent me a BBC article recently. When he read it, he reminded of me.The article entitled: Elite cyclists 'risk infertility'Here's my response:W00t! Good thing I ain't elite. Muhahaha.

2009-07-05T16:26:00.003-04:00

Hurt so good.I finished the race. I did a 5:20. I am very very happy when I saw the time at the finish line :D. Very sore now. Going to shower and take a nap.More details later.Thanks for all the support.... :o)

2009-07-04T11:11:00.001-04:00

All pack and ready to go.Finished all the packing and off to Peterborough for the Half Ironman.

2009-07-01T10:33:00.003-04:00

Canada DayGot up at 6 something to meet up with Darren and a few tri boys for an open water swim.Swim for 30-40 min. My left shoulder was tight.Went home, ride for 40 min. Just holding a HIM pace. Because of the holiday, the road has no cars....nice!Then ran down the street (400m) to grab a newspaper.Now eating breakfast....scramble eggs plus cheese with ham and grounded pepper...very good...

2009-06-26T01:11:00.002-04:00

One foot in, one foot outThis picture was taken at Guelph Olympic Tri last Sun. This is Cliff's patented speedy riding position. One foot in and one foot out. The wind was blowing from the left side and the foot on top of the shoe improves efficiency by 5%.Note: This post maybe fictitious. Reader's aware.

2009-06-24T16:30:00.003-04:00

I will stop when I stop having funYesterday, I did a 1 hr 50 min run. 15 min warm up, 30 min Half Ironman Race pace (5 min/k), 6 min EZ, 30 min HIM race pace again and 20 min cool down. This is my last hard run session and taper is rolling in.The reality is that the EZ and the cool down pace was almost as fast as my Half Ironman race pace. My legs were feeling it. It was tough but it felt

2009-06-21T22:42:00.004-04:00

Guelph Olympic Triathlon Post ReportIn the video forgot to mention:- right before the race, my right contact came off and was attach to my goggles. Oh well. I race pretty much without it (not a big difference b/c my left eye is the seeing eye)- read on Chuckie V's blog that one pro consider a race day as another training day. And that's what I did. Hard when the ego wanna push on the run.-

2009-06-16T08:47:00.003-04:00

Update- Guelph Olympic Tri this Sun. My first tri for the season.- I have 8 days before I taper for Half Ironman Peterborough (July 5th). This week packing a lot of double sessions and a few nice hard sessions :) (hill repeats, miles repeat etc.) - I feel stronger on the bike. However, looks can be deceiving. Will see whether those big gear grinding sessions are paying off.- My cat was sick

2009-06-12T00:52:00.001-04:00

Recycle Me program...I think this is super cool:http://www.recycleme.org/

2009-06-06T19:49:00.002-04:00

You know you have a friend when...Right now is 8 pm and I am tired. This week was my rest week and I took it easy. Mainly work is a bit busy. On Tues, I managed to do a set of miles repeat. My normal time was 7:30 and I was hitting 7:03, 6:51 and 7:01. WOW. I guessed that's how fast I can run when I am well rested.I usually go and hang out with my Christian friends on Thurs. A friend

2009-05-31T22:36:00.002-04:00

TiredToday I did a long run of only 16 k (10 miles) before I called it off. My legs were sore and I was done for.I did some math tonight and realized yesterday I rode 120 km (75 miles), did a few hill repeats on the escarpment (brutal) and ran 10 min afterwards (just keeping moving).I ended the day by lying on the living room half dead. Hehe. I roder harder and longer than expected.Good times :)

2009-05-26T23:25:00.001-04:00

To all you blackberry and iPhone users...It's funny because it's true :)

2009-05-23T20:43:00.000-04:00

Long Ride RecapEnjoy :)

2009-05-22T21:56:00.006-04:00

Angry runner?Been a while since I post on here. Busy with work and squeezing in workouts.I hit the pool today and did some 5 x 100s. Wow. I am out of shape. I started with 1:50, xxx (forgot to press the watch), 2:05, 2:10, 2:10(!). This is with 10 sec break. Not good. Lately, feels like my training has been medicore.I also did some miles repeat on Thurs. It was 30*C here and I felt like I

2009-05-10T23:39:00.004-04:00

Mississauga Half Marathon Race Report Pre-raceI have no idea what to expect on this race. Conservatively, I want to go under 1:45. In the back of my head, I figured I can go sub 1:40. It's funny how 5 min can make a world of difference. I have never ran a half marathon hard before. So I don't know what to pace myself. If I have to run a 1:45, I have to run 4:5x min/k. That doesn't sound so

2009-05-10T15:21:00.002-04:00

Mississauga Half Marathon aftermath..to keep it short.1:38 :o).Had some stomach issueAn adventure with the "washroom"gotta go watch Star Trek.... :DHappy Mother's Day!

2009-05-09T12:49:00.004-04:00

Video Update: Warts and Mississauga Half PreparationHello Mr Wart...

2009-05-04T15:29:00.003-04:00

Toad!I went to the doc last fri to check my toe. He told me I got a wart! He pour some liquid ice on it and told me to come back the next five weeks for treatment to get rid of the bacteria.I asked him if I could train and he told me no problem :) *sigh of relieve*I also managed to get my doc to sign me a note so I can get sport messages and covered by my company's plan > :).So there you have

2009-04-23T09:15:00.002-04:00

WowNot sure if anyone saw this before:Carl Joseph was elected to the Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 23, 2009. CBS Sports Dan Dierdorf calls him "the most amazing athlete I've ever seen." Carl's unprecedented exploits have been memorialized in this video, using old game footage that had been lost to Carl for the last 29 years. The video shows why he was a legend in his own time.

2009-04-12T23:29:00.007-04:00

Long rideI haven't done this for a while. Plan was a 3.5 hr long ride. Did 4 hr.Ended up reaching a park called Hilton Falls. Irony is that the day before I asked a friend about that park.Stopped to grab a chocolate bar and a bottle of water. Starving the whole ride. Next time eat lunch before heading out.Checked out a slope (by Glen Eden). It was steep to the point even when I was braking I

2009-04-09T10:25:00.003-04:00

Caffeine makes you go longer!Picked this up from Dr. Mirkin's weekly email:Dr. Mirkin's Fitness & Health eZine April 12, 2009 Special Issue on Coffee and other Caffeine Sources Researchers at the University of Illinois report that 300 mg of caffeine (the amount in four cups of coffee) reduces muscle burning during intense exercise in both regular coffee drinkers and in those who do not

2009-04-04T22:45:00.003-04:00

Signs of a Fun RunWhen you shoes look like the following, you know you had a fun run :) The river was over flowing again. Half of the trail was flooded. I had to back track and re-route. Good times good times.

2009-04-01T11:45:00.002-04:00

Ironman TombstonePicked this up from Neoprene Wedgie.$ 695 (USD) for this:http://www.ironmantrophy.comThey really should sell this as a tomb stone with the option to place your name on it. ...Note: Neck feeling much better. Haven't hit the pool yet. Yesterday did an hour on the bike. A mix of big gears. Good to grind a bit.

2009-03-30T00:10:00.000-04:00

2009-03-22T00:33:00.001-04:00

First Video Post!

2009-03-15T22:22:00.002-04:00

Weekly Summary - By the numbersThe weekend I had more free time and put it more training.Darren advised me to go easy as I pull my calve muscles on Monday.Today the weather was nice. Sunny and no clouds. I went out for a run in the trail. Very muddy. More pictures to show in the next post.For the week:7 swims sessions - 5 hr 5 min - not sure how far I go as all I do are working on high elbows.

2009-03-12T12:36:00.009-04:00

Running in midnight? In freezing rain?Or so this is what my friends thought. I was out running on Sun night. I came back by 9:30 pm. It started to pour later the night. I updated my Facebook at midnight and my friends thought I just came back from a run :o)On the training front, my right calve cramped up on Mon after a run. This run is much more exciting. The trail I normally run was flooded

2009-03-11T01:12:00.001-04:00

Snowboarding fun...I like the first one better :). This was taken about a month ago at Blue Mountain.

2009-02-23T22:22:00.007-05:00

No pics no proofMy left shin from the ice berg incident last Wed. Next time I will bring my camera with me to take a few pics of those icebergs. It is a weird thing. A lady beside that trail was saying that the city put them there. These icebergs are one foot thick. To get ice this thick it has to be by the lake. Why would the city dig up the lake and dump the ice there? Makes no sense to me

2009-02-20T00:00:00.003-05:00

A run.On Wed night, I went out for a run. It was snowing. After crossing the road and almost hit by a car, I twisted my left ankle. I stopped. Rotate my ankle. Ok it doesn't hurt when I run. I keep going.I run down a trail and along a river which I had run along for many years.It was snowing. Light snow. It covered the ground. I was on the trail and before I knew it I slipped and fell. I

2009-02-14T21:50:00.004-05:00

Valentine TriThere was a Valentine Tri at one of the local University. I was planning to go. It is based on time and not distance. For each leg (swim, bike and run), you have 15 min. They measure the distance and give you points depend on how much you covered.I was thinking about entering that. Then thought, if I do that, I might as well do it on my own. I can go much longer than that.This

2009-02-03T21:21:00.005-05:00

NormalFor my transplant doctor to monitor my health, I have to do blood work every 3 months.In Dec, the blood work was a bit off. They told me to take it again a couple of weeks later. I took the blood work second time in Jan 2. Normally they will call me and let me know the blood results. After a month of not hearing back, I left a voice message to make sure everything is ok.Today, I got a

2009-02-02T09:14:00.003-05:00

Still alive...Wow. It has been a month since I posted. Yup, I am still here. Doing about the same old same old.On Sat, Aaron and I went to Gary for the 2nd Annual Alton Half Ironman. It was originally hosted at Darren. But unfortunately he got struck with the winter bug (flu) and was out of commission. Gary generously offered up his place and we had a one long training session.The plan was to

2009-01-01T07:58:00.005-05:00

The holidays, a new year...Hello hello. I had a lot of wining and dining this holiday. It's great to get together with some friends I haven't seen for a while. On Christmas Day, I had a family dinner. My mom went back to Hong Kong the Friday after. Work has been very quiet. We all want to be out of the office than in.One of the house party,we were playing a game that you have to figure out

2008-12-25T12:39:00.002-05:00

Indeed a Merry Christmas...whenever I tell my story to others, my liver transplant, my cancer, my passion for triathlon, I often reminded of how blessed I am to be alive.A few nights ago as I drove a friend back home, she asked me how I got into triathlon.I am sure most of you will feel this way. I just open my mouth and doesn't stop. Where do you start? Training plans, motivation, the

2008-12-15T09:20:00.002-05:00

Going back to thingsMy weekend had been spectacular. Last night after church, we went snowboarding. It was great to hit the slope again. My body is aching all over :o). Good stuff.I am not sure about you but my life is quite busy.And yesterday, last night, it was a good time to sit around.My friend had a chalet and we drove up there around 3 pm or so. By 4:30 pm, we were out and about on the

2008-12-09T08:30:00.002-05:00

Ooops :)So these past weeks, I have been going pretty hard on the swim. I swim everyday except the weekend. With Christmas coming in and social meet ups, it became harder to go to the pool.Though on Saturday, I spent 3-4 hours playing paintball. That was a lot of fun.Today I got back to the pool again. It felt great. My catch felt strong. I was planning to go for 2,000 m (40 laps). I ended

2008-12-03T09:23:00.006-05:00

Still here.Just to give a quick update. I've been swimming everyday. My routine is to go to the pool after work. Splish splash for 40 min to an hour. Then do my other stuff.Last week, I was working on my paper and so that's all I've done. Splish splash. Now the paper is done, I have more time to play around.Last week, I thought I swim 10 km. It turned out I swim 9.9 km (nuts!). Oh well. I

2008-11-17T09:47:00.002-05:00

Last weeki) Swimming- aim for 30 min a day but I think my body can handle more than thatii) core exercise (http://d3multisport.com/articles/core1.html)- 10 min a day. They hurt. :) iii) Adding a run in the morning- I use to drop my dad to the GO Station. Now I told him to drive down himself. I will jog down (35 min). Pick up the car and drive to work.iv) Got this:I also want to get this:It is

2008-11-10T22:03:00.006-05:00

They run in the family ;)Hey everyone, just a little update on my end.My next season schedule is almost set. There is only a few things i need to finalize. Today is the first day I went back to the pool. Did a mix of kicks, drills and swimming. I love being in the pool. Not so much love about 7 people sharing a lane...Been running a bit here and there. Legs are feeling pretty fresh.The

2008-11-04T12:20:00.005-05:00

Cheating sucks!Source: (http://www.everymantri.com/everyman_triathlon/2008/11/cheating-weasels-stories-of-shame-cheating-at-ironman-florida.html#more)The guy is carrying a pair of fins into the swim. This is not legal. Reading from the blogsphere, the guy " dropped them in the water, exited and ran over the mat, and retrieved them when he entered for the second lap. The official said something

2008-11-03T12:01:00.004-05:00

End of a season.Two weeks after the marathon. How am I feeling? Pretty good. I went for two easy runs. The first run was a week ago and I was feeling that deep fatigue which I felt from Ironman. I guess my body is taking some time to recover from the marathon.I stayed home a lot. Lodging around. Doing some minor house fixes here and there.Over the weekend, I met up with Aaron and went to

2008-10-23T00:19:00.010-04:00

Toronto Marathon 08 Race ReportLeading up to the raceThe days leading up to the race, I gone through many emotions. And I must admit, I am not very confidence. I only did one 20 miler long run. Michael mentioned that the more 3 hr run I do, the less suffering on race day. I was having stomach issues during my long runs. My last race simulate run (10 k), my stomach was getting queezy by

2008-10-21T17:20:00.002-04:00

Post Marathon Analyst (by the numbers)I have some images and will write up this marathon shortly. As any one who finishes a race, we are obsess with the numbers and the breakdown. Of course, me too.Here's my overall stats:Chip time: 3:39:25.0Pace: 5:14 min/kCategory place: 42/115 - woohoo, no longer in the 50 percentileFirst 21 km: 1:52:16Last 21 km: 1:48:14Last 12 km: 1:02:50First 30 km: 2:37:

2008-10-19T15:42:00.006-04:00

Toronto Marathon Aftermath (quickie)Today I ran free. Free of expectations. Free of fear. Free of self doubt and free of regret.I was gunning for 3:45..I finished with a 3:39.Negative split the last half.My marathon pace was 5:20 min/k. The last 10 km I was running at 52 min (almost 5 min/k).Now I have trouble sitting down and walking down stairs. Going to shower and take a nap. A proper

2008-10-15T22:08:00.003-04:00

Encouragement...I did a 8 km run today. Nothing biggie. 15 min warm up.2-3 km race pace.15 min cool down...taper is taper. Taking everything very easy..despite the busyiness at work.Today I got an email from my cos in Hong Kong...We had no contacts for months. Knowing that (from your blog) you are busy on running, it is great. For me, I started jogging with 3 nights per week at a sports ground.

2008-10-13T09:31:00.003-04:00

The meaning of a run...It is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. And this holiday, it is especially quiet. My sis is in Taiwain. My parents have engagements. I don't have a lot of plans this weekend. I don't have the desire to go out.Perhaps it is the race coming next Sun. Or perhaps lately I need more quiet time to think things out. In either case, my weekend had been quiet and tranquil

2008-10-06T22:45:00.005-04:00

Taper...So last week was taper week number one..I got a txt msg from a friend telling me to take it nice and easy :).I have been fairly busy for the past week and didn't get as much run in as I wanted. Also perhaps I pushed a bit too hard on the week before. The thought of putting on my runners and going out in the cold was not fun.Last night, after a bit of procrasination, I went out for a

2008-09-29T09:58:00.008-04:00

100 km/week, half mary and wine and cheese party...Last week was my last build before the Toronto Marathon (Oct 19th).I ran 100 km for that week. Earlier the week, I was wondering if this is achievable. Granted, I never run this far before. So I am pretty excited and scared to run this far.I was adding up the mileage last night. I did a half marathon yesterday (more to tell) and it added up

2008-09-26T10:10:00.002-04:00

InterruptionAs this is the last week building up to my marathon, I was preparing everything I can to make sure I get my targeted runs in.On Wed after my hill runs (great sessions, 10 reps, legs are tired!), I got this text message from a friend:I just learned that twins' dad passed away.I was saddened when I read it. The twins are my university friends. We worked together in our last year in

2008-09-22T14:45:00.002-04:00

PreparationThe weekend was very relaxing for me. I took 2-3 hour day on Sat and Sun. Lazy around the house. I took the bike out. I hadn't touch it for a long time.I spent last night lining up all my running gears for each day. It looks like I need to do laundry in mid week as I only have four pair of shorts/pants to train with.I also spent last night ironing my work clothes for the rest of

2008-09-15T13:27:00.004-04:00

Triathlon and Hollywood...together at last.I picked this up from Commodore's facebook comment this morning. Did a search on the net. Lo and behold. J-Lo did her first triathlon.Is this good for the sport? Will triathlon goes mainstream? I guess if J-Lo can do it..you can do it too :)On the training front, last week has been a killer week. Did awesome on my tempo and hill runs. My long

2008-09-09T12:42:00.003-04:00

A beautiful run...Yesterday I did a tempo run. Warm up 20 min, Tempo run for 15 min, easy for 4, tempo again for 15, 40 min cool down.The cool down was long because I ran too far away from home in my second tempo run. My fear in marathon training is that I train too hard too fast. Three weeks ago, my tempo run was 10 min, 10 min. As each week progresses, I upped the duration. 10 min, 12 min.

2008-08-31T06:24:00.005-04:00

Is anyone home?Hey everyone, it seems like I have disappeared from here.I have been busy. Since I got back from the Transplant Games, I have been busy training.Toronto Marathon is coming in Mid October and I have been getting in shape. It took about two months of running to get my legs back. This week my training is great. If you look at my training log, I have been running every week and

2008-08-11T01:00:00.002-04:00

Transplant Olympics experience.Hey everyone, I just wrote a full reflection of my experience at the games. It is in my other blog...you can view it here.I have a few more pictures and videos I like to put up.In short, I had a blast at the games. Not only it was fun but being with those who had transplant...where we can share about own experience...change my own perspective on life. As one

2008-08-07T15:22:00.010-04:00

2008 Windsor Transplant Olympic - Day #2 (Bike Time Trial and Running Road Race)