Category Archives: Athlete Wannabe

My relatively new (i.e., in the past 8 years) addiction to marathon running and now, (sprint) Triathlon


Cross-Training: 40 minutes

Notes: Went for a swim last night… Was dead tired afterwards! This was actually the first time I went continuously for at least 300 me [...]

Cross-Training: 20 minutes

Notes: Went lap swimming today. I might’ve gone too fast in the beginning because after about 5 minutes, I started to feel tired! LOL. [...]

Training Run: 5 miles

Notes: After a week of recovery walk and swim, getting back to running wasn’t too bad! My calves felt somewhat tight in the beginning [...]

Recovery: 30 minutes (swim)

Notes: Went for a 30-minute lap swimming session. I should really log how many metres I do per training. I do recall taking kickboard ‘ [...]

Hindsight

I still cannot believe that I achieved a Personal Record at the Camp Pendleton Hard Corps Marathon. I should believe it, though, as it happe [...]

Recovery: 2 miles (walk)

Notes: Despite getting a (full-body) massage yesterday, my left calf today felt a bit tingly. I did wear my calf sleeves during the walk an [...]

Race Report: Inaugural Hard Corps Marathon

Race: Camp Pendleton Inaugural Hard Corps Marathon Date: April 25th, 2009 Location: Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, Southern California No [...]

Cross-Training (20 minutes)

Went for a swim this morning with my sis. It wasn’t too bad, I did more rest breaks in between using the kickboard and alternating bet [...]

Added new link category

…entitled “Running and Training” Amazing how I haven’t really accumulated links for running — ah, nvm, I know [...]

Cross-Training (50 minutes, cumulative)

LOL I went swimming twice today; 30 minutes this morning (lunch time break) and then 20 minutes this evening. I wasn’t too bad; I was [...]

Long Run Training: 10 miles

It’s the final countdown! LOL. This run was waaay better than my mid-week run on Thursday. Eventhough I was feeling my left calf withi [...]
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