Category Archives: Athlete Wannabe

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


Long Run Training: 10 miles

Notes: I can’t believe my Nike+iPod died on me during run… again! 🙁 I don’t think I’m going to set anymore distan [...]

Recovery Walk: 40 minutes

Notes: Ok, today was supposed to be a tempo day, but I decided against it; well, I also sought Sheryl‘s advice and she thought it was [...]

Training Run: 4.5 miles

Notes: I was amazed at how I felt during this run. Sure, it was a bit labourious as usual but the soles of my feet were ok considering that [...]

Training Run: 3 miles

Notes: Not too bad of a run; scary thing though — I thought my ankle was giving way, but I kept my pace and eventually it warmed up. M [...]

Cross-Training (35 minutes)

Notes: I was supposed to do speedwork today but my sis wanted to go for a swim so I opted for that instead. I only did a few drills, though [...]

Cross-Training (45 minutes)

Notes: Went lap swimming this evening — actually, I probably shouldn’t call it lap swimming cos I read somewhere that it’s [...]

Race Report: Disneyland Duathlon

Race: Trek Women Disneyland Duathlon Date: June 14th, 2009 Location: Anaheim, California Notes: It was great to finally experience my first [...]

Training Run: 3 miles

Notes: This is actually my first time running since the San Diego marathon and boy do I feel out of shape! The first mile was rather labouri [...]

Cross-Training (40 minutes)

Notes: I was supposed to do a bike ride today but didn’t have time to set up the bike rack for the truck! Ahhh. So I decided to go lap [...]

Cross-Training (45 minutes)

Notes: After a week layoff, I’m back to training. Last night, I went for a 45-minute lap swim. Well, as usual, 5 minutes into the work [...]

Race Report: San Diego Marathon

Race: San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Date: May 31st, 2009 Location: San Diego, California Notes: I’ve always reminded my [...]
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