Well its been awhile since my last entry. Major things to report? have managed to encourage 3 of my frens to do a mini-sprint. hooray! even did a mini- training session at sentosa to help out. The fledging triathletes look great.
Then after much procrastination i i signed up with yellowfish for formal swim lessons. He video taped my swim and the description wasn't pretty! i was described as a Longkang swimmer much like how a dog might swim! I watched the video and winced; well at least it can only get better from there! my head was bobing up and down, i did not pull fully, my kicking would not have dislodged my grandmother from her sofa. to add salt to wound, i developed cramps in the latter part of the session, an ignominuos first for me.
somebody asked me again why i choose to escalate the level of distance( i.e sprint to od to 70.3 to ironman) and not focus on one distance and excel in it? well i suppose i could but hey, isn"t life's challenges about facing your fears and doing what can't be done( at least to you?0 . if i can do a sprint, then my personal progressed must be measured according to what distances i can now complete that i could not previously do right? what is the point of finishing a previously distance i had previously finished except to do it faster? okay okay it shows you have improved but personally what cuts for me is facing my fears. why did i sign up for the phuket 70.3? i would think it would be the hills. my personal resolution would be to train and ensure i will not push my bike up those steep hills but to grind my way to the top. its not about a personal pb, its about facing your fears( in this case of hills) and conquering them. to do what i i thought i could not previously do; that is what its all about isn't it?
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