Triathlon Training Back to Normal

Saturday, 22 March 08 was the first road cycling for me since Aug 07. I started cycling on the road again only after weeks of indoor cycling trainer workouts. With the stamina and self confidence gained back after weeks, I worked up early in the morning to resume my Triathlon training.

I cycled alone to Lake Permaisuri where each loop around it is estimate 4km. I targeted to finished at least 40km at first as I still doubt on my fitness level. To my surprise, I feel quite good and comfortable on the saddle. This must be the results on indoor trainer workouts.

I tried to push whenever possible and tried to keep my heart rate within my training zone of 139-158 bps. I covered all together 51.8km within 2hours 6minutes. Average speed at 24.7km/h. I'm satisfied with the result as this was my first road ride so far. I will try to make it another long ride this coming Saturday as I might cycling to Ulu Langat from my house which will cover approximately 90km.

Today, 25th March 08, with the new Brooks/Radius R7 running shoes which I bought last Saturday, I started my first serious running which covered ~6km within 33 minutes, a timing which I'm quite satisfy but there are lots more need to be done on my running leg. My heart rate was up high between 170-177 bps for the total running and I feel lighter after the run. I will try to increase the running distance as not to repeat the same mistake twice.

Here I am 2008

I was rested for triathlon training/activities since Aug 07 due to outstation jobs in Papua New Guinea. The most I did when alone in PNG was playing 3 hours of badminton in a single day/3 times per week and running for 35 min on once in a blue moon basics.

After wearing the wrong shoes to play badminton aggressively in PNG for 3 months, I finally get my feet injured. My right arch is having plantar fascia, a type of foot injury where I feel extremly pain during the first step in every morning when I'm standing up. The situation getting worsen when I just ignored the pain during Sept - Dec 07. Until Jan 08, after I've badly twisted my right ankle in Brisbane, my right feet is so painful that I even feel the pain after wearing shoes and walk on carpet surface.

I asked my fren, Lily and she introduced me to have a check at the one and only Podiatry specialist in Malaysia which the clinic in situated in TTDI. After a few treatments done for my twisted ankle, I finally get the injury cured and now is focusing on healing on my arch pain or plantar fascia problem. One very good thing about the podiatry specialist is that he believes in non-medical treatment for podiatric diseased than all the other doctor who is only focus on pain management. I'm now waiting to get my custom made insole to be ready and will resume to my running after that. Imiss those running days, kind of feel like just wear a shoes and run out there.

I actually did run a normal jog of 30 mins around my house area last sunday after 1.5 hours of trainer cycling in the house. I don't feel any pain until today and will take extra care of my feet in the future. I'm now focusing on getting my stamina back and did alot of indoor cycling and yet to try the road biking yet after almost 6 months absent!

Here I've set a target to better of all my timing in each triathlon races this year and think big to participate in this year half-ironman race. Let's work towards the goal!!

Here I come , triathlon 2008 :)