The Turtle Triathlete

After entering he Triathlon world in June 2017 I soon realized that there are other Multisport events outside of the Swim-Bik-Run triumvirate. I knew about Aquathlon (which was the first multisport event we raced) and soon discovered Duathlon. The format is pretty much like a Triathlon but the Swim Leg is replaced by a Run Leg. In short you are doing a Run-Bik-Run event (hence the name Duathlon...duh me!). 📷 c/o PilDua 📷 c/o PilDua I joined my first Duathlon event on February 2018 (Pilipinas Duathlon Leg 1)   which was a 4km Run, 20Km Bike and finishing off with another 4km Run. It was then I realized that a Duathlon is not the younger brother of triathlon. It is a different beast all together which shouldn't be taken lightly even if you've ben doing triathlons. In fact, after getting off the bike and starting my final run, I felt a slight cramp creeping up my right leg. I had to take a short stop on the side of the run course to stretch my calf just to ensure tha...

I was never a strong runner, more of "decent" on my best day. Even during my HS varsity basketball days, I'd always be at the back of the pack during road work. I never had the speed nor lungs to hang with my faster teammates. Thus the love for running never really developed so as the pursuit to improve and get faster. Since joining organized runs several years ago there are several goals that I think are standard amongst runners and some are ones that are from my own list. There's the goal to run a 10k with an average pace of 5:30 (5:40 will also do). A sub-25 5km run. Finish a Half Marathon and eventually do a Sub-2 21k. Of course there is that goal of finishing your first Full Marthon (but I dream of doing it in another city/country...Chicago, Tokyo, London or Berlin perhaps 😄). The other goal that I've tried getting but failed doing is a Sub-1 10km run. My best 10k finish is 1 hour and 3 mins during the Pinoy Fitness Sub1 10k Challenge 2018. That effort in...

September 2009 was the first time I joined an organized Fun Run. It was the Crocs Prepair to Run event held in Mall of Asia. It was actually my wife who initially registered and I thought I'd go ahead and accompany her. I never had any love for running especially during my HS Varsity Basketball years. I hated road work and would skip it if I had a chance. My pace was slow, I didn't have the endurance and it felt so much like a chore (unlike the actual basketball practice which was a game!). It was a a fairly small event, no more than 2,000 participants across all age groups (didn't know that there was an age grouping that time). Running was not yet a craze that time and entry fees were definitely more budget friendly. It remember buying my first running shoes a couple of weeks before the event . It was the perfect excuse to buy another pair of kicks. I also bought that slim Nike watch that measures your steps thinking it would be more than enough to measure my runs (I di...