Pinoy Triathlon

TITAN 77.7 2023

Titan 77.7 🏃🏽‍♀️🚵🏼‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

September 10, 2023

4K Run - 100K Bike - 21K Run

All Female Relay

Runner - Mariane

Biker - Jamyka

21m - 3:10 - 2:11 = 5 Hours 43 Minutes 30 Seconds

Days before the race Mariane injured her ankle. We thought we couldn't join but I guess we were lucky to show up ready albeit hesitant. She looked struggling during the first run and she had her ankle taped before the second run. Jamyka had only one day to practice the clip on aero bar before the race but had a strong performance despite cramping in the first few kilometers. Congratulations to these two wonderful girls for displaying grit and determination.

Race kit claiming at Cycles and Brew

Timing chip

Pledge Wall

Unli Shabu, Unli Samgyup

Waiting for room availability

Track read: bike route

Track read: run route

Dinner

With national teammate

Wave formation

One minute before gun start

First run

Taped before the second run

The biggest finisher medal literally

21m - 3:10 - 2:11 = 5 Hours 43 Minutes 30 Seconds

Congratulations to the organizer and all the finishers

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Sample Triathlon Training Plan

Sample Triathlon Training for Standard Distance
Most weeks are designed to consume less than 8 hours.
To maximize your time, try to run right after swimming on or from the same venue if possible. Mind your nutrition. I usually eat light before a workout and eat more after the session. ENJOY! 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️ #triathon #training #12weeks

Train within your aerobic range. If you want to go faster on your workout do it in the upper range of your aerobic capacity but not going anaerobic. Low heart rate training doesn’t mean slow. In time you’ll be able to swim, bike, and run faster.
Always start really easy and gradually build up the pace. Remember to focus on your swimming technique particularly on your feel for the water. Learn to pace properly on the bike and get your nutrition right. Be patient on the run, wear proper shoes and prepare yourself for some heat training. GO!

My Bike Trainer Workout

These are some of my indoor cycling workout. I ride outdoors most of the time and trainer is just a supplemental tool for those days I can’t ride outside.

Beinte Beinte Cycling Race

Weekend local cycling race using GoPro Hero 8. 5 kilometers x 4 loops = 20K of Cycling FUN 😊🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️

What Happened In 2019

2019 Memories

When you’re 50, you’re OLD 😊

One of the most embarrassing start in triathlon happened at the starting line of National Age Group Triathlon, while waiting for the gun start I thought I heard the start gun go off so I ran hurriedly to the sea, no one followed me... because it was just a figment of my ‘hearing’ 😅 hahaha. The organizers didn’t even have a start gun all they had was a horn. I walked back towards the start line as soon as I knew what just happened. Pffft.

My Daily Collagen Triathlon 1.5K - 40K - 10K = 2 hours 42 minutes

I had a slow bike ride but quite happy to get the 3rd spot because in all honesty I wouldn’t be able to catch the 2 guys in front of me no matter what. There are guys just way faster than me.

Subic Bay International Triathlon

I had an average swim, a good ride and a great run for a total time of 2 hours 38 minutes good for 1st place. It was a nice event but the medal looked cheap just as the previous SuBIT events.

IM70.3 Subic Bay

I injured my toe coming into the water with only 2 seconds into the race 😅. The timing chip was dangling from my ankle and had to stop in the middle of the swim course. I had it replaced in T1 but so much time was lost and I lost it mentally 😅. Enjoyed the bike course though and suffered on the run. A well organized event from the IM tent to the finish line and awarding ceremonies. Truly world class.

5150 Subic Bay 2019 (photo by Dr. Denden Walde Abuan)

By this time , October 2019, I was 5 months removed from running due to an injury but because I already paid for the event I decided to still join 😅. I was still leading with only 5 kilometers left on the run but my lack of running prevented me from pushing harder. I stopped to take a rest and finished in 2nd place, a very relieved and happy 2nd place finisher 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️😊. Please check out my 5150 Video on YouTube you might enjoy it.

Bente Bente Road Races - 20K

It’s really hard to describe what’s happening during races like this but I promise to make a YouTube Video regarding this very same road race in 2020, with me as the back-marker 😂. I already stopped running since June 2019 so I’m looking for cycling events to join in future races.

YouTube Channel

I started a YouTube Channel, please check out the videos in the coming days. I can’t run so I can’t do triathlon meaning maybe I’ll have time to do some YouTube stuff.

Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay 2019

Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay 2019
1.9K - 90K - 21K

Attending graduation before heading to Subic Bay

Olongapo skyline after waking up

Ironman 70.3 tent at Boardwalk Street

Breakfast at Hotel Bahia just across the IM tent

Practice swim at the course after breakfast

Registration inside the tent

Body marking

With triathletes from Lucena City

Photo op after race packet pick up

Mini Expo booths

Bike test

Interview of professional triathletes

My bike inside Hotel Bahia room

Transition area at night

Starting line in the background

Transition area

Finish line on a narrow street

Announcers waiting for the finishers

Open shower at the finish line

Ice cream truck

Ice bath

Homemade beer

Penalty tent

Scenic transition area before bike checkout

Finisher’s medal

An injured toe

I injured my toe going into the water at around... 2 seconds into the swim 😅. My swim pace was above average, I was feeling great until the time when the timing chip was falling off my ankle. I spent quite some time fixing the chip in the open water but later removed it from my ankle and inserted it inside my trunks. Inside the transition area I went looking for someone to help me fix the strap of the chip but it seemed no one knew where I should go. After about 5 minutes I found the man who could fix my strap, he gave me a new chip 😊 but later found out after the race that it added some 3 minutes in my total time. The incident affected me mentally because I was trying to finish in 5 hours 40 minutes and my margin for error was almost zero.

The bike leg went uneventful which was fine as I was simply enjoying and admiring the surrounding of the bike course. The bike leg always reminded me of the beauty of triathlon venues and how blessed I am participating in this kind of event.

The run leg isn’t much hotter than the preceding years but I wasn’t prepared to run in general. I think the event was a huge success simply by moving the swim location to a different place. So what do you think was the biggest take from this event? Tadaa.... it was announced that there would be an Ironman race in 2020! - 226 kilometers of fun 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️😅