twy’s blog!

Its been a while since I wrote anything here. 2009 has been a pretty much uneventful year so far. I haven’t taken part in any triathlon race since 2007. The last race was the PD Tri in July 2007. The only event in 2008 was the Powerman, where I finished absolutely last of the finishers, with a time of almost 6 hours. In 2009, I took part in the Baling International Duathlon . Next weekend, I will be taking part in the Powerman again, and then Half Marathon in the Penang Bridge International Marathon on the 22nd of Nov. Initially plan to take part in the Putrajaya Night Triathlon scheduled on the 12th of Dec, but has been removed from the website. So, it looks like no triathlon for this year.

A few months back, I decided to start training for the Ironman Langkawi again. I then realised that it was a tall order to train for the Ironman from practically nothing. Coupled with a health issue that I am having, I have decided to delay taking part in Ironman Langkawi. I have decided to slowly build up my base, as well as to finish strongly then just to finish only.

I have included several overseas triathlon events for my 2010 calendar, to make it both a holiday and triathlon event at the same time. The thing about Malaysian triathlon racing is that the calendar is usually out very late, and that also very often unconfirmed. That makes it hard for many people to plan their calendar, especially those that have to travel from far.

Tentaive 2010 Calendar (Swim – bike – run distance in brackets)

March 21: Ironman 70.3 Singapore (1.9km – 90km – 21km)
May 22: Bintan Triathlon (1.5km – 40km – 10km) – Travel via Singapore
June 20: Bali Triathlon at Jimbaran Bay (1.5km – 40km – 10km)
July: Port Dickson International Triathlon (1.5km – 40km – 10km)
July: Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya (1.9km – 90km – 21km) – See what I told you about Malaysian events, dates TBD
August 22: Ironman 70.3 Philippines at Camrines Sur (1.9km – 90km – 21km)
August: Vietnam International Triathlon at Hoi An (1.5km – 40km – 10km) – I am more inclined to the Vietnam race than Philippines as Hoi An is a World Heritage City and makes a better holiday
November: Lombok Triathlon (1.5km – 40km – 10km)
December: Laguna Phuket Triathlon (1.8km – 55km – 12km)

All this hopefully will lead to an Ironman in 2011, either in Ironman Langkawi or Ironman China (Haikou, Hainan)