these are the words that i found in the beginning of 2009 that i felt really really hit me. really really give me a revelation for this year. this one, i heard it about a couple of weeks ago and i think this applies to me in so many ways. for training, for races, for work, and for everyday life in general.
faith is trust in Christ sufficient to provoke obedience to Christ and to receive benefits
what does having faith do?
faith battles temptation
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
dawn run…
yesterday i was deciding whether i wanted to run after work or not. i wasn’t so sure. then, as i got home, the wind and snow picked up, so i decided to just run the next day. i had thought about running in the morning, since I was planning to have a meeting in the afternoon. then, the next morning, not sure why and how, i was awake at 4am. cannot believe it and yet, cannot get back to sleep; so, i looked out the window. still dark, saw a little drifting snow with no wind, no cars passing by, check my iphone for temperature and it showed 26 degree fahrenheit.
i decided to run.
man….., was i wrong? it was indeed cold, and the effect of the wind that i didn’t hear and/or see started to pick up and i can definitely feel it going to certain direction. So i thought, oh well….i’m out already….
surprisingly, the roads were not too bad; yes, there were a couple of slick spots, but i was able to run smoothly as normal. even, at some point, i was able to pick up my speed, especially when there was car passing by. i was pretty sure everybody that was in the car driving pass me, thought, ‘…this guy must be crazy…’ oh well… i ended up running for a little over an hour. good workout and ready to head out to work and meetings…
i decided to run.
man….., was i wrong? it was indeed cold, and the effect of the wind that i didn’t hear and/or see started to pick up and i can definitely feel it going to certain direction. So i thought, oh well….i’m out already….
surprisingly, the roads were not too bad; yes, there were a couple of slick spots, but i was able to run smoothly as normal. even, at some point, i was able to pick up my speed, especially when there was car passing by. i was pretty sure everybody that was in the car driving pass me, thought, ‘…this guy must be crazy…’ oh well… i ended up running for a little over an hour. good workout and ready to head out to work and meetings…
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
1st training day 1, 2009
happy new year, today marks the first day I blog on the training blog for 2009. yesterday, I started my official training for the season. boy…, was that an awakening…?! the training day that I thought was going to be an easy day of training tuned into a definite work load training. it started with the 10mile bike test on the computrainer, which i guess i kind of voluntarily do. it was pretty hard; considering i had to reach certain heart rate and certain cadence. then, i had to maintain that for a period of time. in comparison to my other teammates that was in the gym, their workout is definitely lighter than mine. then again, i guess i kind of ‘paying’ for what i did and did not do during the first 3-4 workout days with the team.
it was pretty nice to be back training with teammates. see a couple of new faces and of course, old faces always there. this year’s team is definitely different. a lot of new people. a lot of unknown. in a way, i really think it’s great. i, personally, definitely excited for this season. a couple of new goals. opportunities to train with pretty much a totally different group of people.
unknown?! for me, somehow this year had started with that. quite a few things that i am unknown. it’s not that i don’t know what to do, or what i want to do, but maybe it’s just the result. then again, in a way, i actually feel this year, GOD definitely wants to teach me something new in relation to the realm of the unknown. on the other hand, i also felt that GOD wants me to fully committed to HIM. to believe and trust HIM even more, to really really walk by faith in HIM and with HIM. hm….interesting…..i just now thought about that…
the bike training was followed by swim training. i wasn’t so sure why i swam yesterday, but somehow, i just felt i didn’t want to fall behind too far from my teammates, that i decided to do some cool down swimming. i did about 40min of swim. not too bad. i always enjoy swimming. it is one of the reasons i’m doing tri. saw a couple of my teammates in the pool and i was able to do some drills.
The first day ended with a bowl of pasta and rest.
After having been talked to a couple of my teammates, here are the list of camps and races that as of now i’ll be doing;
columbus camp
portsmouth camp
cap city half
gct
triple-t
others are still being decided…
it was pretty nice to be back training with teammates. see a couple of new faces and of course, old faces always there. this year’s team is definitely different. a lot of new people. a lot of unknown. in a way, i really think it’s great. i, personally, definitely excited for this season. a couple of new goals. opportunities to train with pretty much a totally different group of people.
unknown?! for me, somehow this year had started with that. quite a few things that i am unknown. it’s not that i don’t know what to do, or what i want to do, but maybe it’s just the result. then again, in a way, i actually feel this year, GOD definitely wants to teach me something new in relation to the realm of the unknown. on the other hand, i also felt that GOD wants me to fully committed to HIM. to believe and trust HIM even more, to really really walk by faith in HIM and with HIM. hm….interesting…..i just now thought about that…
the bike training was followed by swim training. i wasn’t so sure why i swam yesterday, but somehow, i just felt i didn’t want to fall behind too far from my teammates, that i decided to do some cool down swimming. i did about 40min of swim. not too bad. i always enjoy swimming. it is one of the reasons i’m doing tri. saw a couple of my teammates in the pool and i was able to do some drills.
The first day ended with a bowl of pasta and rest.
After having been talked to a couple of my teammates, here are the list of camps and races that as of now i’ll be doing;
columbus camp
portsmouth camp
cap city half
gct
triple-t
others are still being decided…
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