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Triathlon
Subic Triathlon 2009
The biggest Subic International Triathlon event (SUBIT) was held last Sunday with over 400+ participants. What’s new about it was the swim part, which was done at Dungaree Beach, instead of the usual beach at the Boardwalk. This was a welcome change as Dungaree offered clearer waters and a much pleasant swim. The consequence of this was that there would … Continue reading
Subic O3 Triathlon 2008
Last Saturday, I was at Subic to join the Standard Distance Triathlon, a side event of the O3 Asian Long Distance Triathlon. The plan was to leave early afternoon on Friday to have plenty of time to settle down. Between one thing and another, however, I was only able to leave Makati at 6pm that … Continue reading
Open Water Dread
Subic O3 is coming up in Aug 2 and I’m signed up for the Olympic distance. This will be my 4th open water triathlon, yet I still feel the trepidation of swimming on the sea. My first open water swim was a sprint distance in Subic 2 years ago. I had trained for a freestyle … Continue reading
Subic Triathlon 2008
Last Sunday I managed to complete my second Olympic distance triathlon. I struggled at the swim, and did a decent bike and run, good enough to land me at the bottom 15! I finished with a time of 3 hours, 40 minutes, but I guess the most important part was that I was able to … Continue reading
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