sneaky newbie VS 'training' try-wannabe

its been a while since i last tri-ed. in fact, it has been almost 1 year (oct NAGT dapat ang comeback tri, but mukhang mauubusan akong slot, so baka sa UPLB dec tri na lang?)

next weekend is my comeback tri.

compared to the first time, i hope i can say that i have improved on my swim and bike, but not with the run. it has always been a tough balancing act to do all 3 events while maintaining decent times for each leg too.

being a newbie last year, there was not much pressure because there was no basis for comparison yet. there was no record of prior performance. unlike last year also, there were side bets between first time triathlon enthusiasts (me and neil) and an ironman veteran (commish), but this year, it is more personal.

they say that triathlon is a one-man event. you do everything on your own. if you lose, you lose by yourself, but when you win (in what ever way you can think of) you celebrate with your friends and teammates.

this one would be against myself. my previous time when i was literally a newbie.

i think that is more challenging.

can the sneaky newbie take advantage again of his older (supposedly more trained) self?

let the fun begin! :)


you can place your side bets now! :)

reminscing

i've been running on and off for more than 2 years already.  yesterday pala was my 2nd runniversary. kaya pala ako kating kati tumakbo. there was something inside wanting to run again, for the sheer joy of running ;) medyo alanganin pero totoo hehehe gusto ko lang tumakbo kahapon (other than the fact na i wanted to try out the new mizuno wave prophecy). pero since my training sched yesterday was to bike, i went biking/spinning pa rin.

i just used my wave prophecy to work today.

initial reviews from other bloggers are consistent with what i felt.

it was bouncy. not a nice way to describe it primarily because it reminds me of my old

adidas megabounce+ meet mr. prophecy.

upon initial feel of the shoes, it had the same feel with the megabounce+. mataas ung heel elevation nya. somewhat it had a pseudo-forefoot running feel primarily because of the elevation nga sa heel. the ride naman is smooth also. the 4 "holes" of the full length infinity wave plate has the same effect nung bounce circles, it kinda pushes back the feet upon impact :) although i havent tried it for a run yet, same ung feel nya. mas flexible though ang forefoot ng bounce+, you know that this shoe is intended for a) porma or b) superb cushioning ang habol :)

one major mlamang of the the prophecy is that mas solid ung bottom nya. unlike sa megabounce+ na hiwa hiwalay ung ilalim per "roll" of the bounce thingy.

well, i guess i have to take this shoe for a short run to test how it really is, compared to the a) megabounce+

and b) wave inspire (my favorite weapon of choice).