Just Keep TRI-ing

I have been struggling to find a good energy drink for race day and training after my bad experience in South Africa last April. I really hate the gels in long races and I the thought of having another gel after 7/8 hours of racing is enough to make me puke. I have tried few brands. Some are better than others but I really couldn't stand the taste and the sweetness that are all too common in most products. Then I started taking Carbo Pro products the last couple of months after I heard about it from Malaysia's top triathlete, Rupert Chen and Malaysia's ultra running icon Razif. I simply love it. It's tasteless. Well not as tasteless as pure H2O. I has just a tinge of sweetness and the mixture is light and easy on the stomach. I have also started using other products like Metasalt, Recovery Amino and VO2 Max Endurance. I really hope I found the last piece of the missing puzzle in triathlon racing; the nutrition. My first tub was signed by Rupert Chen himself; hope I

After a rather disappointing first IM last April , I think it is make sense to go back to South Africa and do it again hopefully with better preparation and without the dramas. 

It pains me to leave QA_TRI triathlon squad. I love the brotherhood and bond among the lads in the squad but I have to make this important decision early before we go too far in the season. This is not good bye. We are going to see each other a lot and like my mate Dave said, 'We are buddies before QA_TRI and we will still be team mates in TriClub Doha'. I would like to thank coach Ryan and my team mates for everything they have done and accepted me for who I am being the slowest in the squad. Well I am may be no longer part of the squad, but I will still attend the swim sessions with them. So this is not good bye. Get used to it, this is pretty much the view we could expect from them. The awesome squad: From Left Dave, Andy, Me, Aizal, Fabrice, Ryan, Francis, Lee and Ethan (Not in Pic Gamal)        

I found this website very useful. Plenty of videos and articles on triathlon trainings D3multisport.com/category/d3-triathlon-minute/

(Super Sprint) Dukhan Triathlon has traditionally been a season opener for triathlon in Qatar. Every triathletes in the land will converge to Dukhan on Qatar's west coast to see how they fare against their peers after a long summer (off season for us here desert dwellings). With just about everyone turn up you bet it will be very competitive. Swim The swim was really fun. The water was quite choppy for Qatar's standard but was really clean and crystal clear. Having used to rolling start in triathlon races, the mass start for this short 570m swim provided us with a rare opportunity of the chaos associated with the swim start of the good old days in triathlon. The beach was quite shallow for good 50m. I started with running high knees then did a good 6-7 dolphin dives and managed to latched on Francis's (one of my QA_TRI's team mate) feet. I knew if I can draft on him then I will have a good chance to clock a good swim. I did exactly just that! The swim was so cro

7 October 2016 (Olympic Distance) I love travelling and discover new places, but having a big family and getting involve in the money sucking sports like triathlon it just becoming too expensive. Therefore, I like the idea of  'Race_cation' , racing at new places and have a little vacation as a reward after. I have never been to Oman so this race was a perfect opportunity for me to have a little racecation early in the season. Reading from the description, the race was promoted as a fast one. Flat run and bike courses with the swim in a calm waters of a marina. Perfect for setting new personal records. Well what they didn't tell you was that the course was not accurately measured. The bike was 1.6 km over, the run was 100m and the swim was more than 200m longer. I don't mind about the bike and run over distance that much but the swim? Being a weaker swimmer that will cost me dearly. Gear Check Swim The race has only about 80 starters so the mass start wa

29 September 2016 Doha, Qatar: Last night was the first race of the new 2016/17 Duathlon series. There was a prize giving ceremony held after the race to present the award to the last Triclub Doha's 2016 Summer Duathlon Series winners. I came out 4th in the Male Open category and thought I have missed it by a whisker. To my surprise, Triclub Doha has been so generous and recognized my efforts by awarding me with the 'Most Improved Award'. I was so humbled by this accord and promise to work even harder this season. Thank you TriclubDoha.   Mohd Syafei