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Training Log - trainingpeaks.com

Running a few circle, trying difference things, excel, Polar, Sportstrack, Runkeeper, GarminConnect.... Finally I think I find one comprehensive training log I will really settle down but I have to pay for it. TrainingPeaks.com - It's online, cross platform - bundle and in sync with iPhone iPad apps! - vendor neutral compatible with Polar, Garmin and other HRM, power meters device - Route and Map compatible with Google Map for distance and elevation. - connected to Social networking Just I need to pay, USD900 for a year, I don't spend that little on other training stuff , to keep myself motivated, it worths.

Sink-or-Swim drill

A few sessions of elastic band on ankle, love and hate! I fully believe in what my coach asked me to do, just sometime it's too exhausted and trying to understand what's the other coach comment from the other part of the world. Result are all positive and align with the same angle!  Swim band - little something we have forgotten... - Band-only - Swimming with an ankle band is probably not one of the most popular swim drills, but it is one of the most effective. An ankle band can be made of an old bicycle tube tied into a loop, and it will eliminate the kick from your freestyle. Doing so forces a swimmer to find a way to catch more water, otherwise they don't move forward; hence, it is often called a sink-or-swim drill. When first starting out with the ankle band, it can be difficult to maintain a good body position. The legs sink and it takes quite a bit of energy to move up and down the pool. Over time, however, swimmers learn to hold more water with each str

Wrapping up 2011 for Sonic

Sonic had a great year in 2010, just there is little degraded in momentum in the beginning of the year, we have a few core triathletes relocate to other countries after few years living in HK and training in Sonic, they are all the shining people in Sonic, but it's all the farewell but not goodbye. Some people did lot of help out previously but they turned to creating a lot of gossip this year, anyway they are not fitting into the context, maybe they felt the same so they turned their passion into anger and declared disassociated to the club. Some trying difference place to train, that's fine as long as they still like to race for Sonic and hangout with the gangs. They made new friends, the mentality of training become diverse, they ran into other direction, I cannot comment and I cannot control, and they unintentionally influencing the people in the club, it's not harmful to the club, just difference vision to the sports and training, I learn to be more open-minded, I

@nickygumbel, 12/28/11 3:51 PM

Nicky Gumbel ( @nickygumbel ) 12/28/11 3:51 PM "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." Henry Ford Cheers, Charles A quick message from my iPhone

Wrapping up 2011

After the rain, the sun will come again. 2011 is full of rain cloud over me. I farewell to a few friends in the beginning of the year, a trip to Cebu for Susanna, it was crazy and great fun with a brunch of Sonic friends with a lot of talking sharing and drinking until my body rejected. I also caught a nasty flu bug for a few times, in and out of the clinic for a few times, slowly recovered around the Chinese new year time, it made my body so weak and started feeling dizziness at the time I left office for lunch or after works, I left it behind for a while but the dizziness still with me when I spent a birthday holiday with G in BKK, even staying at my favorite Metropolitan Bangkok I didn't feel relax and in the mode of holiday. I was quite worry about this feeling as I've never experience it, however it's for G birthday I still made some nice surprise by the help of prior arrangement with the concierge! G with her birthday surprise! I decided to seek doctor adv

街知巷聞﹕站在柴灣道 細味日常故事

街知巷聞﹕站在柴灣道 細味日常故事-A+A明報 – 2011年12月11日星期日上午5:54寄給朋友列印【明報專訊】明報大廈位於柴灣,我卻極少注意這個地區。上班下班匆匆而過,不是老舊公屋就是工廠大廈。翻開柴灣的歷史,過往數十年來,追趕着柴灣發展的都是居住和就業需求,「里程碑」不外乎幾幾年建了XX邨、幾幾年又拆了XX邨再重建,某年開始引進工業,某年填海某年建成某道路……一切都順着城市整體的步伐來,既不領先亦不對抗。主題除了生存與工作,就是疾病(醫院)與死亡(墳場),最基本不過。然而,柴灣的地理位置其實很美;三面環山的谷地,水源豐富,盛產木材。位於港島東盡頭,從前卻稱為「西灣」。原來在東區聚居的客家人常到此砍柴,客家話中的「柴」字近似粵音「西」字,故被誤讀多年,也曾出現「Sai Wan」的英文舊稱。後來柴灣終於獲正名,但東邊的「小柴灣」卻繼續被叫做「小西灣」,沿用至今。長命斜見證柴灣變遷香港開埠以前,柴灣只有30名客家村民,1891年增加至208人,一直種田打魚為生。殖民政府在港島區的規劃以中環、灣仔為發展中心,電車只鋪到筲箕灣,以鯉魚門為軍事門戶,設置軍營和炮台(成為今日的香港海防博物館);鯉魚門以東的柴灣,無險可守,無車路可達,荒蕪得吸引了香港童軍總會於1925年建立營地,老街坊稱該小山坡為「童軍山」,位置就在今日港鐵站旁的柴灣公園。1950年代以前,柴灣連巴士也不到。對外的唯一路徑,是柏架山與柴灣坳的夾縫間、有長命斜之稱的柴灣道。但當時的柴灣道甚為狹窄,唯一一條來往灣仔的8號巴士線,只能駛至現時東區醫院洗衣房的位置,居民再自行步入柴灣。50年代開始,內地難民大量湧港,市區居住空間不足,部分貧苦家庭選擇落戶於柴灣這邊陲之地。大片木屋、寮屋,由山腰一直伸延至海邊。1968年,柴灣人口增至8萬人。小城小事 一切來得踏實柏架山下的故事,不像對岸的獅子山那樣激動人心。1959年木屋區被清拆改建成27幢徙置大廈,70年代開始徒置區又陸續改建成公共屋邨,同時興建工廠大廈提供就業機會、擴闊道路改善交通,直至80年代地鐵通車、東區走廊啟用,柴灣居民仍是自成一隅地默默生活着,一直沒發生什麼轟烈的大災難或大事件。日常生活裏每遇到柴灣人,聽他們談起「我細個在柴灣大的……」,語氣並不特別自豪,卻總是愉快,底子裏是踏實的、關於家的回憶。a. 羅屋民俗館柴灣早期的木屋平房都已清拆,唯一保留下來

Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2011

Hello everyone I am getting back to the pace of the city and the party mode and my topless moment are slowly fading away.... Anyway, I need to say it again, this is my 3rd LPT trip and this is the best trip I had with all the like-minded easy going friends!!! All are happy moment without a doubt! And even Susanna is not here and we still always think and talk about her! Timmy nothing stop you! You will be recovered in no time!!! Last, I sincerely thank you to you all who give me a support , encouragement and bless during my early session blues this year, so I can stand up in triathlon extent and enjoy the Tri-life , the sports for my life time. My song of this trip: Right kind of love - Jeremy Jordan :)

Fwd: Second Lap Monkey

Subject: Second Lap Monkey http://www.everymantri.com/everyman_triathlon/2007/09/monkey-poo.html The purpose of the swim is to get you on the bike. The purpose of the bike is to eat for the run. The purpose of the first run lap is to put money in the bank to pay the monkey that will jump on your back the second lap. The second lap monkey...he is a very big monkey. If this is your first Ironman, you probably felt everything in your training that you will feel on race day, except the second lap monkey. You can't train for that. The second lap monkey caries a big stick, and its name is pain. Love it, hate it, get angry at it. Breathe it with every breath, feel it with every step and use it. It lets you know you are still alive, more alive than most people will ever feel in their whole lives. The clock keeps ticking and everything bad must eventually come to an end. All you have to do is keep running in a straight line until somebody tells you to stop. Author Rich Strauss

旅逃愉快

I watched this On TV when I rested for Hk Tri race, great movie and great review. It just so simply about the friendship, it's one of the movie wet my eyes. 引用本文的文章標題: " 旅逃愉快:歐遊成長記趣,炎夏一道清泉 " http://jackyheimovie.mysinablog.com/trackback.php?id=2456447   年初的泰國愛情片 〈愛在黃昏〉 票 房平平,甚至相信很多人不知道曾有這麼一部電影上映過,也許香港人早已定型泰國片必是鬼片,其他電影難有生存空間。本週上映的小品電影〈旅逃愉快〉只在嘉 禾旺角上映幾場,比〈愛在黃昏〉的勢頭更慘情。小弟早前在泰航航機上欣賞了本片,雖然並非甚麼驚世駭俗之佳作,片中描寫的兩女情誼,歐遊時的點滴趣事,平 淡之中更見動人。在暑期各路猛片狂攻之下,不失為一道清泉。   Noon和Cherry是一對好朋友,她們因為學業上的麻 煩,戀愛路上的崎嶇,決心放下一切,一起出走異國,在歐遊之中忘記現實的不快。在途中,她們一邊打工一邊旅行,同時亦遇上旅費不足﹑迷路和被警察追捕等等 問題,甚至使二人的友誼出現磨擦。儘管旅程似乎難以喜劇收場,這趟旅程卻成了二人成長的難忘旅程,甚至因而生出一段異國戀... 毅然出走放鬆心情,卻要擔心生活費的問題    〈旅逃愉快〉可說是一部遊記,劇情簡單平淡,就是記錄兩位少女歐遊時的趣聞。全片以近乎紀錄片形式拍攝,劇情沒有甚麼起伏,頂多就是兩女在旅途中所遇到 的種種意外和危機,以此平實手法拍攝,反而更見劇情的可愛動人。歐洲自遊行相信很多人試過,兩女所遇到的種種問題相信也有很多人試過,電影以戲劇化手法帶 出這些旅程的連番趣事,更能引起不少共鳴。故事說的就是一個歐遊故事,觀眾以旁觀者角度感受兩女的旅程,既滿足獵艷心態,又能得到娛樂所需,各地風光盡收 眼底,即使劇情並沒特別波動,感覺依然相當討好。   故事以兩位女生的經歷所主線,二人遊歷歐洲三個國家,觀眾便隨她們四 出遊歷。半工半旅遊的過程自不免產生種種問題,兩女之間的感情轉折也描寫得甚為細膩。女性之間那種無需說出

Fwd: 208. Good Quality. 座右銘

From my dad Cheers, Charles A quick message from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Philip Hui < philiphuisp@yahoo.com.hk > Date: 15 September, 2011 9:03:36 AM GMT+08:00 To: Philip Hui Email < philiphuisp@yahoo.com.hk >, Hui Yu Charles Mobile < dj_ball@yahoo.com >, "Gi Gi Wong Gi Wei mobile. 玉姿慧" < gigiwon@gmail.com >, Eric Hui < erhuicn@yahoo.com.hk > Subject: 208. Good Quality.  座右銘 208. Good Quality.  座右銘 親愛的震宇,芝慧,震寧,佩瓊: 推廣品格和道德教育: 1. 生命承可貴,愛情價更高,若為自由顧,兩者佳可拋。 2. 十二真言:忠,孝,仁,愛,禮,義,廉,恥,道,德,倫,理。 3. 豈能盡如人意,但求無愧於心。退三步,海濶天空。我們要做一個好人,但切勿做一個愚蠢的人。 4. 恆久忍耐,以身作則,言行一致,安守本份,靜坐常思己過,閒談莫說人非。 5. 要做個有修養的6種人: 一個有內涵的人, 一個高尚的人, 一個純絮的人, 一個有道德的人, 一個脫離了低級趣味的人, 一個有益於人類的人。 6. 友誼的基礎:是尊重,是關懷,是愛護,是幫助,是奉獻。 7. 若然衆人都同流合污,這個世界便不會美麗。切莫隨波續流。 8。不要存有報復之心,是為了保障人類的生命財產,為建設至真,至善,至美好的大同世界而努力奮鬥。 9. 害人之心不可有,但防人之心不可無。要有獨立的思考能力,凡事要多加以分析,不要輕易相信他人。 10. 制定任何政策之前,都要掉轉角色去想,凡事將心比己,言行一致。 父母親愛護子女之心,都是無微不至的。兄弟如同手足,切記要互相忍讓。珍惜自己的家人和自己的家族。要做到無怨,無悔,無遺憾。 11. 一切皆是命,半點不由人。在順景的時候,要珍惜自己得來不易的財富,小心

It's not your house...

405, since 2007 July 01, G and I spent a lot of happiness in this little flat, we set it up together and we love being living in this house. We feel so upset to know this truth, finally we need to move, it's not our house. We will find somewhere better.

Family dinner

Family dinner last night, mention about the mental block. my mum recalled that she did part time to earn extra little money for my swimming class but I didn't really move forward until she put on the swimsuit and screamed on me, I was touched. Cheers, Charles A quick message from my iPhone

Looking back 2010

My work and myself 2010 was a brave new page in career. I started a new page from the beginning of January, moved on my career to a larger scale environment, learning more skills and bear more responsibility. I felt comfortable to get along with the team, they are all young, friendly and energetic. That enable myself to settle down in the first 2 quarters while I can still maintain my fitness to do race in Triathlon. I was having confident to manage the training and work so I signed up my first Ironman 70.3 for Taiwan in June, I planned for 4 months of training should allow me to cross the finish line strongly in Kenting in October. However, things not always goes smooth as you thought. 3 staff turnovers in the team of 6 in latter part of the year, more loading and leadership responsibility were all shifted to my shoulders since August, think on the bright side, I've got some smart new joiner who pick up things quite fast but still took me a lot of time on guidance and mento

Dave Scott quote

"I've told them many times that I recognize they have other things going on in their lives and sometime they just want to be out with the group that day and they're tired. I say, 'Ok, i see you're kind of tired. But you never know. Lets see what you can do.' '" that's what Dave Scott told his athletes. Cheers, Charles A quick message from my iPhone

2011 New Year New Me!

2011 Goal number one: Work Life Balance http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/management/a/bizresolutions.htm No more work slave, stress managed and enjoy training!